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The beach city of Santa Monica, California with it's average year-round temperature around 68 degrees Fahrenheit, good air quality, 245 acres of state beach, over 3,800 rooms in hotels, numerous restaurants and considerable shopping is not just a destination for millions of Southern California day-trippers, it's also a popular destination for vactioners from all over the United States and the world.

The town is also home to the Santa Monica Pier, where you are able to fish day and night, watch the waves, view the wonders of the undersea world at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, party underneath the stars to music from massive name bands and musicians (summers, Thursday times only), ride the Ferris wheel, ride a carousel horse or a roller coaster, eat within an sea view restaurant, entertain yourself at an arcade, watch neighborhood performers, jugglers and roller bladers, and shop for gifts.

For shopping you can go to a backyard, pedestrian-only shopping, the Next Street Promenade and entertainment destination the whole day where you can spend. There are more shops are on adjacent boulevards and nearby 2nd and 4th street. Santa Monica Place can be also visited by you, a tri-level skylit galleria housing 570,000 square feet with 120 shops and restaurants. There's more shopping on Pico Blvd., Montana Ave. and Main Street.

You will find accommodations in every price range from cheap hotels like the Travelodge Santa Monica on Pico Boulevard to luxury hotels like the Hotel Oceana Santa Monica, The Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Le Merigot, Shutters on the Beach and Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel.

Dine in an cheap coffee shop, have a Burger or some Mexican junk food or dine in more costly eateries like Melisse, Valentino, The Lobster, Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi, Josie, Chinois on Main, Rockenwagner Brasserie, Sam's by the Beach, The Beach House, Drago and many more.

Check out the male and female weight lifters and human anatomy builders at Muscle Beach with it's stability bar, bands, simultaneous bars, free weights, and other stuff equipment. Chess is played by play or watch people at Chess Park with its 14 big tables with 4 chess boards per table and 10 small tables with 1 chess board per table. Get surfing in the Rose Ave, Bay Street and Pier. beach areas.

For more information concerning the city of Santa Monica, California see a index of links to city of Santa Monica, California books and directories listing accommodations, restaurants, lawyers, information, methods, services, issues to do, places to go and more. fathers day flowers