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Santa
Monica 
Los Angeles,
California,
USA
Sights of Santa Monica
Santa Monica has a number of sights and attractions worth
visiting, and all easily reached within a compact area.
- Santa Monica Pier
Location: Ocean Avenue and Colorado Avenue
Built in 1929, it is the oldest surviving pleasure pier on the West
coast. It offers spectacular views, a funfair with 90ft ferris wheel,
sport fishing and regular views of wild dolphins.
- Route 66
Location: Santa Monica Boulevart
Santa Monica is the westernmost section of the historic highway - the
first national interstate.
- Palisades Park
Location: Ocean Avenue between Adelaide Drive and Colorado Avenue.
A beautiful park overlooking the Pacific Ocean and great for strolling/blading.
Features a camera obscurer and visitor centre.
- Museum of Flying
Location: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Features 40 aircraft in a futuristic hangar complex and an insight into
aviation history.
- California Heritage Museum
Location: 2612 Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard
Constructed in 1894, it is the former home of one of Santa Monica's
founders - John Jones - and features numerous exhibitions on California.
Many other sights are located within Los Angeles,
such as Universal Studios, Disneyland,
Knotts Berry Farm, Hollywood,
the Queen Mary at Long Beach and Marina Del Rey.
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