Whatever your plans, Long Beach is the place to start. Centrally located to all of southern Californiaattractions, and just a boat ride away to Catalina Island.  Plus, you can enjoy a day of the Pacific or tour the majestic Queen Mary and for that bike ride at sunset. Spend a few days and you’ll discover Long Beach has more to offer in shopping, dining, the arts,and nightlife and don’t forget the World Famous annual Grande Prix racing event, it will nock your sox off!  Long Beach is definitely the place to start for Southern California adventures!

With the Pacific Ocean at its doorstep, numerous hotels and attractions, Long Beach is the destination of choice for tourists and conventioneers. Our hotels include the biggest names in the hospitality industry and offer more than 2,000 quality rooms within walking distance of the ocean, convention center, shopping & dining, historical sites, museums and entertainment venues, plus lots of things to see and do. Frequent departures every day to Catalina Island make Long Beach your perfect spot to live, work, play and learn!

Leave your snorkel at home and come face-to-fish with the living sea at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Next, venture across the way and board the historic Queen Mary for an above-water experience sure to wet your imagination. Be sure to bring your walking shoes- you won’t want to miss a guided tour through lively Downtown or the colorful EastVillage. Afterward, continue your journey through Long Beach’s past with a tour of Rancho Los Alamitos or Rancho Los Cerritos. And of course, no visit to Southern California would be complete without a day at Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, and Disney’s California Adventure theme park. These world-class attractions are within a one-hour drive from Long Beach.