Long Beach greets the daytime wanderer with ocean breezes, palm-lined waterfronts, and an easygoing California glow. Spend the morning eye-to-eye with sharks or aboard a legendary ocean liner, then drift through art museums, hidden canals, and historic ranchos. It is a city where every block leads back to the water.
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A community landmark celebrating Black art, history, and culture through rotating exhibits and gatherings.
Pip’s Tip Hours vary, so call ahead. Community landmark for Black art, history and culture in Bixby Knolls.
Long Beach's crown jewel brings the Pacific to life with sea otters, sharks, and a dazzling tropical reef.
Pip’s Tip Daily 9 to 6. Long Beach's crown jewel, and it gets busy at weekends.
Step aboard the storied Art Deco ocean liner for guided tours, sweeping bay views, and a touch of old-world glamour.
Pip’s Tip Daily 10 to 6. Guided tours of the Art Deco liner, and the bay views come with it.
The only U.S. museum devoted to modern and contemporary Latin American art, complete with a vibrant sculpture garden.
A historic bluff-top mansion turned art museum, with an oceanfront terrace cafe overlooking the water.
A serene koi-filled retreat of waterfalls, bridges, and bonsai tucked into the university campus.
A cheerful waterfront boardwalk of shops, seafood, and a vintage carousel with the marina glittering alongside.
Open-air shopping and dining on the site of the historic amusement zone, crowned by a seaside Ferris wheel.
Stroll the fishing pier then wander Second Street's boutiques and cafes in this breezy beach neighborhood.
Glide the storybook canals of Naples Island aboard an authentic Venetian gondola past waterfront mansions.
An 1844 adobe ranch house set among lush historic gardens tells the story of early California.
A gracious hilltop rancho with heritage gardens, barnyard animals, and centuries of layered California history.
Miles of shaded lake-and-forest trails offer a peaceful escape into nature within the city limits.
A short ferry ride whisks you to a Mediterranean-style island town of clear coves, golf carts, and hillside charm.
Just down the coast, this iconic surf-town pier serves up endless waves, wide sands, and classic California beach vibes.
Temecula's most popular family estate, famous for its signature Almond sparkling wine, oak-shaded grounds and creekside patio, the easiest first-timer stop, about 75 minutes out.
An estate on the quieter De Portola trail with some of the valley's most awarded wines, hilltop vineyard views and a well-regarded restaurant, the pick for serious wine and scenery.
A boutique, family-owned Argentine winery on a 15-acre estate known for small-batch reds and a vintage-motorcycle (MotoDoffo) museum, a distinctive, personality-driven stop.
Year-round whale and dolphin watching plus narrated harbor cruises departing Rainbow Harbor, with blue whales in summer and gray whales in winter.
The hour-long ferry from downtown Long Beach to Avalon, running several sailings a day for a Catalina Island day trip or overnight stay.
A nightly one-hour guided walk through downtown Long Beach covering the city's haunted hotels, theaters and waterfront legends.
Long Beach's wide downtown beach with breakwater-calmed water, free volleyball courts, a concession stand, rinse showers and year-round ADA beach mats.
A shallow, wave-free cove on Alamitos Bay with lifeguards, a playground, picnic shade and a pier for launching kayaks and paddleboards.
An hour by boat from the LBC, Avalon's harbor, buffalo hills and island time.
A family caravan and a picnic at the overlook. Members hear first.
Day trips are one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the stays, brunch spots, lounges and the Domino Club below.
