Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, California

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Downtown Long Beach is the heart of Long Beach, California, and is the location for most of the city's major tourist attractions and municipal services. It is also the location for numerous businesses. There are many hotels and restaurants in the area that serve locals, tourists, and convention visitors.

The approximate boundaries of Downtown Long Beach are the Los Angeles River to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the south, Alamitos Avenue to the east, and 7th Street to the north. Most of the commercial and restaurant activity is centered on Pine Avenue and Shoreline Drive; most of the municipal and governmental buildings are along West Ocean Boulevard and Broadway, and the residential towers are along Ocean Boulevard.

1 Tourist attractions and shopping
- 1.1 Events
2 Municipal services
3 Businesses
4 Transportation
5 Famous Architecture

[edit] Tourist attractions and shopping

Aquarium of the Pacific
Catalina Cruises - boats to Catalina Island
East Village Arts District
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
- Terrace Theater
Long Beach Sports Arena (which has one of Wyland's Whaling Walls)
Long Beach Plaza - shopping
Museum of Latin American Art
The Pike - shopping
Pine Avenue - restaurants and nightclubs
Queen Mary - historic ship, hotel, restaurants & conventions (nearby)
Shoreline Village - shopping and restaurants

[edit] Events

Aloha Concert Jam (Hawaiian music, June)
Bob Marley Reggae Festival (February)
Cajun & Zydeco Festival (May)
Catalina Ski Race (July)
Certified Organic Farmers Market (Fridays)
Congressional Cup (sailing races, April)
Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade & Festival (May)
Long Beach Grand Prix (April)

[edit] Municipal services

Long Beach City Hall
Long Beach Municipal Court
Long Beach Police Dept. Headquarters
Municipal Library

[edit] Businesses

Long Beach World Trade Center
the headquarters of the California State University system
Port of Long Beach (nearby)
Long Beach Rescue Mission

[edit] Transportation

Long Beach Transit has a transit center in Downtown Long Beach. The southern terminus of the LACMTA Blue Line as well as the southern end of Interstate 710 (Long Beach Freeway) is also downtown. Greyhound Lines, Amtrak Thruway, Torrance Transit, LADOT, and LACMTA all have bus service to Downtown Long Beach.