DESCRIPTIONS FROM ACROSS THE WEB
Venice Beach is understood to include the beach, the promenade that runs parallel to the beach ("Ocean Front Walk" or just "the boardwalk"), Muscle Beach, the tennis courts, Skate Dancing plaza, the numerous beach volleyball courts, the bike trail and...
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One of southern California's most famous attractions is also one of of its most interesting. There is a sandy three-mile beach here, but that is not what attracts visitors, who come to Venice's Boardwalk to shop and gawk.For the entire length of colorful...
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DIRECTIONS
Take the 405 to Venice Blvd. west. Take Venice all the way to its terminus, which is the beach. Numerous parking lots dot both sides of the street on the two blocks closest to the Boardwalk, and the lot on the beach itself tends to fill up the fastest.