Long Beach boasts a busy cruise ship port, with a wide variety of shopping and restaurants close by. Make sure you visit The RMS Queen Mary where it is moored as a fully functional Hotel. It’s a fun place to stay or just to go take a tour. If you visit around Halloween you can also go Ghost hunting. The Pacific Aquarium is another noteworthy place to visit, go see Sharks, Penguins and other sea creatures, check out the Jellyfish exhibit and then go eat a cooked one at the cafe. Use the Aqualink where they will shuttle you around the shoreline. Catch the Catalina Express for a great Day trip to Catalina Island.

Top things to do at Long Beach

• Aquarium of the Pacific
• RMS Queen Mary tour
• Russian Foxtrot Submarine Scorpion
• 4 miles of Beach sheltered by a breakwater – no waves
• Paved Beach path for biking and skating
• Bike, Pedal Cart and Segway rentals
• Boat Cruises, Harbor tours and Whale watching
• Naples Island
• Gondola Rides on Alamitos Bay
• Museum of Latin American Art
• Second Street – Cafes, restaurants and boutiques
• Fourth Street Retro Row – Funky thrift shops
• Pine Ave – Restaurants, Live music and Night Clubs
• Lighthouse Park
• The Pike at Rainbow Harbor
• Long Beach Arena – Concerts, Sporting events and expos
• Catalina Express to Catalina Island