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 Street Performer by cheap_tourist
Just walk along Ocean Front Walk and you'll know what I mean. If you have the time, visit also the canals of Venice nearby. Marina del Rey is likewise within walking distance. Leave a Comment Directions: Venice Beach is sandwiched between Santa Monica and Marina del Rey. Go west on Venice Blvd. and you'll definitely hit the beach.Website: www.venicebeach.com
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My two visits to Venice beach during 12 day stay in Los Angeles were unforgettable - you have to see this place if you ever go to LA. It was fantastic and freaky at the same time !! Its certainly not the sandy beach that attracts tourists but its lively sidewalks. This is a place where you will find all sorts of artists, street performers, musicians, jugglers, acrobats, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other various entertainers. Also you cannot miss people with strange hairdos, tattoos, weird clothing or lets say - or very little of it ................!!! Best way to explore this place is to walk all the way along the water front.
Well I tried palm reading and looked right into her eyes as she tried reading my palm. I think this made her feel uncomfortable. It was totally BS actually. She called me an extrovert where as I am the opposite. It was a fun experience and most of all I enjoyed hypnotizing her and being in control. I think we both read each other’s thoughts and therefore she told me to decide her fee – which I thought $15 was more than good enough……..you know as the song goes 'honey -you cant hide those lying eyes'. Somehow my dear friend Udeni was so disappointed that this act didnt go right for me and heard nothing that made sense about my future............
Best time to visit is during the summer time and weekends. I was told that there is not much happening during weekdays. Fridays and weekends recommended. Leave a Comment Directions: Venice Beach Venice , 90291 Major Cross Streets: Speedway Ave. and Washington BlvdWebsite: www.venicebeach.com
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 Venice Beach Roller
Disco...F*ck Yeah! by gilescorey, 2 more photos
Okay, so yeah, don't go on the beach at night. Head inland to the fabulous Abbot Kinney neighborhood, nearby. But, Venice is a wonder during the day, filled with an amazing diversity of people and shops to browse. All races and nationalities are welcome, and everybody seems to get along!
There are tourists, to be sure, but this famous hippie enclave still retains loving locals, loonies and surfers who call Venice home.
I like to walk the sand, watch the roller disco(astounding!), and then decamp to Sidewalk for beer and fries. It helps me remember I'm alive... Leave a Comment
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venice beach is the place where many of the hollywood wannabes gather and sing, dance, act, jump up and down and act like idiots in the hope that some producer from hollywood comes by and offer them a job in his next production.
it's a very fun place to hang out with fleamarkets and funny people all over the place.
be aware though that the place is pretty dodgy at night, so i recommend that you visit during the daytime. Leave a Comment Directions: Take Washington the beach... walk north up the boardwalk
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 Thanksgiving Day at Venice
Beach by leeludalasLeave a Comment Address: Venice Beach, CaliforniaDirections: Take Washington to the beach... walk north up the boardwalk
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Venice was founded by millionaire Abbot Kinney and was originally called Venice of America. Like its namesake Venice, Italy, this town was built with miles of canals, but it also boasted coastal piers and an extremely popular amusement park. After the town was annexed by the city of LA in 1925, and through the 50s, Venice badly deteriorated. In the 60s the area was revitalized as a hotbed of the hippie movement, as well as a home of artists and poets. It retains some of this counter-culture character today, but is has become much more mainstream.
If you go, check out the beach and some of the quirky shops and restaurants along Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice is known as a favorite home and hangout of many actors and musicians including Arnold Schwarzenegger who lifted at Venice's Golds Gym, Simpson's creator Matt Groening, and Jim Morrison from The Doors. Other residents include Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, and Tim Meadows. South Park creator Matt Stone also lives in Venice, and he ended one of my favorite episodes of South Park with a song whose lyrics said, "…in the city of Venice; right by Matt's house, you can chill if you're homeless." Leave a Comment Directions: Take Venice Blvd two miles from I-405
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 Cycle Track along Venice
Beach. by kiwiLeave a Comment Directions: Take Washington to the beach...
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Probably like a lot of people, I don't often think about how places got their names. Venice, California is one town I should have wondered about. I had been to this Venice before but never wandered far from the famously "honky-tonk" Venice Beach strip. Interesting, but not really my cup of tea. Not until I happened on an article in National Geographic Traveler did I realize that Venice is Venice because like its more famous name sake...it has canals!
Thanks to dreamer and entrepreneur Abbot Kinney, southern California became home to its own Venice complete with gondolas (at least until the stock market crash in 1929). In 1905 he drained the marshland (undoubtedly an environmental no-no today) and dug a network of canals to create a sort of early "Disney" Venetian resort and amusement park.
Tough times, neglect and lack of interest resulted in most of the canals being filled in and the buildings falling into serious disrepair. Fifteen or so years ago the origins of Venice, California were rediscovered and a conversion began, reclaiming the potential of this "secret" enclave.
Carol and I had just visited Venice, Italy the year before so our interest in comparing the two was obvious. What we found was not Italian but decidedly Californian...but no less intriguing and charming. Only four canals remain off a single main branch but they are beautifully restored and present a wonderfully creative assemblage of homes.
So after you've had your fill of street entertainers, craft booths and the crowds along the beach...take a stroll along the canals of the real Venice, California. Leave a Comment Directions: South of Venice Boulevard off Dell Avenue...you will have to walk.
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 Venice Beach by windsorgirlLeave a Comment Directions: Take Washington the beach... walk north up the boardwalk
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The beach in Venice is great, although touristy it's not crowded if you get there in the morning even over the weekend. The sand is soft and the washingtonias are the tallest and thinnest palm trees I've seen. It makes the view very scenic. The water in late May was too cold though. Directions: Take Washington the beach... walk north up the boardwalk
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