Venice Beach Ca Attractions

Pictures of Venice Beach Ca, the beaches, boardwalk, canals and Abbot Kinney Boulevard attractions.

Fun tips for vacationing in Venice Beach California. This page is all about Venice Beach near Los Angeles in Southern California.

Venice Beach have many attractions, the most famous is the Venice Boardwalk and of course the Venice Canals.

However, if you are vacationing in Venice Beach, you also need to go where the locals hang out in Venice, and that place is Abbot Kinney Boulevard.

Named after the founder of Venice, it's the chic and hip place to hang out and shop in Los Angeles.

Abbot Kinney Blvd is lined with galleries, bars, restaurants and wonderful independent shops.

It's half a mile of modern cool meets baho living, with not one boring chain store in sight.

This bohemian/modern area is most likely the best half mile of shopping you'll ever find in Los Angeles.

Much like the current rise of the Venice Canals, the Abbot Kinnay Blvd in Venice is the latest of chic destination shopping in the Los Angeles area.

Bohemia is still king here and has stayed strong. It's part of the charm of the Venice Beach area.

Check out Robin Murez's hand painted sign that marks her Sculpture Garden at 1632 Abbot Kinney.

It's an outdoor gallery and working studio featuring glass blade sculptures and Egyptian deities behind a chain link fence.

The young and hip wheel by on beach cruisers, tanned and fit year round.

Turks and surf dudes navigate the streets on skateboards.

Storefront shops tend to prop their doors wide open, and the store owners are friendly, open and happy to chat.

Stroll down the boulevard and stop in at the Surfing Cowboy, 1624 Abbot Kinney.

A very cool shop of beach culture and Southern California lifestyle merchandise.

This store has an eclectic mix of vintage chairs and groovy patio furniture. Vintage wooden skateboards are mounted on the wall.

Further down the street is the Urbanic shop, 1644 Abbot Kinney, Venice.

They have all your paper needs, such as unique letterpress cards and Kate Spade notebooks. This is one of the best card shops around.

At the charming Farmacy Store, 1509 Abbot Kinney, the sign out front read: "Handcrafted Organic Medicine Licensed Herbalist Caring For You".

All products are organic, from make-up to edible products, including a full array of Chinese herbs, books, teas and music.

A local favorite is the Firefly giftshop at 1413 Abbot Kinney.

The shop's global designs features comical objects like a knee high porcelain Wellington boat vase.

There is a backstory of each unique piece of merchandise.

At Equator Books, 1103 Abbot Kinney Venice, they host art openings and events. They have vintage books on surfing, art and photography.

The ultra-chic store LFrank, 1116 Abbot Kinney, features designer Liseanne Frankfurt's exquisite collection of 18-carat gold jewelry, from everyday earrings to glamorous arm cuffs.

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