Venice Beach in California
Friday, 2 September 2022 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika General , Greater Los Angeles Area
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Sunrise at Venice Beach Pier © flickr.com – Jeff Turner/cc-by-2.0
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Venice Beach is part of
Venice , a neighborhood of the
city of Los Angeles within the
Westside region of Los Angeles County, California .
Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean Front Walk, a two-and-a-half-mile (4 km) pedestrian promenade that features performers , fortune-tellers , and vendors .
Sunrise at Venice Beach Pier © flickr.com - Jeff Turner/cc-by-2.0
Venice Beach, which receives millions of visitors a year, has been labeled as “a cultural hub known for its eccentricities” as well as a “global tourist destination”. It includes the promenade that runs parallel to the beach, the
Venice Beach Boardwalk ,
Muscle Beach , and the Venice Beach Recreation Center with handball courts, paddle tennis courts, a skate dancing plaza, and numerous beach volleyball courts. It also includes a bike trail and many businesses on Ocean Front Walk.
The basketball courts in Venice are renowned across the country for their high level of
streetball ; numerous
professional basketball players developed their games or have been recruited on these courts. Venice Beach will host
skateboarding and
3×3 basketball during the
2028 Summer Olympics .
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VisitCalifornia.com – Venice Beach and
Wikipedia Venice Beach (
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