Venice

 

Echoing the canals and beachside fun of its European counterpart, Venice maintains a quirky, vibrant aura like no other in Los Angeles. Home to the Venice Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, the old Arcades, and boutique Abbot Kinney shopping, the city merges the creativity of street performers and artists with the creativity of new Silicon Beach tech companies like Google, which is located in the old Claes Oldenberg Binoculars building on Main Street.

 

Don’t worry— Venice still maintains its eclectic charm in the form of murals and old haunts like Hinano Café, Jim Morrison’s old stomping grounds on the boardwalk, or La Cabana, one of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants.