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Venice
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You haven't seen it all until you've seen Venice! There is a sandy three-mile beach here, but that is not what attracts visitors. You go to Venice to shop and gawk. During the summer season and on weekends, there is street entertainment at every intersection along Ocean Front Walk. Street performers include instrumental musicians, singers, jugglers, acrobats, mimes, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other assorted entertainers. You will see people with tricolor hairdos, painted faces, weird tattoos, and outlandish clothing--or lack of it.
Venice is part of the City of Los Angeles and is located 5 miles from LAX. The best way to get around LA is by car. If you will be staying close to Venice you can walk or use the bus.
Leashed dogs are allowed on boardwalk part of the year. Specifically no dogs or pets are allowed on the Venice Beach Boardwalk from Memorial Day Weekend (Last Monday of May) through Labor Day (First Monday of September). Dogs are always allowed on regular Venice Beach, California streets. No pets, including dogs are ever allowed on the actual beach at Venice Beach.
The Boardwalk is a virtual sidewalk circus, a walk 'n' rolling skin show. There are lots of funky shops, too, if you want to eat out of the ordinary or buy an unusual souvenir or T-shirt. There are courts for basketball, handball, shuffleboard and paddle tennis. Muscle Beach is a special area where fanatic bodybuilders pump iron in a public show of strength.
