Long Beach Attractions

 
Los Angeles County

Location and origin

Bordering on Los Angeles to the south, Long Beach extends along San Pedro Bay. The town was founded in 1881 under the name of Willmore City by the Englishman W. E. Willmore as a summer resort for the inhabitants of Los Angeles. Its name was changed before the end of the nineteenth century to Long Beach, thus showing by its name that here there exists a beach averaging 490ft/150m in width and over 5.5mi/9km long.

With the construction of the harbor and the discovery of oil at the beginning of the 20th century, Long Beach became visibly urbanized, and today is the second largest town in Los Angeles County.
Picture of Queen Mary

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This famous WWII troop ship is now docked in Long Beach where it is a major tourist attraction, with a museum and hotel.

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Queen Mary once one of the fastest ocean liners but now a museum and hotel in Long Beach.Queen Mary, Long Beach
The 1,019 foot long Queen Mary in Long Beach.Queen Mary, Long Beach
Sea Turtle at Long Beach Aquarium.Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor.Long Beach, Los Angeles
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