California Beaches: Santa Monica
A side from all the attractions on the Santa Monica Pier and Muscle Beach, there's always the sand--and the sun.
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
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California Beaches: Santa Monica( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )
The Santa Monica Pier, which has a Ferris wheel, historic carousel building and eateries, attracts more than 4 million visitors a year. In the 1970s, when the city of Santa Monica threatened to tear down the pier for a redevelopment project, citizens rallied to save it.
Riders are silhouetted by the setting sun as they take a spin on the Pacific Wheel, hailed as the world's first solar-powered Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier. |
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