LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Wave, the manager of the Sound Spectrum, is viewed through a 45 record ?Rainbow? by Dell Wood on the Tennessee label at the store in Laguna Beach. The Sound Spectrum, at 1264 South Coast Highway, is a remnant of Laguna's hippie/LSD culture of the 1960s and 70s. You can buy a lava lamp and rolling papers here now, but most come for a trip down memory lane to buy vintage vinyl in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Four hours in Laguna Beach

In addition to art fairs, summers in Laguna Beach are great for shopping. One spot we love: Sound Spectrum, which specializes in vintage vinyl and music posters. A manager, known as Wave, holds a find. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Exterior of the Sound Spectrum, 1264 South Coast Highway, which is a remnant of Laguna's hippie/LSD culture of the 1960s and 70s. You can buy a lava lamp and rolling papers here now, but most come for a trip down memory lane to buy vintage vinyl in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sound Spectrum is at 1264 South Coast Highway. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Wave, the manager of the Sound Spectrum, holds The Ink Spots album at the store in Laguna Beach. The Sound Spectrum, at 1264 South Coast Highway, is a remnant of Laguna's hippie/LSD culture of the 1960s and 70s. You can buy a lava lamp and rolling papers here now, but most come for a trip down memory lane to buy vintage vinyl in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Walking through Sound Spectrum’s doors can make you feel like you’ve stepped back into the 1960s and ‘70s. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Photographer Gabe Sullivan shows his son, Elijah Sullivan, 9, how to use a film camera at their photography booth at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Laguna’s art festivals are the big draw in summer. At the Sawdust Festival, photographer Gabe Sullivan, an exhibitor, coaches his son, Elijah, 9, on using a film camera. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Photographer Elijah Sullivan, 9, takes a photo with a film camera of his father, photographer Gabe Sullivan, at his surf photography booth at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Elijah Sullivan puts his father in front of the camera. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: Members of the Oak Streakers open water swimming group all get toe rings fitted by Kathy Burns at Patches Toe Rings as they honor their club founder, Lynn Kubasek, who died this year, at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Toe rings too? Yes, you can find them at the Sawdust Festival. Kathy Burns of Patches Toe Rings fits members of the Oak Streakers, an open-water swimming group looking for an inventive way to honor their late founder. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2019: A crowd gathers around to watch a live show by glass blower John Barber as he makes his glass designs at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2019. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Molten glass glows during a demonstration at the Sawdust Festival, one of the many attractions for visitors to take in on a summer day. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)