For those looking for some excitement outside of 2nd and PCH, Long Beach offers a number of attractions including:
• The Aquarium of the Pacific
• Art Museum and Cultural Center
• Queen Mary and Long Beach Cruise Terminal
• South Coast Botanical Gardens
• Shoreline Village Shopping Center
• Pike at Rainbow Harbor
Long Beach is also home to many local businesses, fine performances at the Long Beach Arena/Long Beach Performing Arts Center, renowned restaurants such as Bixby Knolls Grill & Bar and Shoreline Village, annual festivals like the Acoustic Music Festival, Art Walk & Fireworks Show over the harbor at Shoreline Village or Taste of 4th Street Festival.