A classic pier with a Ferris wheel, arcade and the end of the famous Route 66.
Address: 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Santa Monica Pier opened in 1909. Its amusement park, Pacific Park, has a solar-powered Ferris wheel overlooking the ocean.
The pier is the symbolic western end of Route 66, the historic highway from Chicago. A beach bike path runs south to Venice Beach.
All year; summer for the beach.
Sunset over the Pacific.
Mornings can be grey in early summer.
Well-known hotels within easy reach. Check prices and availability for your dates.
Yes; rides are paid.
Symbolically, yes.
Yes, on the beach path.
