3-Day Santa Monica itinerary guide

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Santa Monica — Vista de Santa Monica - panoramio

Top stops to prioritize

Santa Monica Pier
Japadog (at Santa Monica Pier)
Downtown Santa Monica
HiHo Cheeseburger | Santa Monica
Westfield Century City
Diddy Riese
Santa Monica Beach
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Santa Monica Pier, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Beach
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier
Original Muscle Beach Santa Monica
Tongva Park
Santa Monica Place

Day 2: South side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the south side side of town.

Downtown Santa Monica
Élephante
HI Los Angeles Santa Monica Hostel
Palisades Park

Day 3: Off the beaten path

For day 3, if you don’t mind the extra trek, today covers more off the beaten path places like Westfield Century City.

Westfield Century City
Rodeo Dr
Hammer Museum

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