Side A
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Side B
Venice
Los Angeles
Santa Monica vs Venice beach-city neighbors.
Two Los Angeles neighborhoods, side by side. The case for each, what to do, and where to stay if you're picking between them.
The case for Santa Monica
Santa Monica
Beach city, walkable downtown.
Where LA meets the Pacific. Bike-friendly, pier-adjacent, and home to some of the best year-round weather in the country.
BeachWalkableFamily
The case for Venice
Venice
Boardwalk meets tech.
Bohemian roots, Silicon Beach now. Canals, boardwalk culture, and dense creative-class housing.
BeachCreativeBoardwalk