Things to do in Santa Monica (US)

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Downtown Santa Monica (Shopping center)
1351 3rd Street Promenade
4.6

Downtown Santa Monica is most popular around 5 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 25 min to 2 hr here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Downtown Santa Monica is a world-class shopping, dining and entertainment destination and home to the pedestrian mall Third Street Promenade. This dynamic, sophisticated urban district is located just steps from the beautiful Pacific Ocean, which contributes to the city's delightfully temperate climate that lasts all year long.

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Costco Wholesale (Shopping)
13463 Washington Blvd
4.5

Costco Wholesale is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 25 min to 1 hr here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Members-only warehouse selling a huge variety of items including bulk groceries, electronics & more.

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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (Seafood restaurant)
301 Santa Monica Pier Building 9
4.2

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Since 1996, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has been entertaining guests with a charming down-home style that’s a hit with eaters around the globe. Our menu offers a number of items for the shrimp lover in all of us. Boasting creative seafood dishes inspired straight from the movie Forrest Gump and a fun family atmosphere, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. will have you running to the nearest location you can find!

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Urth Caffe Santa Monica (Coffee)
2327 Main St
4.4

Urth Caffe Santa Monica is most popular around 10 AM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 25 min to 1,5 hr here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

We are a European-style cafe--- a casual, comfortable experience with no waiters. Please place your order with the cashier, find a table, and it will be our pleasure to bring it out to you!

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Route 66 (Tourist destination)
330 Santa Monica Pier
4.7

Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here.

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Gjusta (Bakery)
320 E Sunset Ave
4.4

Gjusta is most popular around 11 AM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 20 min to 1,5 hr here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

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