1. Welcome to
By: Katie Wendelin

2. Santa Monica
 1542: Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo
drops anchor in Santa Monica
Bay
 1850s: Santa Monica becomes a
lively winter playground for
well-to-do Easterners
 1887: The city of Santa Monica is
incorporated -- all 8.3 square
miles.
 1955: Santa Monica inherits Will
Rogers’ 345-acre State Historic
Park
 1989: Third Street Promenade
opens, welcoming up to 7,000
visitors daily

3. Santa Monica Today
 8.26 sq. miles
 Population:
87,000+
 Low 60s and
high 70s.
 300-340 days
of sunshine.

4. Beach
Surf!
Kayak!
Volleyball!

5. The Bike Path

6. Venice Beach
•The boardwalk
•Eclectic and fun!
•Muscle Beach

7. The Pier
 Opened in 1909
 Oldest pleasure pier on
west coast

8. Santa Monica Mountains
 Will Roger’s State
Park
 Backbone Trail

9. Arts & Culture
 Bergamot Station
Santa Monica Playhouse
Getty Centers

10. Shopping
 Third Street Promenade
 Montana Avenue
 Abbott Kinney

11. Dining
 Over 400 restaurant
 The birthplace of “California”
and “fusion” cuisine
 Zagat Survey named Santa
Monica the best
neighborhood for dining in all
of Southern California in
2007 and again in 2008.