7 Things to Do in Santa Monica California

ABOUT THIS ADVENTURE

On May 1st I celebrated my 1-year anniversary of living in Santa Monica, California. Right around this time WOW air announced they were holding a contest to hire video travel guides for the summer and my phone blew up! So many family, friends and followers messaged me saying, “YOU HAVE TO ENTER!” In order to apply, I had to create a travel guide for my hometown by highlighting my favorite things to do in Santa Monica. Knowing there would be thousands of applicants from around the world, I was up for the challenge to show off the city I love.

As a part of the contest I had to pick someone to enter with. Say hello to Megan Snedden! Megan and I met through a travel networking group called Travel Massive. We instantly became best of friends over our love for travel and Santa Monica. Combined, we have over 30 years of experience working as travel writers, photographers, filmmakers and influencers, but most importantly we just love having fun together. Our goal for entering was to create a travel guide of things to do in Santa Monica that showcases why we love living here and to have fun doing it.

Here’s 7 Things To Do In Santa Monica California:

1. Surf at Santa Monica Beach

2. Stroll down the famous Santa Monica Pier

3. Ride the solar powered Ferris Wheel at Pacific Park

4. Workout for FREE at the Original Muscle Beach

5. Run up and down the Santa Monica stairs

6. Eat an açaí bowl at The Hive

7. Hit up happy hour at Lula’s on Main Street

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About justin

Welcome to Your Bucket List Guide, an inspirational travel brand founded by me, Justin Walter. I am an on-camera travel host, expert, journalist, producer, writer and content creator with over 17+ years of experience in the travel and entertainment industries.

I fell in love with the idea of traveling the world through the TV show Survivor. It inspired me to live and work in Australia at the age of 21 where I took my first ever solo backpacking trip to the Australian Outback. There I vowed to build a life and career prioritizing connection and adventure through travel.

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