Places to See in the South Bay

 

Below is a list of some of the various museums and places of interest found in the South Bay Area. In addition, the Daily Breeze has a resource guide for things to see in the South Bay available here.


Carson

 
Carson Regional Library
151 E. Carson St.
Carson, CA 90745
Ph: 310-830-0901

Carson Park & Pool
21411 S. Orrick St.
Carson, CA 90745
Park Ph: 310-830-4925
Pool Ph: 310-830-1053   

Fabela Chavez Boxing Center
23410 Catskill Ave.
Carson, CA 90745
Ph: 310-830-7895

Historic Dominguez Rancho Adobe
18127 Alameda Street
Carson, CA 90745
Ph:  310-631-5981

The Home Depot Center
18400 Avalon Blvd
Carson, CA 90746
Ph: 310-630-2000
http://www.homedepotcenter.com/home/default.sps

James Anderson, Jr. Memorial Park
19101 S. Wilmington Ave.
Carson, CA 90746
Ph: 310-603-9850

Museum of Cultural Diversity
20700 S. Avalon Blvd, Ste. 180
Carson, CA 907746
Ph: 310-324-4702

International Printing Press Museum
315 E. Torrance Blvd.
Carson, CA. 90745
Ph: 310-515-7166
www.printmuseum.org/index.html

Veteran’s Sports Complex
22400 Moneta Avenue
Carson, California 90745
Ph: 310-830-9991

Victoria Park Library
17906 S. Avalon Blvd.
Carson, CA 90745
Ph: 310-327-4830

Vernon M. Hemingway Memorial Park
700 E. Gardena Blvd.
Carson, CA 90746
Ph: 310-538-0019
 

El Segundo

 

Dockweiler State Beach
12000 Vista del Mar
El Segundo, CA 90245

El Segundo Beach
Grand Ave. and Vista del Mar Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245

El Segundo Public Library
111 W. Mariposa Ave,
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-524-2722

Flight Path Learning Center-Museum
6661 West Imperial Hwy.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-215-5291
www.flightpath.us

George E. Gordon Clubhouse
(in Recreation Park)
300 E. Pine Ave
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-524-2706

Joslyn Center
(in Recreation Park)
339 Sheldon Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-524-2705

El Segundo Teen Center
405 E. Grand Ave.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-524-2718

The Lakes at El Segundo
Golf Course & Driving Range
400 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-322-0202

Old Town Music Hall
140 Richmond St.
El Segundo, CA  90245
Ph: 310-322-2592

Urho Saari Swim Stadium
(“The Plunge” indoor pool)
219 W. Mariposa Ave.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Ph: 310-524-2700

 

Gardena 

 Asian Community Service Center
14112 S Kingsley Dr.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-217-7300

Nakaoka Community Center (formerly Gardena Community Center)
1700 W 162nd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-217-9537

Gardena Mayme Dear Library
1731 W. Gardena Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-323-6363
www.colapublib.org/libs/gardena
 
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
1964 W 162nd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-324-6611

Hustler Casino
1000 West Redondo Beach Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-719-9800
http://www.hustlercasinola.com/content/contact.php

Normandie Casino
1045 West Rosecrans Ave.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-352-3400
www.normandiecasino.com

Masao W. Satow Library
14433 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90249
Ph: 310-679-0638
www.colapublib.org/libs/satow/index.html

SSG-Tongan Community Services Center
14112 S Kingsley Dr.
Gardena, CA 90249
Ph: 310-327-9650

Veterans Resource Center
1045 W Redondo Beach Blvd., #150
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: 310-767-1221

Rowley Park
13220 S. Van Ness Ave.
Gardena, CA 90247
Ph: (310) 217-9562

Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
Arthur Johnson Park (Willows entrance)
1200 W. 170th Street
Gardena, CA 90248
Ph: 310-217-9563
www.gardenawillows.org

Marukai Wholesale Mart
1740 W. Artesia Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90248
Ph: 310-660-8300

 

Hawthorne

Community Garden
12625 Grevillea
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Ph: 310-349-1640

Eritrean Cultural and Civic Center 
13658 Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Ph: 310-973-4555

Jim Thorpe Park
14100 S. Prairie Ave
Hawthorne, CA 90025

 

Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach Historical Museum
710 Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Ph:  310-318-9421
http://www.hermosabeachhistoricalsociety.org/

Hermosa Beach Playhouse
710 Pier Avenue
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Ph: 310-318-0265

Hermosa Beach Pier
Intersection of Pier Avenue & Hermosa Ave.
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254

Hermosa Beach Farmers Market
Valley Drive between 8th & 10th Streets
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Every Friday from 12 noon to 4 pm
Ph: 310-376-0951

Hermosa Beach Library
550 Pier Ave.
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Ph: 310-379-8475

Valley Park
Valley Drive and Gould (27th Street)
Hermosa Beach, CA. 90254
Ph:310-318-0280

 

Inglewood

 

Amphitheater at Edward Vincent, Jr. Park
700 Warren Lane
Inglewood, CA. 90302
Ph: 310-412-5370

Centinela Adobe
7634 Midfield Avenue
Westchester, CA 90045
Ph: 310-649-6272

Great Western Forum
3900 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90301
Ph: 310-419-3100

Hollywood Park Casino
1088 S. Prairie Avenue,
Inglewood, CA 90301
Ph: 310-330-2800

Hollywood Park Racetrack
1050 S. Prairie Avenue,
Inglewood, CA 90301
Ph: 310-419-1500

Inglewood Civic Center and Library
1001 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA  90301
Ph: 310-412-5645

 

Lomita

Lomita Railroad Museum
2137 West 250th Street,
Lomita, CA 90717
Ph: 310-326-6255
www.lomita-rr.org

 

Manhattan Beach

Live Oak Park
1901 Valley Drive
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Ph: 310-802-5420

Manhattan Beach Pier
Manhattan Beach Blvd. and the Pacific
Manhattan Beach, CA 90267

Manhattan Beach Historical Society
1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Ph: 310-374-7575
http://history90266.org

Manhattan Beach Library
1320 Highland Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Ph: 310-545-8595

Marriott Municipal Golf Course
1400 Parkview Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Ph: 310-939-1465

Polliwog Park
1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 900266

Roundhouse Lab and Aquarium
Manhattan Beach Pier
Manhattan Beach, CA 90267
Ph: 310-379-8117
http://www.roundhouseaquarium.org/index.htm

Sand Dune Park
33rd and Bell Avenue.
Manhattan Beach, CA 900266

 

Rancho Palos Verdes

 Abalone Cove Shoreline Park
5970 Palos Verdes Drive South,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Ph: 310-377-1222

Los Verdes Golf Course and Country Club
7000 W. Los Verdes Drive,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Ph: 310-377-7370

Marymount College
30800 Palos Verdes Drive East,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Ph: 310-377-5501
http://www.marymountpv.edu/

Miraleste Library
29089 Palos Verdes Drive East
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Ph: 310-377-9584 ext.452

Palos Verdes Art Center
5501 West Crestridge Road,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph: 310-541-2479

Point Vicente Interpretive Center
31501 Palos Verdes Drive West
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph:  310-377-5370

Point Vicente Lighthouse
31550 Palos Verdes Drive West,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph: 310-541-0334

Salvation Army Museum of the West
30840 Hawthorne Blvd,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph: 310-544-6406

Trump National Golf Course
One Ocean Trails Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph: 310-265-5000

Wayfarers Chapel
5755 Palos Verdes Drive South,
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Ph: 310-377-7919
www.wayfarerschapel.org

 

Redondo Beach

Alta Vista Park 
801 Camino Real
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Aviation Park
1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Dominguez Park
200 Flagler Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Franklin Park
807 Inglewood Ave
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Hopkins Wilderness Park
1102 Camino Real
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Ph: 310-318-0669

Redondo Beach Historical Museum
302 Flagler Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Ph: 310- 318-0684
http://www.redondobeachhistorical.org

Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd,
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Ph: 310-318-0610

Redondo Beach Pier
Fisherman’s Wharf
Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

Redondo Beach Public Library
303 N Pacific Coast Hwy
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Ph: 310-318-0675

Redondo Beach North Library
2000 Artesia Blvd
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Ph: 310-318-0677

Sea Laboratory
1021 N Harbor Dr
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Ph: 310-318-7438

Seaside Lagoon
200 Portofino Way,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Ph: 310-318-0681

Rolling Hills Estates

George F Canyon Nature Center
27305 Palos Verdes Drive East,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-547-0862
 
Norris Theatre
27570 Crossfield Drive,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-544-0403

South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-544-6815
http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/

Teen Annex
210 The Village, in the Village Shopping Center
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-377-9584

Peninsula Center Library
701 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-377-9584

Equestrian Center
26401 Crenshaw Blvd.,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Ph: 310-541-9487


San Pedro
 
Fort MacArthur Military Museum
(Battery Osgood-Farley)
3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro
(310) 548-2631
www.ftmac.org

Muller House Museum
1542 South Beacon Street, San Pedro
(310) 831-1778

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro
www.cabrilloaq.org

Fisherman’s Wharf
Sampson Way, San Pedro

American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
South Harbor Boulevard @ West 6th Street, San Pedro

Marine Mammal Care Center
3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro
310-548-5677
http://www.mar3ine.org/aboutmmcc.htm

Point Fermin Lighthouse
South Gaffey Street @ West Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
 
 
Torrance
Torrance Historical Society & Museum
1345 Post Ave (at Cravens)
(310) 328-5392
http://www.torrancehistoricalsociety.org
 
Southern California Live Steamers
2100 Washington Avenue
(East end of Wilson Park)
Torrance, CA
(310) 328-0236
http://sunnyray.net/scls/index.htm
 
James Armstrong Theatre
Torrance Cultural Arts Center
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA  90503
(310) 781-7150
http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/9028.htm
 

Madrona Marsh Preserve & Nature Center
3201 Plaza del Amo
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 782-3989
http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/Parks/6618.htm
 
 
Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation
Western Museum of Flight
Louis Zamperini Field/Torrance Airport
3315 Airport Drive, Red Baron #3
Torrance, CA 90505
Ph: 310-326-9544
Fax: 310-326-9556
http://www.wmof.com/schaf.htm 

 

 

Wilmington

The General Phineas Banning Residence Museum
401 East M Street, Wilmington
www.banningmuseum.org

 

The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum
1052 North Banning Boulevard, Wilmington