FREE Beach
Length: 2 - 3 hours *
This world famous beach is known to most Ethiopians before they even leave Ethiopia most likely through the movies. Most of the excitement shown in the movies of the street performers, surfers, body builders & more are true; and its a good beach to visit.
Venice Beach is 20 minutes (30 with traffic) from Little Ethiopia, you can either take the highway or take Venice Blvd which runs 2 blocks below Little Ethiopia, it will take you all the way to Venice Beach.
Venice Beach is 25 minutes from LA Coliseum, 40 minutes with traffic.
Venice Beach
You haven't seen it all until you've seen Venice! There is a sandy three-mile beach here, but that is not what attracts visitors. You go to Venice to shop and gawk. During the summer season and on weekends, there is street entertainment at every intersection along Ocean Front Walk. Street performers include instrumental musicians, singers, jugglers, acrobats, mimes, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other assorted entertainers. You will see people with tricolor hairdos, painted faces, weird tattoos, and outlandish clothing--or lack of it. The Boardwalk is a virtual sidewalk circus, a walk 'n' rolling skin show. There are lots of funky shops, too, if you want to eat out of the ordinary or buy an unusual souvenir or T-shirt. There are courts for basketball, handball, shuffleboard and paddle tennis. Muscle Beach is a special area where fanatic bodybuilders pump iron in a public show of strength.
Street Performers are what make Venice Beach Fun, visit some of the performers (here).
* Length. Length is an estimated amount of time needed to experience or enjoy this location or activity. The length includes average traffic traveling time either from Little Ethiopia, LA Coliseum or Hotels by the airport area.
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Venice Beach Address
1800 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
www.laparks.org/venice/
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Directions From LA Coliseum
(25 minutes 40 with traffic)
| Head south from S Figueroa St - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn right at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd - go 2.3 mi |
| Bear left at Leimert Blvd - go 0.7 mi |
| Turn right at W Vernon Ave - go 0.1 mi |
| Bear left at Olympiad Dr - go 0.1 mi |
| Continue on Angeles Vista Blvd - go 1.5 mi |
| Turn right at W Slauson Ave - go 2.2 mi |
| Turn left into the CA-90 W entry ramp - go 3.3 mi |
| Turn right at Lincoln Blvd - go 0.9 mi |
| Turn left at Venice Blvd - go 0.8 mi |
| Bear right and head toward Grand Blvd - go 0.0 mi |
| Continue on Grand Blvd - go 0.3 mi |
| Turn right at Windward Ave - go 0.2 mi |
| Turn left at Speedway - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn right at 18th Ave - go 0.0 mi |
Directions From Little Ethiopia
(20 minutes)
| Head southwest from S Fairfax Ave - go 1.2 mi |
| Turn right at Venice Blvd - go 0.4 mi |
| Turn right at David Ave - go 0.1 mi |
| Take the I-10 W ramp - go 6.5 mi |
| Take exit 1B to Lincoln Blvd (CA-1 SOUTH) - go 0.1 mi |
| Bear left at Olympic Blvd - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn left at Lincoln Blvd - go 0.8 mi |
| Turn right at Ocean Park Blvd - go 0.5 mi |
| Turn left at Main St - go 1.2 mi |
| Turn right at Windward Ave - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn left at Speedway - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn right at 18th Ave - go 0.0 mi |
Ethio LA 3 Note:
Most of the L. A. sights are free, and we encourage you to schedule these trips around meal and match times. As the attendants spending is the engine behind ESFNA and the communities that host the yearly event we encourage you to attend matches (without match attendees ESFNA suffers) and to eat your meals either in the stadium from our vendors or in Little Ethiopia (our service providers survival and growth depends on your generous spending). |
