LONG BEACH ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS are numerous in the city of nearly half a million population. Shoreline Village and Queensway Bay are special places to visit and enjoy the beauty of oceanfront. The hub of Los Angeles containerized shipping sits in the Long Beach and adjacent Port of Los Angeles harbors where cargo ships line up to import products, cars and foodstuffs to population. Several daily fishing excursions depart a new terminal next door to the Aquarium of the Pacific and across the bay from Shoreline Village. If you want to obtain a really close up photo of the birds, take the Aquabus. Cost is under $5 per person.

A  new  aquarium, Russian  submarine  named Scorpion, the Queen Mary ship, 
Shoreline Village, Grand Prix car racing, festivals and year-round concerts are a few of the attractions in this colorful, vibrant city. Shoreline Village, Marina Pacifica and Marketplace are several outdoor shopping malls popular in a city with sunshine and temperate climate all year long.  Centrally located in the downtown region, the Long Beach Convention Center offers  
334,000 square feet of exhibit space, making it an ideal location to hold conferences. Major attractions, restaurants and public transportation are within walking distance of the Center and hotels which overlook the Pacific Ocean.