MANHATTAN BEACH PLACES TO GO THINGS TO DO
Sharkeez on Hermosa’s Pier Plaza is one of several popular downtown clubs.
PHOTO BY JOHN DE TEMPLE
Pizza Kitchen, Tin Roof Bistro, other restaurants and several banks. The Ralphs supermarket on the south end is as upscale as the shops, and the Pacific Theaters, with just six screens, has a small town feel compared to the neighboring mega movie com- plexes. Many of the stores, such as Super Sports, Joey’s BBQ and Open Sesame, like in a traditional downtown, are independent- ly owned by local residents.
Manhattan Beach Historical Society
1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd. (310) 374-7575.
ManhattanBeachHistorical.org
The best thing about the Manhattan Beach Historical Society Museum is its home, a beach cottage, featuring board and batten walls (no studs and plaster) with an overlay of external shingles. The roof has lower eaves on the south side to minimize sand from piling up on the windward side. It was built in 1905 for $600 on a lot that cost $140. The museum features an extensive collection of Metlox Pottery (makers of
PHOTO BY KEVIN CODY
The Hyperion Outfall Serenaders Dixieland band is the official band for the City of Manhattan Beach and a favorite of the Poliwog Park Summer Concert Series.
the Poppytrail line), which was produced at the Metlox facto- ry in downtown Manhattan Beach until the 1970s.
Roundhouse Lab and Aquarium
Manhattan Beach Pier. 310-379-8117.
RoundHouseAquarium.com
The Round House Aquarium at the end of the Manhattan Beach pier is like a glass bottom boat ride across the Santa Monica Bay. Sharks, white sea bass, eels, halibut and other locals swim in the floor to ceiling aquarium while a touch tank allows kids to feel sea stars, sea anemones, crabs and more.
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