I live in a small community just south west of LA and near the booming Inglewood area. These are a few places that are awesome to visit and enjoy without the LA price tag.
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Restaurants
Other Food & Drinks
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Outdoor Activities
It's a huge park with fishing pond skate park pool splash pads and more
Alondra Community Regional Park – Parks & Recreation
So many delicious vendors and the crafts are to die for you must go see
Torrance Certified Farmers' Market
Some of the prettiest views in California
Best hikes and trails in San Pedro
Love to take my kiddo to this park very large playground fishing pond best to have birthday parties at!!
Polliwog Park
Beautiful beach and quaint beach city I love going to the pumpkin races every Halloween here.
City of Manhattan Beach
Another great beach and pier I'm here most of the summer. We take our beach tent and spend the day on the sand.
Redondo Beach
Only beach I swim at lol it’s calm not a lot of kelp
Torrance Beach – Beaches & Harbors
One of my favorite farmers markets you can't beat the views
San Pedro Certified Farmers Market
Honestly some of the prettiest coastline in the South Bay
THE BEST Lookouts in San Pedro (Los Angeles) - Updated 2025
Very busy but fun dog park
Redondo Beach Dog Park
Such a beautiful place to just go sit and enjoy the beauty in nature
South Coast Botanic Garden
Restaurants
Yum!!!
Union Pizza - Manhattan Beach
Although I hear this may be closing soon
Black Angus Steakhouse
Some of the best burgers I have ever eaten
Slater’s 50/50
Delious and it's a grocery too so you can take home all your favorite Japanese snacks
Seiwa Market
Omg I took my daughter here on a mommy daughter date she fell in love with the bulgogi and I love the red wine pork belly
Gen Korean BBQ House
Other Food & Drinks
I don't eat eggs but everyone swears by the John Wayne special I get corned beef hash and biscuits and gravy lol
Eat At Joe's - A South Bay Landmark Since 1968
Arts & Entertainment
A fun day to go and explore a battleship and an inexpensive day trip
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
I used to live just down the road from this park. The views are breathtaking best kite flying park around
Korean Friendship Bell
Want to see a concert of how about monster jam maybe a football game? They have it all just down the road at sofi
