Attractions

Along the LA Waterfront

San Pedro's waterfront is an adventure of its own, with cruise ships, promenades, a battleship, a maritime museum and an aquarium.

28 places

Places to see

AltaSea
Ocean Science

AltaSea

2451 Signal St, (Berths 56 - 60), San Pedro
424-210-4320
Hours: During Special Events

AltaSea accelerates scientific collaboration, facilitates job creation and inspires the next generation for a more sustainable ocean.

Angels Gate Lighthouse
Landmark

Angels Gate Lighthouse

End of the breakwater, San Pedro
Hours: No public access

The 1913 lighthouse at the San Pedro breakwater. It's closed to the public, but visible from Cabrillo Beach, the bluffs and harbor cruises.

Cabrillo Beach
Beach

Cabrillo Beach

3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro
310-548-2909
Hours: 5:30 - 10:30 / 7 Days a Week

Two beaches in one: calm harbor water for families on the inner side, ocean surf for swimming, surfing and windsurfing outside the breakwater.

Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse
Landmark

Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse

3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro
310-548-7554
Hours: M - F 9:AM - 6:PM, Sat 9 - 5

Built in 1932, the year LA hosted the Olympics, this Mediterranean-style bathhouse is the last of its kind in Southern California. Restored in 2002.

Cabrillo Beach Pier
Landmark

Cabrillo Beach Pier

3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro
310-218-5784
Hours: Open Daily 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM

A 1,200-foot concrete fishing pier along the breakwater, built in 1969. No fishing license is needed on a public pier.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Aquarium

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

3720 Stephen M White Dr., San Pedro
310-548-7562
Hours: Tue–Fri 12–5 pm; Sat–Sun 10 am–5 pm; closed Mondays

Free aquarium at Cabrillo Beach devoted to So Cal sea life, with touch tanks, a renovated main exhibit hall and grunion programs in spring and summer.

Cruise Ship Promenade
Cruiseships

Cruise Ship Promenade

100 Swinford St. (Near Berths 91-93), San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

The Cruise Ship Promenade is a four-acre outdoor walkway located at the Port of Los Angeles between the Vincent Thomas Bridge and the World Cruise Center

Downtown Harbor
Landmark

Downtown Harbor

504 S. Harbor Blvd, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Located at the foot of 5th and 6th Streets between Fire Station 112 and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum

Fanfare Fountain & Gateway Plaza
Landmark

Fanfare Fountain & Gateway Plaza

600 N Harbor Blvd, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

A free musical fountain at the San Pedro Gateway, where water jets dance to classical, pop and film music beside a sunken walkway you can stroll right through.

Fireboat #2 The Ralph J Scott
Ship / Museum

Fireboat #2 The Ralph J Scott

444 S. Harbor Blvd (Berth 86), San Pedro
Hours: By appointment only (special events and school tours)

Ralph J. Scott was involved with most of the significant fires in the LA Harbor area, and served longer than any other single piece of apparatus.

Fisherman's Wharf
Market

Fisherman's Wharf

Sampson Way, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Much of San Pedro’s tradition and heritage stems from the fishing families who came to her shores from the Mediterranean and Adriatic.

Harbor Blvd. Parkway Promenade
Landmark

Harbor Blvd. Parkway Promenade

300 S Harbor Blvd, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

A pedestrian promenade that runs parallel to Harbor Boulevard, from Swinford Street to 5th Street in San Pedro.

Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Museum

Los Angeles Maritime Museum

Berth 84, foot of 6th St., San Pedro
310-548-7618
Hours: Wed–Sun 12–5 pm (last entry 4:30); closed Mon–Tue

Ship models, fishing industry artifacts and hands-on exhibits inside a 1941 Streamline Moderne ferry terminal.

Observation Pier
Landmark

Observation Pier

3720 Stephen M White Drive, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

A local spot used for fishing, watching kite and sail boarders and occasionally whales that make it into the San Pedro Bay during migration.

Royal Palms State Beach
Beach

Royal Palms State Beach

1799 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to 8:30 PM

Rocky shore below the bluffs with rich tide pools, surfing and diving. Its palm grove dates to 1908, when Roman Sepulveda opened a recreation center here.

Salinas de San Pedro Wetlands
Wetlands

Salinas de San Pedro Wetlands

3090 Shoshonean Road, San Pedro
Hours: Special Events

Cabrillo Beach's own salt marsh, a quiet habitat for birds and marsh plants. The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium holds occasional free open houses there.

Saturday Morning Fish Market
Market

Saturday Morning Fish Market

2200 Signal Pl, San Pedro
Hours: Saturdays 2:AM until Sold Out

San Pedro's fresh fish market open to the public every Saturday at 2:AM

SS Lane Victory
Ship / Museum

SS Lane Victory

Berth 52, 2400 Miner St, San Pedro
310-519-9188
Hours: Wed & Sat 10 am–4 pm; Sun by appointment

Walk aboard a 1945 Victory ship and National Historic Landmark that served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Free parking at Berth 52.

Timm's Point and Landing
Historic site

Timm's Point and Landing

Berth 73, San Pedro
Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Timms’ Point and Landing was established in 1852 when Augustus W. Timms bought Sepulveda’s Landing from the Sepulveda family

USS Iowa
Ship / Museum

USS Iowa

250 S. Harbor Blvd. (Williams Way), San Pedro
310-971-4462
Hours: Thu–Mon 10 am–5 pm (last entry 4 pm)

Located next to the cruise ship terminal with luggage storage during operating hours. Visit the largest Los Angeles Waterfront attraction here in San Pedro.

Photo: LA Fleet Week
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Landmark

Vincent Thomas Bridge

101 Swinford St. (Berths 95), San Pedro
Hours: Planned full closure Nov 2026 to about Mar 2028

Iconic suspension bridge over the Port of LA main channel, opened in 1963 blue LEDs at night. Closed from November 2026 to March 2028 for deck replacement.

West Harbor
Water Views

West Harbor

1332 S. Harbor Blvd, San Pedro
310-519-9500
Hours: Open Daily 5:AM - 10:PM

The LA waterfront renewed & upgraded. A music venue, culinary epicenter, beer serving dog park and so much more. Home of the world famous San Pedro Fish Market.

World Cruise Center
Cruiseships

World Cruise Center

100 Swinford St. (Berths 91-93), San Pedro
310-519-2342
Hours: Open on cruise sailing days; see terminal schedule

2025 brought 243 cruise ships and over 1.6 million cruise ship passengers to the LA Waterfront in San Pedro.