Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles
“The unofficial end of Route 66, the world-famous Santa Monica Pier offers a variety of entertainment and shopping including Pacific Park amusement park, Heal The Bay Aquarium, a historic 1922 Merry-Go-Round (Carousel), plus speciality shops/carts, eateries, an old-fashioned soda fountain, and full-service restaurants.
Located on the pier is Dan Rice’s Route 66 to Cali souvenir shop. With a great selection of Route 66 memorabilia, the added bonus is all items in the shop are 100% Made in the USA. Dan is also an author and well know Route 66 roadie. Stop by and say “hi” to Dan!”
Kindly recommended by Mike Dagney, USA
I regret not seeing this. We arrived in LA quite late and basically walked to the end of the Route and found a plaque on the floor near the sea front for a photo op and then went for a bite to eat. The following day we did all the touristy things in LA – Hollywood bus tour, Mann’s Chinese Theatre, Warner Bros tour etc… – but didn’t check out the pier. Next time