Long Beach
The majority of Catalina Island vacations begin and end in the dynamic city of Long Beach. This metropolitan area of a half million people boasts a variety of attractions guaranteed to tempt you into adding a day or two to your Catalina Island escape. Unique shopping, intriguing activities, innovative dining, the Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Long Beach Museum of Art are just some of the temptations awaiting you in Long Beach, which can be so much more than just a point of departure.