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Long Beach · United States

Tours, tickets and day trips in Long Beach

The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.

Most-visited sights in Long Beach with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Long Beach Public Library1,262,4902016

The busiest is Long Beach Public Library at 1,262,490 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Day trips from Long Beach

Tours from Long Beach: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Long Beach to TorranceUnited States16 km (10 mi)about 16 min
Long Beach to NorwalkUnited States18 km (11 mi)about 18 min
Long Beach to DowneyUnited States20 km (12 mi)about 19 min
Long Beach to Huntington BeachUnited States21 km (13 mi)about 21 min
Long Beach to Garden GroveUnited States23 km (14 mi)about 22 min
Long Beach to InglewoodUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 26 min
Long Beach to AnaheimUnited States26 km (16 mi)about 26 min
Long Beach to FullertonUnited States27 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Long Beach to Los AngelesUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 31 min
Long Beach to TijuanaMexico179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Long Beach to San DiegoUnited States151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Long Beach to MexicaliMexico284 km (177 mi)about 4 h 37 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to book tours and tickets

ExpediaTours, day trips and attraction entry, bookable alongside the flights and hotels. Part of Expedia Group.Find things to do on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
ViatorDay tours, skip-the-line entry and shore excursions, with free cancellation on many listings.Find tours on Viator (opens www.viator.com in a new tab)
GetYourGuideStrong European museum and attraction coverage with mobile tickets.Browse tickets on GetYourGuide (opens www.getyourguide.com in a new tab)
TiqetsFocused on timed museum and monument admission rather than guided tours.Get museum entry on Tiqets (opens www.tiqets.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

What is the most visited attraction in Long Beach?

Long Beach Public Library, with 1,262,490 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.