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.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Public Library | 1,262,490 | 2016 |
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
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach to Torrance | United States | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Long Beach to Norwalk | United States | 18 km (11 mi) | about 18 min |
| Long Beach to Downey | United States | 20 km (12 mi) | about 19 min |
| Long Beach to Huntington Beach | United States | 21 km (13 mi) | about 21 min |
| Long Beach to Garden Grove | United States | 23 km (14 mi) | about 22 min |
| Long Beach to Inglewood | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 26 min |
| Long Beach to Anaheim | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 26 min |
| Long Beach to Fullerton | United States | 27 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Long Beach to Los Angeles | United States | 32 km (20 mi) | about 31 min |
| Long Beach to Tijuana | Mexico | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Long Beach to San Diego | United States | 151 km (94 mi) | about 2 h 27 min |
| Long Beach to Mexicali | Mexico | 284 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.
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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.