Venice

 

The hipster spot close to the beach has long been the bastion for cool beach life. While it has had the reputation of being rather dangerous, it’s cleaned up its act with gentrification. It has a vibrant community and residents tend to know their neighbors.

 

Anything goes.

 

Julia Roberts, Emilia Clarke, Anjelica Huston, Kate Beckinsale, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Matt Stone.

 

Intelligentsia and Deus Ex Machina for coffee, Abbot Kinney and Main Street for shopping, the Venice Canals for a kitschy walk, Gold’s Gym for pumping iron, Gjusta for a hipster lunch, Scopa for Italian, and, of course, the beach for swimming and surfing.