Long Beach Activities

LONG BEACH ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS

are numerous in the city of nearly half a million population. Shoreline Village and Queensway Bay are special places to visit and enjoy the beauty of oceanfront. The hub of Los Angeles containerized shipping sits in the Long Beach and adjacent Port of Los Angeles harbors where cargo ships line up to import products, cars and foodstuffs to population. Several daily fishing excursions depart a new terminal next door to the Aquarium of the Pacific and across the bay from Shoreline Village. If you want to obtain a really close up photo of the birds, take the Aquabus. Cost is under $5 per person.

A  new  aquarium, Russian  submarine  named Scorpion, the Queen Mary ship, 
Shoreline Village, Grand Prix car racing, festivals and year-round concerts are a few of the attractions in this colorful, vibrant city. Shoreline Village, Marina Pacifica and Marketplace are several outdoor shopping malls popular in a city with sunshine and temperate climate all year long.  Centrally located in the downtown region, the Long Beach Convention Center offers  
334,000 square feet of exhibit space, making it an ideal location to hold conferences. Major attractions, restaurants and public transportation are within walking distance of the Center and hotels which overlook the Pacific Ocean.


Queen Mary

Come aboard the legendary Queen Mary. Book the Behind the Scenes Guided Tour of the historic ocean liner and World War II troopship, and see restored areas that have been under wraps since the final voyage in 1967, including the Isolation Wards and the aft Machine Rooms.

Enjoy a meal , shop

Then board one of the Cold War's httest weapons, the Russian submarine, code name: Scorpion. It's rugged, spartan, cramped and shrouded in secrecy. Feel the chill of 300 feet of Cold War menace.

Journey through the first-class swimming pool, a popular spot for ghost sightings and is part of the Ghosts & Legends show, a daily, special effects, walk-through show created aboard the ship that dramatizes actual paranormal and historic events that have been reported over the years.

For ticket prices and additional information, click here.

Website:www.queenmary.com


Long Beach Aquarium

Take a journey of discovery through the world's largest ocean at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. Meet more than 12,500 animals as you explore sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.

Come face-to-face with, and even touch, the ocean's ultimate predators in Shark Lagoon .
Join us on a Behind-the-Scenes tour. Enjoy AnimalVision 3-D , a film that combines stunning state-of-the-art 3-D technology and digital animation while providing important environmental messages for all ages. There is no better time to visit the Aquarium of the Pacific than now. See our new exhibition Dazzling & Danagerous: Venomous Creatures .

For a current listing of events before you visit, check out our Upcoming Events page. Save
time by purchasing your Tickets Online , or become a member of the Aquarium and enjoy one full year of free admission plus numerous other benefits.

Every purchase made at the Aquarium helps support our mission to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Website:wwwaquariumofpacific.org/


Russian Submarine

Scorpion Facts Sheet
  • Russian Designator: Project 641
  • NATO Designator: Foxtrot-Class
  • Manufacturer's Number: B-427
  • Built: 1972
  • Decommissioned: 1994
  • Length: 299 feet, 6 inches
  • Beam: 24 feet, 7 inches
  • Draft: 20 feet
  • Displacement: 1,952 tons (surfaced), 2,475 tons (submerged)
  • Built: Sudomekh Shipyard, Leningrad
  • Construction: 3/8 inch outer light hull comprising ballast tanks. 7/8 inch QT28 Nickel Steel pressure hull.
  • Complement: 12 officers, 10 midshipmen, 56 seamen
  • Maximum Diving Depth: 985 feet
  • Speed: 16 knots (surfaced), 15 knots (submerged), 9 knots (snorkeling)
  • Range: 20,000 miles (surfaced at 8 knots), 11,000 miles (snorkeling), 380 miles (submerged at 2 knots)
  • Endurance: 3 - 5 days submerged
  • Propulsion: 3 x Kolomna 2D42M diesel engines, 2,000 hp each, 3 x electric motors; 2 with 1,350 hp and 1 with 2,700 hp, 1 x auxiliary motor with 180 hp, 3 x propeller shafts, each with 6 bladed propellers
  • Torpedoes: 22 maximum
  • Radar: Surface search Snoop tray; I band
  • Sonar: Herkules medium-frequency (active/passive), Feniks (passive search/attack)
  • Electronic warfare: Stop Light, Radar Warning, Quad Loop Directional Finder

Website:www.queenmary.com