Santa Monica's Trendy Downtown & Third Street Promenade

Located just above the Santa Monica Pier, Downtown Santa Monica is one of the premier shopping and dining areas on the Westside of Los Angeles. The center-piece of Downtown Santa Monica is the Third Street Promenade a pedestrian mall esplanade with tons of restaurants, shops, public art (dinosaurs) and easy parking in the large parking garages along the promenade operated by the city of Santa Monica. I start this walk at the Santa Monica Pier, and conclude at the intersection of Third Street and Wilshire Blvd, in front of one of "The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica."

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[ronpost]

When I come back in my next life I hope this is where I land. California is just so beautiful.

[scottman]

I've always wanted to see what Santa Monica looked like beyond just the pier, so I am really glad you did a walking tour here! The downtown area looks quite nice!

[NostalgiaMan]

The blue of the sky in California is nicer than here in Indiana. When I was in Australia it was even more awesome and was visual overload for lack of a better term. That is why I say California is always awesome no matter what people say from non California locations.

[pdxaviation]

I need to go to Santa Monica again! Not gonna lie, one of my favorite memories is watching sunset while eating at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and then taking night photography of the pier all lit up.

[michaelhare]

Thanks so much for this! We’re going in 2 weeks and my boys will definitely want to try Joe’s pizza. I’m taking notes as I watch! 😊

[yankeebiscuitfan]

I love Third Street. Especially Friday nights are great with a lot of street performers.

[nerdgirl]

Dinos need a Trim - Creative Vibes a +

[annaontour]

I really liked walking Third Street Promenade when I visited Santa Monica in summer 2019. It's unique with the fun dinosaurs. There have been some nice stores to shop at. On my stroll I found a farmers market and I remember getting the best organic fresh orange jice I've ever had.

[SilverFoxxx]

I would like to see a tour of best pizza in Los Angeles Pizza Nista is definitely up on that list!

[alisterfolson]

17:52 The Chess-Playing Dinosaurs: "we don't care who wins, it's all about the journey, man."

[schweighoferk]

I grew up near Santa Monica. I don’t think you research the area well. The 3rd Street Prominade has been closed to traffic for a very long time. This was not a recent occurrence.

[theaveragejoe]

Very impressive, love the walkable streets closed for cars. Too bad I missed it 😭

[brookeg]

Fun (?) fact: the fancy shmancy Shore Hotel is built on the grave of two hotels, the Travelodge and the Pacific Sands hotel, the latter of which was the bedbug capital of Santa Monica when it existed. And another interesting tidbit: the developer of that hotel build project was fined in 2019 for replacing the two only low-cost motel options in SM with a giant luxury hotel without a permit. The permit was given based on building another affordable option, which they had let lapse and built the shmancy hotel you see in this vid.

I moved away from SM a few years ago to take care of my parents in their twilight years, but I miss it every day. It was my home for nearly 20 years. Thanks for the video!

[caliemm]

Nice...i was there in 1995. I wanna come back! Loved it

[raybashford]

Fantastic videos Chris. Really enjoy them and will certainly help when I can eventually visit from the UK. Always fun and enjoyable, so please keep them coming.

[colleenh]

Great video ! Love Santa Monica, we enjoyed Third Street Promenade when we went, good shopping & yummy meals. Thanks Chris

[tuberklops]

i remember 15 years ago this place was packed no matter what day it was.

[dominicguthrie]

Love this place. Love all your videos. Keep em coming.

[michaelmoore]

I live and work on the promenade... Born and raised in Santa Monica 👍😆

[tessyfreedom]

Lovely City Chris well-done.. please how far is Santa Monica from Texas... I wish to visit here soon