4 days ago · Ventura is Southern California’s whispered secret. A real deal surf town with empty beaches that call to surfers, swimmers, kayakers, and beach-lovers who just want to relax. Loll on the sand in the sun or plunge into the ocean and grab some ocean fun yourself.

Thanks to our incredible surroundings, Ventura has a wide variety of things to do. Enjoy world-class professional theater at the Rubicon Theater and revolving exhibits at the Museum of Ventura County, or just sit and watch the surfers dancing across the waves at Surfer’s Point. Hike through our lovely Ventura Botanical Gardens.

Read more about the history and origin of Ventura California and how our land, government, and roads have been developed over the years.

Oct 20, 2022 · Come into town for the yearly Winter Wine Walk in December; celebrate surf culture in Ventura at the popular Aloha Festival in September; dance and sip during July’s Tequila & Tacos; shop local gifts at the Ventura Fourth of July Parade & Street fair, or sign up for the Ventura Marathon which usually takes place in February.

A place that embodies a casual soul and unexpected allure, Ventura is a vibrant town that checks stress and pretense at the door. Its artistic culture, enduring history and privileged locale is crazy-inviting, very much alive, and refreshingly human.

Dec 28, 2023 · Experience the best of Ventura CA with our curated list of 10 must-try activities that will make your visit truly memorable.

Relatively close to the California mainland — and, in two cases (Santa Cruz and Anacapa), only an hour boat trip from Ventura Harbor, the park’s five islands are the loveliest step back in time; a wondrous world where housecat-size foxes scamper through fields of Seuss-like flowers, and moon and sun shine down on, well, nothing.

Aug 20, 2021 · Below, short and sweet and helpful, a few things to do in Ventura, California… Our Botanical Gardens offer lovely high-in-the-hills views of Ventura — and a grand sweep of Pacific Ocean. Harmon Canyon is a lovely 2,100 acre (and growing) nature preserve on …

Jun 13, 2016 · Ventura sits pretty much right in the middle of the route, and 10 trains serve its downtown station daily. To the north lies a stretch of coast that’s widely regarded as some of the most scenic in the world; to the south sits the giant metroplex of Southern California.

From museums telling Ventura’s history, unique and locally owned and operated boutiques, thrift shops with the best-hidden gem finds, and antique shops, there is always something happening in Downtown Ventura.