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Cultural stops in Manhattan Beach
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Museum and cultural place
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
Roundhouse Aquarium
The aquarium at the end of Manhattan Beach Pier offers a marine-life stop. The photograph shows the pier setting; check the aquarium for visiting details.
Art gallery and home shop
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
Pacific Coast Gallery + Home
Pacific Coast Gallery + Home offers limited-edition fine-art photography, framing, and home decor. Conceived in 1998, the gallery custom prints and hand frames its photographs. It also offers custom printing and framing for personal artwork.
Photography gallery
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
John Post Gallery
John Post Gallery displays photography of Manhattan Beach and the South Bay, including the pier, surf and local life.
Art gallery and framing shop
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
Riley Arts Gallery
Riley Arts Gallery is an open-plan gallery one block south of the Manhattan Beach Pier. It offers paintings, photographs, and limited-edition prints, and specializes in custom framing for art and collectibles.
Photography gallery
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
Bo Bridges Gallery
Surf, snow and travel photography in a downtown fine-art gallery.
Photography gallery
Arts & culture · Manhattan Beach
Brooke Wilen Fine Art Photography
Fine-art photography from a Manhattan Beach artist, available by appointment.
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