San Diego/Mission Beach
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San Diego's Mission Beach is a (somewhat) tamer version of the L.A. area's famous Venice Beach. It's population soars in the summer with out-of-town surfer dudes, dudettes, wanna-bes, and "Zoners" (Arizona residents trying to beat the heat), packed like sardines into expensive, often beaten-up (but who cares?) summer rentals.
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Mission Beach is located on a narrow strip of land between the ocean and Mission Bay, only a few blocks wide. It leads from more upscale Pacific Beach to the north to the famous roller coaster at it's south end. It gets funkier the further south you go on the ocean-side boardwalk, though gentrification is slowly creeping through the area.
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Special bonus attraction: keep the kids busy counting Zoner license plates. You can tell it's peak season when they outnumber the California plates!
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In a summer rental.
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