Terranea Resort & Pelican Cove
Walk the public coastal trail past the resort to Pelican Cove tide pools at the peninsula’s edge.
100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes
Golden hourDogs welcome
Evergreen guide
Things to do in Palos Verdes: the classics
The year-round, works-every-weekend list — piers, parks, museums and viewpoints. Pair it with this weekend’s events in Palos Verdes and you have a full itinerary.
Point Vicente Lighthouse & Interpretive Center
Working lighthouse with a whale museum — gray whales pass close from December to April.
31501 Palos Verdes Dr W
Good for kidsGolden hour
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park
Tide pools, black-sand coves and bluff trails above the PV Lands Conservancy reserve.
5970 Palos Verdes Dr S
Golden hourDogs welcome
Wayfarers Chapel
The famous glass chapel in the redwoods, designed by Lloyd Wright — free to visit.
5755 Palos Verdes Dr S
Free
South Coast Botanic Garden
87 acres of gardens with kids’ programming and the winter GLOW/Tinker Bell light installations.
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Good for kids
George F Canyon Nature Preserve
Canyon trails and a nature center with guided First Saturday walks by the PV Land Conservancy.
27305 Palos Verdes Dr E
FreeGood for kidsDogs welcome