Surfin´ USA! Time to haul out on the board, put on a fresh coat of wax, and zip into your wetsuit. This lagoon has been part of a 72-year-old, 110-acre state park that was a cradle of SoCal surfing culture in the 1960s, with a famous right break and three main surfing areas (above) suitable for beginners as well as experts. You can grab food and drink at the famous Malibu Pier, and there's actually other interesting stuff to see/do around here, too, including nature trails, the landmark Spanish-Revival Adamson House, dating back to 1929, and the next-door Malibu Lagoon Museum. Then of course there are all the allures of tony Malibu, around a half hour from downtown.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Stephen Salvador´s post 8 of the Best Beaches in and around Los Angeles.

MLB California 2016