Things to Do in Hermosa Beach

Star-Surf’s lead instructor passes on more than three decade’s worth of wave riding experience to fledgling surfers through private lessons, group lessons, and surf camps held throughout the year. For each lesson, students are supplied with a soft foam surfboard and a wetsuit if needed, then paired up with a dedicated instructor who tailors the session to the individual, never forcing him or her to hang ten if they’re only comfortable hanging nine. Instruction covers topics important to the surfer just starting out, with an emphasis on safety and proper etiquette as well as the basics of paddling, popping up, and selecting waves.

Toyota Sports Center entices skaters of all ages with a trio of glassy rinks smooth enough to be commandeered for official practices by the L.A. Kings. When the pros aren't reigning over the ice, guests can practice axel jumps during skating lessons or show up for public skating sessions to lap the flattened glacier in search of preserved saber-toothed zambonis. Toyota Sports Center also educates aspiring Great Ones with beginners hockey classes, hosts youth and adult leagues, and encourages visitors to bulk up off the ice at the fitness center, which is outfitted with free weights and treadmills for those slowly reconnecting with exercise on solid ground.

After a breakneck start following his brothers into investment and then raising a small empire of restaurants, Allen Sanford decided to slow down. At the helm of Saint Rocke, he follows a passion for music, keeping his life low-key and fostering blooms of fast-tempo rock, hip-hop, and Latin tunes. To further spread his love of music, he streams high-definition live concerts across the Internet and regularly throws fistfuls of sheet music out his car window. Yet to fully experience the thrill of dancing crowds and pulse-thrumming guitar riffs, music lovers dive into the venue's intimate stage shows.

While cruising with their starry-eyed passengers through Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the Sunset Strip, the humorous guides for TMZ Hollywood Tour – Secrets and Celebrity Hot Spots impart juicy, never-before-heard gossip and periodically leap off the open-air bus to film passenger-spotted celebrities. Tour-goers can step aboard TMZ's comfortable, custom-designed, star-searching stagecoach and get ready to train peepers on the haunts and hangouts of famous personalities during the two-hour excursion.

Guides from the TMZ TV program punctuate celebrity-seeking safaris with exclusive videos that inspire laughs and gasps from the ride's television screens, sharing hot Hollywood secrets and behind-the-scenes stories yet to be revealed on the show or the TMZ website. Along the way, tour takers can also sing songs, play games to win prizes and get firsthand glimpses of the shops, restaurants, and clubs where partying stars meet to mingle.