This oceanfront city of nearly 200,000 people enjoys numerous water sports. By the numbers, the favorite ocean activity is surfing. Other water sports include swimming, body boarding, kite surfing, sailing, kayaking, fishing and hunting for seashells on the shoreline. RV camping is available at Huntington Beach, as well.

Cultural activities include concerts, live music and dancing nightly in clubs, pubs and bars, plays, an art museum, an historic house museum, a library with a genealogy department, poetry readings, book discussions with guest author lectures and book signings and sculptures and murals throughout the City of Huntington Beach that depict various aspects of the unique beach community.

Finally, if your favorite activities include shopping and dining, there are three major shopping areas that include Huntington Beach Mall, 5 Points Plaza and Downtown Main Street. Many smaller shopping regions include unique stores. For dining, there are hundreds of restaurants with all types of food. Many offer al fresco outdoor table dining and on some, you can bring your pets to sit outside with you. If pets are your activity, then you can take canine friends to HB Dog Park, HB Dog Beach and Doggie Diners such Park Bench Cafe.