Ventura is more than a surf town. Here’s how to experience it
by Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times
Mar 28, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Many travelers know Ventura as a beach city between L.A. and the posh streets of Santa Barbara. But perhaps they haven’t walked along Ventura’s picturesque Main Street, browsed the shelves of cozy independent bookshops such as the Calico Cat, Bank of Books and Timbre or basked in kitsch at Busy Bee Cafe over a root beer float. In other words, they haven’t felt the pulse of the town.
Here are a few different ways to explore Ventura.
Wander Ventura’s
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