New Santa Monica Visitor Guide and Map Offer Insider Tips on Hotels, Dining, Culture, and Transit

(IN SHORT) Santa Monica Travel & Tourism has released its 2025 Official Santa Monica Visitor Guide and Map—a 97-page, magazine-style publication packed with expert recommendations on lodging, dining, arts, culture, beach adventures, and sustainable travel tips. Produced with Los Angeles Magazine and local creatives, the guide also includes a color-coded map detailing eight neighborhoods and transportation options across the city’s 8.3 square miles. Free print editions are available at visitor centers around Santa Monica, regional markets, and online at santamonica.com/guide. SMTT CEO Misti Kerns emphasizes the guide’s role in enhancing overnight stays, promoting local businesses, and offering curated itineraries for visitors and residents alike.

(PRESS RELEASE) SANTA MONICA, CA, 2025-Aug-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) debuts its 2025 Official Santa Monica Visitor Guide and companion Map, a stylish lifestyle magazine–style resource brimming with insider tips, current recommendations, and practical advice for anyone planning a trip to the city by the sea.

Spanning 97 vibrant pages, the guide showcases Santa Monica’s top hotel properties, celebrated restaurants, cultural attractions, and iconic beach activities. Crafted in collaboration with local travel writers, photographers, and the SMTT team—alongside Los Angeles Magazine—the publication highlights both hidden gems and bucket-list landmarks. The fold-out Map distills Santa Monica’s eight unique neighborhoods into a color-coded, easy-to-navigate overview, complete with transit options for exploring the city’s 8.3 square miles.

SMTT President & CEO Misti Kerns said, “We’re proud to share a guide created by our community for both visiting friends and local residents. This edition emphasizes Santa Monica’s diverse offerings—wellness, sustainability, safety tips, suggested itineraries—and alternative transportation options, all designed to enrich overnight stays and support local businesses.”

The free guide and map will be distributed across Southern California, key domestic and international markets, and at major tradeshows. Print copies are also available at these Santa Monica Visitor Information Centers:

• Edgemar Building, 2427 Main Street
• Looff Hippodrome, Santa Monica Pier
• Palisades Park, 1400 Ocean Avenue

Travelers may request a mailed copy or browse the digital edition at santamonica.com/guide. For print orders or more information, call +1 (310) 319-6263 or email info@santamonica.com.

Media Contact

Emily Ohara
Public Relations Manager
eohara@santamonica.com

SOURCE: Santa Monica Travel & Tourism