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San Pedro, Los Angeles — Area Guide & Where to Stay
San Pedro is a harbor district of Los Angeles on San Pedro Bay, its waterfront lined by the USS Iowa Museum and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.
About San Pedro
Where to stay in San Pedro
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San Pedro rewards visitors who like the water. The district runs along the harbor front, so rooms sit within reach of the working waterfront, the ferry landing, and the ships moored off San Pedro Bay. Nearby, the San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building marks the old crossing point.
Stay here if you want sea air, maritime history at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, and an easy walk to the USS Iowa Museum.
About San Pedro
What are the main landmarks in San Pedro?
San Pedro packs its landmarks along the water. The USS Iowa Museum keeps a grey battleship moored at the wharf, while the Los Angeles Maritime Museum fills the old ferry terminal beside it. Close by, the San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building and the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial recall the district's long tie to the sea.
Above the harbor stands Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church. It all reads as a port's own memory.
What is the history of San Pedro?
San Pedro grew up facing the water. Its history is a harbor's history, worked from the wharves and the ships that called at San Pedro Bay long before the district became part of Los Angeles. The old ferry crossing survives as the San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building.
Sailors and dockworkers left their mark in Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church and the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial. The sea set the terms here.
Where is San Pedro?
San Pedro sits at the southern edge of Los Angeles on San Pedro Bay, where the harbor front meets the open Pacific.
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Updated July 2026