Many details on the city of Long Beach can be found in its Wikipedia entry.
Population: 492,682 – City of Long Beach (January 1, 2009); 3.8 million – City of Los Angeles; 17.8 million – Greater Los Angeles area
Area: 65.9 sq miles (170.6 km2)
Elevation: 0 ft (Sea Level 0 m)
State: California
Time Zone: Pacific Time (GMT/UTC minus 8 hours; minus 7 hours during the summer)
IN LONG BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA
Queen Mary
Aquarium of the Pacific
Disney’s Disneyland; Disney’s California Adventure Park
Knott’s Berry Farm
Universal Studios Hollywood
SeaWorld, San Diego
GUIDES
CalendarLive: The Los Angeles Times
LA Weekly
Los Angeles Downtown Arts District
Los Angeles Magazine
MAPS AND WEATHER
Map of Long Beach, CA
The current LA weather forecast
MUSIC AND ART
The Getty Museum
The Getty Villa
Club Nokia
The GRAMMY Museum
The Music Center
Walt Disney Concert Hall