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DOWNTOWN
The hub of the city's casually cool vibe, Downtown Ventura
is just blocks from the beachfront. Here you'll find upscale
boutiques and galleries, laid-back surf shops, craft breweries,
locally owned wineries, and an impressive selection of
vintage and antique shops, all clustered among an eclectic
mix of architecturally interesting and historically significant
structures. (More than 90 percent of the stores and
restaurants are locally owned!)

But Downtown hasn't always been the center of activity.
Jefferson Crane, a settler to Buenaventura who arrived
in 1866, once said, "I cannot recall more than 15 inhabited
homes outside the then small town of San Buenaventura,
which consisted of that portion of Main Street west of
the Mission Church. Not a habitation east or southeast."
Step through our 150-year history by picking up a
complimentary "Historic Walking Tour Guide" at the
Ventura Visitors Center, located in the heart of Downtown.

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VENTURA HARBOR
The Ventura Harbor was built in the early 1960s to support
the area's promising fishing and squid industries. Thanks to the
area's deep water and proximity to international trade centers,
almost 60 years later, the port remains a valuable working harbor.
Ventura Harbor is known especially as a thriving market for tuna,
halibut, lobster, crab, sea cucumber, prawn, rockfish, and sea
bass, as well as one of the largest offloading harbors for squid
on the Pacific Coast.

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Recreational boat enthusiasts enjoy Ventura Harbor's five
marinas and 1,500 boat slips, and visitors can find tours, rentals,
cruises, and a public launch ramp. This is also the departure point
for popular Channel Islands expeditions. (Don't miss the Channel
Islands National Park Visitor Center!)
At Ventura Harbor Village you'll find three dozen boutiques,
galleries, restaurants, and more. The perfect place to enjoy a day
beside the sun-splashed water. To learn more about our storied
history, visit the Museum of Ventura County at 100 E. Main St.

@VISITVENTURA

Left: photo courtesy of Ventura Port District
Right: photo by Stephanie Hogue

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Left: photo courtesy of the California History Room, California State
Library, Sacramento, California; Right: photo by Michelle Evans

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