Long Beach is a city that you definitely would have to go to even if it is just once. It can be found in the southern part of the state of California and it is very famous. It is the fifth in terms of area in California. In terms of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, it has been ranked as the second largest. List all the cities in the United States and you found find Long Beach at number 36.

Signal Hill may be famous and just in its outskirts you would find Long Beach. Or if you are not that familiar with Signal Hill, then you sure know Orange County. Now Long Beach sits just right next to it - on the south eastern portion. As of January 2009, statistics have it that the city’s population is at around 492,600.

Because of its popularity, Long Beach has had quite a number of tourists coming in each year. With that, the officials make sure that this continues and so they created various activities and events to bring in even more tourists and visitors. There are also destinations to go to which would allow you to see new things.

One of the places that you can go to if you are in this city is the Long Beach Port. This may seem to be just like a port to you but it definitely is different. In terms of size, it is one of the largest and this title has been given to this not only in terms of the United States but one of the largest in the whole world. Now that sure is something to look forward to and for Long Beach residents, something to be proud about.

This Long Beach Port definitely has been one of the reasons why a lot of people come to the city. It brings a lot of businesses to the area and companies who like to spread their wings go to this place because of the easy access. In fact, in case you did not know, Long Beach has companies which are the manufacturers of home furnishings, parts for vehicles and airplanes, tools, and even electronic parts.

And then there are also the activities that you can take part in. If you like jazz, there is the Jazz Festival. A chili cook-off also happens here. And then there is the Long Beach Grand Prix which has brought quite a number of followers to the place.

Long Beach hosted the Toyota Grand Prix. It is a very popular event and people sure have gone gaga over watching those wonderful vehicles zoom through the streets. It is a racing event and it has Christopher Pook as the man behind it. Pook wanted to have something like this back in the days when he was not that well off yet. Now he certainly has made his dream come true.

Excitement sure is in the air if you have a Long Beach real estate. This is probably the very reason why plenty are looking for Long Beach homes for sale.