Downtown Santa Monica & Third Street Promenade - This 3 block long pedestrian mall is alive with street performers and musicians, sidewalk cafes and movie theaters, and has many fountains. With beach access the downtown district will help you find everything from honme accents to jewelry.

Main Street - Its shops, stretching between Pico Boulevard and Marine Street, are festooned with the out-of-the-ordinary. An eclectic mix of art galleries, antique shops, and boutiques can mesmerize you. There's clothing for fashion and outdoor comfort, and even a place where you can buy an amazing array of movie star collectibles and clothing. Search for art in galleries and cooperatives that feature jewelry made from semi-precious stones, beads and imported crystal. At the Frank O.Gehry designed Edgemar, there are an array of shops featuring avant garde home fashions, contemporary men's fashions and a contemporary arts shop with works from Warhol and Mondrian.

Montana Avenue - This upscale shopping area is north of downtown, on a stretch between 7th and 17th Streets.  Here you'll rub shoulders with movie stars who consider this their neighborhood shopping district. The best in fashion is a Montana mainstay. Ball gowns and casual overalls in sorbet colors are easy to find, as are brightly colored cotton clothes for kids, Asian accented evening wear, European bridal gowns, handmade sweaters, and Italian leathers. Home fashion from around the world lines the Avenue.

Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica Place - This mall is located at the Broadway end of Third Street Promenade, houses three stories of one-of-a-kind shops, Macy's and Robinson-May department stores, famous name national merchandisers, and an international food court called EATZ. In and among its 140 stores is merchandise you won't find just anywhere.