🏝️ Santa Monica Sunset Coaster 🎬 End of Route 66

Come to Santa Monica to chase the sunset 🎡 and live out your California dream at the end of Route 66. Watch the sun dye the Pacific Ocean the color of honey 🍯 🏝️ In Santa Monica 🚲 even the seagulls live more romantically than I do 🖤 As the endpoint of historic Route 66, the sunset here always feels like a movie filter— 🎡 The pier Ferris wheel glows with warm golden lights 🎸 Street performers sing “California Dreaming” 🦮 A golden retriever chases waves like a flash of lightning 🚗 Local Tips ▫️ Parking hack: Parking Structure 6 — free for the first 1.5 hours! 🆓 ▫️ Sunset Coaster: Check sunset time in advance 🌅 $15 for two rides! Film the first, scream through the second. ▫️ Top photo spots: ❶ Shoot upward under the Ferris wheel (sky turns pink-purple!) ❷ Crouch low at the Route 66 sign for endless legs 📸 ❸ Silhouette shots at the pier arch ⚠️ Must-Knows ▪️ Bring $15 cash! Parking machines don’t give change 💵 ▪️ Wear a white dress or top 🤍 Instantly transform into a retro movie vibe "When the coaster charges into the sunset 🎢 I finally understand why they say California never sleeps 🌅" #StudyInTheUS #SantaMonica #LifeInLA #SunsetCoaster #OrangeOcean #GoldenHour