The old, Frank Gehry designed Santa Monica Place is gone, replaced with a sleek new open-air shopping center anchored by Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's. There's a big indoor fancy-food market, plenty of high-end boutiques (Barney's, 7 For All Mankind, Kate Spade, Pandora, etc.) and a happening restaurant scene on the top floor, where views of the ocean pair with crafted cocktails or fine California wines. Park in one of the numerous garages that surround the mall, and make sure to take a walk down the neighboring Third Street Promenade as well, where even more shops, restaurants and some often seriously strange people watching await. And the Santa Monica Pier is just a few steps away, as is the Pacific Ocean.