Studio / shop · San Clemente
Album Surf
Matt Parker's surfboard studio and showroom at 1709 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente.
Places · San Clemente
San Clemente
Parker shapes sculpture that has to survive the ocean. The coast around Album is a museum of boards, resin, a founder's house, and a wave that can fail the object.
On theme
What to see
Museums, galleries, and other unique spaces.
Museum · 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside
California Surf Museum
Oceanside museum of surfing history, boards, and culture.
Museum · 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach
Laguna Art Museum
Museum of California art on a bluff in Laguna Beach. Now also home to exhibitions from the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center.
Archive · San Clemente / Laguna Beach
Surfing Heritage & Culture Center
Archive of surfing history founded in San Clemente. Exhibitions are now at Laguna Art Museum.
House / gardens · 415 Avenida Granada
Casa Romantica
1927 Spanish Colonial Revival home of San Clemente's founder, Ole Hanson. Gardens, concerts, and exhibitions overlooking the pier.
The test · San Onofre State Beach
Trestles
Surf break at San Onofre State Beach. Lower Trestles is the venue for surfing at the 2028 Olympics.
Living pictures · 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach
Pageant of the Masters
Laguna Beach summer festival, running since 1933, in which people pose as famous paintings.
Museum · 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside
Oceanside Museum of Art
Contemporary art museum on Pier View Way in Oceanside, next to the California Surf Museum.
Know before you go
If you are in San Clemente
Album Surf, 1709 N. El Camino Real. The door is the showroom. The interesting work is in the shaping bay behind it.
The door ↗