Locals come to this grassy community park on the bluffs to jog, picnic, watch wind- and kitesurfers, cool off in the shade of spreading magnolias, wonder at never-ending waves pounding a rugged crescent coastline or enjoy live jazz on balmy summer Sundays.
Ostensibly the main visitor attraction is the restored 1874 Victorian Point Fermin Lighthouse , one of the oldest in the West. The first keepers of the light were trailblazing sisters Mary and Ellen Smith. After the tour stop by the geriatric biker bar, Walker Cafe.
Just north of Point Fermin, in Angels Gate Park, is the Fort MacArthur Military Museum , an LA harbor defensive post until 1945. Bring the kids to this outdoor museum to scale the gun batteries and search for secret tunnels. Even more impressive is the newly restored Korean Friendship Bell . A gift from South Korea to the US government, this huge, cast-iron, low-slung oval chime and its green-tiled pagoda dominates the hillside and makes for a fantastic look-out point.
