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These fairytale canals are just a stone’s throw from the funky hubbub of the Venice Beach Boardwalk, but they feel half a world away. We mean this literally: the canals were built to evoke Venice, Italy, part of a larger effort to recreate that timeless lovers’ destination within Los Angeles that wound up giving the Venice neighborhood its name. For a slice of European charm right on the Pacific, look no further.