Four hours in Manhattan Beach

The Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Visitors encounter a warty sea cucumber in the touch tank at the Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Ana Scaringella, visiting from the Canary Islands, poses for a photo after kissing a warty sea cucumber, believed to offer seven years of good luck, in the touch tank at the Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

A child looks at “moon jellies” in a tank at the Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Chase Gomez works out in front of the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Training Center on the Strand at 26th Street in Manhattan Beach.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Tanaz Tahmassebi tries out a purse while browsing designer consignment luxuries for sale at Finders Keep Hers in Manhattan Beach.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Christian Louboutin shoes are displayed for sale at the Finders Keep Hers designer consignment store in Manhattan Beach.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)