The World According to the Beach Boys

A comprehensive list of every place mentioned in Beach Boys and solo songs. This includes all original compositions and covers.

Part I: Released Beach Boys albums:

Surfin' Safari (1962)

Surfin' Safari

Huntington (California)
Malibu (California)
Rincon (California surfing spot)
Laguna (California)
Cerro Azul (Peru)
Doheny (California)

Surfin' USA (1963)

Surfin' USA

California
Del Mar (California)
Ventura (California)
Santa Cruz (California)
Trestle (California)
Narrabean (Australia)
Manhattan (beach) (California)
Doheny Way (California)
Haggertys (California)
Swamis (California)
Pacifc Palisades (California)
San Onofre (California)
Sunset (California)
Redondo Beach (California)
La Jolla (California)
Waimea Bay (Hawaii)

Surfer Girl (1963)

South Bay Surfer

California
Chicago (Illinois)
New York City (New York)
Detroit (Michigan)
Miami (Florida)
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Alabama

Hawaii

Honolulu (Hawaii)
Waikiki (Hawaii

Little Deuce Coupe (1963)

Ballad of Ole' Betsy

Detroit (Michigan)

Spirit of America

Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah)

Concert (1964)

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena

Pasadena (California)
Colorado Boulevard (Pasadena, California)

Long Tall Texan

Texas

Johnny B. Goode

New Orleans (Lousiana)

Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)

The Girl From New York City

New York City (New York)

Amusement Parks U.S.A.

Palisades Park (Cliffside Park, New Jersey)
Salisbury park (Massachusetts)
Euclid Beach Park (Cleveland, Ohio)
Riverview Park (Chicago, Illinois)
Disneyland (Anaheim, California)
P.O.P (Pacific Ocean Park) (Santa Monica, California)
Los Angeles
Steel Pier (New Jersey)

Salt Lake City

Utah
The Lagoon (Salt Lake City, Utah)

California Girls

East Coast (United States)
Southern (United States)
Mid-West (United States)
Northern (United States)
California
West (United States)
Hawaii

Pet Sounds (1966)

Sloop John B

Nassau (Bahamas)

SMiLE (1967)

Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)

Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts)

Smiley Smile (1967)

Little Pad

Hawaii

I Was Made To Love Her

Little Rock (Arkansas)

Friends (1968)

Anna Lee, The Healer

Himalaya Mountains
Rishikesh (India)

20/20

Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)

Lousiana
Texarkana (Texas)
California

Sunflower (1970)

Tears in the Morning

Europe

Surf's Up (1971)

Disney Girls (1957)

Cape Cod (Massachusetts)

Student Demonstration Time

Berkeley (California)
People's Park (Berkeley, California)
Isla Vista (California)
L.A. County (California)
Jackson State (Mississippi)
Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)

Holland (1973)

California Saga (Big Sur)

Big Sur (California)

California Saga (The Beaks of Eagles)

Ventana Creek (Big Sur, California)
Monterey (California)

California Saga (California)

California
Monterey (California)
Morro Bay (California)
Salinas (California)
Big Sur (California)

Funky Pretty
Copenhagee (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Amsterdamme (Amsterdam, Holland)
Parisee (Paris, France)
U Say Asee (USA)
Great Britainyee (Great Britain)
Los Angees (Los Angeles, California)
Tokyosee (Tokyo, Japan)
Manhattohsee (Manhattan, New York)

15 Big Ones (1976)

Talk to Me

Tallahassee (Florida)

Palisades Park

Palisades Park (Cliffside Park, New Jersey)

Susie Cincinnati

Cincinnati (Ohio)

Back Home

Ohio


Love You (1977)

Solar System

Saturn
Milky Way
Pluto
Mars
Mercury

MIU Album (1978)

Kona Coast

Kona Coast (Hawaii)
Pacific Ocean
Lahaina (Hawaii)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Waikiki (Hawaii)
Waimea (Hawaii)
Hanalai (Hawaii)

Belles of Paris

France
Paris (France)
Seine River (France)
Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)
Sacre-Coeur (Paris, France)
Montmarte (Paris, France)
Notre Dame (Paris, France)
Arc De Trimphe (Paris, France)
Champs-Elysees (Paris, France)
Deauville (France)
Mont Saint Michel (Normandy, France)
Chartres (France)
Montparnasse (Paris, France)

L.A. (Light Album) (1979)

Full Sail

San Francisco Bay (California)

Sumahama

Japan

Goin' South

Florida
Mexico
San Juan Capistrano (California)


Keepin' The Summer Alive (1980)

Santa Ana Winds

San Gabriel Mountains (California)
Santa Ana (California)

Endless Harmony

West Coast (USA)


The Beach Boys (1985)

California Calling

USA
California
San Francisco Bay (California)
Malibu (California)


Still Cruisin' 1989

Somewhere Near Japan

Japan
China Sea (China)

Island Girl

Trinidad
Caribbean

Kokomo

Aruba
Jamaica
Bermuda
Bahamas
Key Largo (Florida)
Montego (Jamaica)
Florida Keys (USA)
Martinique
Montserrat
Port Au Prince

Wipeout

California

Make It Big

Hollywood


Summer in Paradie (1992)

Summer of Love

California
Malibu (California)

Still Surfin'

Mexico

Strange Things Happen

Rio (Brazil)
Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Lahaina Aloha

Lahaina (Hawaii)

Summer In Paradise

California


That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)

The Private Life of Bill and Sue

California
Mexico
Dallas (Texas)
Monterey (probably California)
Santa Barbara (California)
Jersey Shore (New Jersey)
Catalina Island (California)

Strange World

Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, California)

From There to Back Again

Pacific Coast Highway (California)

Pacific Coast Highway

Pacific Coast Highway (California)


Other songs not released on studio albums

San Miguel

San Miguel (Mexico)

H.E.L.P. Is on the Way

Fairfax and 3rd (Los Angeles, California)
Radiant Radish (Health food store in Los Angeles, Calfornia)

On Broadway

Broadway (New York)

California Feeling

San Onofre (California)
Los Angeles (California)
Laguna (California)
New York City (New York)

Brian's Back

Salt Lake City (Utah)

Looking Down the Coast

Partington Cove (Big Sur, California)
Portugal
California
Monterey (California)
Little Sur (River in California)
Huricane Point (California)
Lighthouse Flats

California Dreaming

Los Angeles (California)