Zuma Beach, 20 miles down the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, is one of Dushku's favorites. Popular with body-boarders and brown pelicans, Zuma not only has spectacular surf, but the mile-long stretch of white sand is completely unspoiled by commerce. Conveniently, it's also close to one of Dushku's favorite restaurants, the Reel Inn, an unaffected seafood shack where she brings friends from Boston.

"You pick your fish and your sides, and then you sit at a picnic table and drink a cold Corona," says Dushku. "The last time I was there, we went to the Santa Monica Pier afterward, and took a ride on the Ferris wheel. Sounds kind of cheesy, I know, but it's so much fun."