Body piercing stylist John Johnson is proud to be piercing at Outer Limits in Long Beach, CA.  The Outer Limits Long Beach studio occupies the oldest site for tattooing in the United States and second oldest in the world.  The original studio opened in this location in 1927 and became the world famous shop named Bert Grimm’s.  After being remodeled for two years, the studio reopened in 2007 with a museum, and for the first time, professional body piercing.  Outer Limits is in walking distance to the Long Beach Convention Center, Aquarium, downtown restaurants and hotels, and remains the only establishment from the original Pike still operating.  
     John Johnson is a member of the Association of Professional Piercers and involved in public outreach to provide sound information relevant to health and safety in the body piercing
community.  All new piercings are performed in a state of the art, private, and comfortable environment with implant grade jewelry that meets California’s state requirements. 
 

Outer Limits Tattoo and Body Piercing is locatedin downtown Long Beach, in the basement level of the Sovereign building, which is at 360 West Ocean, at the corner of Ocean and Chestnut, across the street from the Courthouse. Access to Outer Limits is from Chestnut Place.  There is metered parking on Ocean Ave and on Seaside Way, outside the Pike shopping plaza's parking garage.  Bring quarters for the meter or have your parking pass validated after making a small purchase, like a soda, at the shopping center.  Unfortunately, Outer Limits does not currently validate.