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The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is located in Santa Monica, California, at beach level below the world famous carousel on the Santa Monica Pier.

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Street map showing parking lots near the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium View parking hours & rates at the City of Santa Monica website (new window)
Detailed Directions and Parking
Map & Detailed directions
Get door-to-door directions at Google Maps
Parking hours & rates
Hours and rates for lots near the aquarium from the City of Santa Monica website
General Directions
All directions below are to the 1550 parking lot. (also know as Lot 1 North). Please refer to the street map at the bottom-left for other parking locations.
From Malibu
Take Pacific Coast Highway south into Santa Monica
Move to right lane after the California Incline.
Keep to right and follow road to the beach/pier parking.
Make a right turn at the stop sign to enter the 1550 Lot.
From Los Angeles
Take the 10 Freeway west into Santa Monica.
Exit 4th/5th Street staying in the left lane of the exit ramp.
Turn left (south) at the end of the exit ramp onto 4th Street.
Proceed south on 4th Street to Pico Blvd. and turn right (west).
Go west on Pico Blvd. to Appian Way (crossing Ocean Avenue on the way)
Turn right (north) onto Appian Way at the bottom of the hill.
Proceed north on Appian Way towards the Santa Monica Pier.
Turn left at stop sign under the pier ramp into the 1550 Lot.
From Downtown Santa Monica
Take Wilshire Blvd. west to Ocean Avenue.
Turn left (south) on Ocean Avenue.
Proceed south past the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier and past the intersection with Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).
Turn right (west) onto Seaside Terrace, which is the first small street just past PCH.
At the stop sign near the bottom of the hilll, turn right onto Appian Way.
At next stop sign, turn left into the 1550 Lot.
From Venice
Take Ocean Avenue north into Santa Monica.
Turn left (west) on Pico or any of the small streets before you reach Pacific Coast Highway
Turn right (north) onto Appian Way at the bottom of the hill.
Proceed north on Appian Way towards the Santa Monica Pier.
Turn left at stop sign under the pier ramp into the 1550 Lot.



This page last updated on Wednesday, February 04, 2009


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