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Directions and Parking |
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Map & Detailed directions
Get door-to-door directions at Google Maps |
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Parking
hours & rates
Hours and rates for lots near the aquarium from the City of Santa Monica website |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |