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Walking~ Walking / Biking Review

I enjoy just exploring on foot. You cannot see much when driving around in the car, but yet I know they are neccessary at times. I will always just park and get my walking maps out every time. Most historic downtowns will have a walking map of some kind. So get out and enjoy!

The Santa Monica Visitor Center
1920 Main Street, Suite B
310-319-6263

Visitor Information Cart
Third Street Promenade
Between Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Avenue

Visitor Information Kiosk
1400 Ocean Ave.
On the park side of the street

Mode: AROUND

Type: Other

Website: http://www.thirdstreetpromenade.com/visitors/walking-map.html

Parking less complicated here! By Car Review

What is unique about the parking garages are decorated with art to help them blend into the historic downtown area. Also some of the parking garages will tell you how spaces might be available by a digital reader out in front of it.

CENTRAL BEACH & PIER PARKING
May - September: $8 weekends & holidays; $7 weekdays April & October: $7 weekends & holidays; $5 weekdays November - March: $6 weekends & holidays; $5 weekdays

Pier only
May - September: $8 weekends; $7 weekdays April & October: $7 weekends and Friday after 4pm; $.75 per 1/2 hour weekdays, $6.00 maximum November - March: $6 weekends and Friday after 4pm; $.75 per 1/2 hour weekdays, $6.00 maximum

NORTH BEACH PARKING
May - September:
$7 weekends & holidays; $6 weekdays
April & October:
$7 weekends & holidays; $5 weekdays
November - March:
$5 weekends & holidays; $5 weekdays

Lot 1 North - Convenient to the Pier 1550 Pacific Coast Hwy. 1173 spaces 7:30am - 12am seven days a week, year-round.

Lot 1 South - Convenient to the Pier 1640 Appian Way 66 spaces Short term parking only: $1 per hour, two hour maximum
Summer 8am - 7pm • Winter 8am - 5pm

Downtown Parking
Main Street Parking
Lot 9
2800 block of Neilson Way Enter from Kinney St., Hill St. or off of Main St. at Ashland Ave. 175 metered spaces: 165 @ 3 hours, 10 @ 10 hours $.50 each hour; open 24 hours Change machine available at this location
Lot 10
Neilson Way north of Hill St. Enter from Hill St. 40 metered spaces: 37 @ 3 hours $.50 each hour; open 24 hours
Lot 11
2400-2500 block of Neilson Way Enter from Hollister Ave. or through entrance at 2934 Main St. 110 metered spaces: 95 @ 3 hours, 12 @ 10 hours $.50 each hour; open 24 hours Change machine available at this location
Lot 26
2300 block of Neilson Way Enter from Strand St. 15 metered spaces: 8 @ 3 hours, 6 @ 10 hours $.50 each hour; open 24 hours
STRUCTURES 1 THROUGH 6 & 9
Open 24 hours 8am - 6pm: first 2 hours free, $1 each additional 30 minutes; $7 maximum daily; entering after 6pm: $3 flat rate

Structure #1
1234 4th St. 312 spaces
Structure #2
1235 2nd St. 633 spaces
Structure #3
1320 4th St. 324 spaces
Structure #4
1321 2nd St. 652 spaces
Structure #5
1440 4th St. 664 spaces
Van accessible parking, enter through alley
Structure #6
1431 2nd St. 345 spaces
Structure #9
1136 4th St. 294 spaces

For additional parking please look at the map below.

Mode: AROUND

Type: Car/Motor Home

Website: http://www.thirdstreetpromenade.com/images/pdf/Parking_Brochure.pdf

Bus Services By Bus Review

This is just only one line, but its the one that services the pier area. Please look at the web link below for more information. They had lots of buses running and they were not just blue..lol.

The address for the main bus station is 612 Colorado Avenue · Santa Monica, California.

LINE 1 stops at this destinations:

Public Service Buildings
Big Blue Bus
Department of Motor Vehicles
Ken Edwards Center
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Santa Monica City Hall
Santa Monica Civic Center
Santa Monica Courthouse
Santa Monica Library - Main Branch
Santa Monica Post Office - Main Branch
Santa Monica Public Safety Building
West Los Angeles Civic Center *

Tourist & Recreational Attractions
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium *
Santa Monica Pier & Aquarium (3 blocks) *
Santa Monica Pier (3 blocks) *
Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center *
Santa Monica State Beach *
Santa Monica Walk-In Visitor Information Center *
Third St. Promenade *
Venice Beach *
West Los Angeles Felicia Mahood Senior Center *

Parks & Pools
Memorial Park
Ocean Park

Schools & Colleges
Emerson Middle School
Santa Monica High School
SMC Performing Arts Campus *
University High School
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) *

Hospitals & Medical
Saint Johns*
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center

Commercial & Shopping Centers
Santa Monica Place *
Westwood Village *

Mode: AROUND

Phone: 310 451-5444

Type: Bus

Website: http://www.bigbluebus.com/busroutes/destination/index.asp?routeid=1