HOW TO AVOID GETTING PARKING TICKETS IN VENICE.  Remember to be carefully read all signs when parking your car in Venice.  Avoid parking where the curbs are painted red.   Red means no parking.  Pay attention to when your parking meter expires. The parking attendants are on it, and there is no negotiating your way out of a ticket once they start writing it up.  If...more

There is so much to do in Venice daily.  Here are a few activities I suggest you try: (Click on any one of the desired activities below to get more info.)  Visit Muscle Beach Gym, the facility where our current Govenor Arnold Scharzenegger once worked out. A gym day pass is $10. Click here for past bodybuilding and power-lifting events. The paddle tennis, handball courts, volleyball courts,...more

SUGGESTED ACTIVITY: Check out the "Tour of Venice Murals" on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. ADMISSION FEE: Free WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Anyone TOUR OF VENICE MURALS ON THE VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK: Look for the concrete barrier that divides the parking lot and the Venice Beach Boardwalk between Navy and Rose Ave. There are images and text of current and past murals of Venice and L.A. ABOUT: The...more

VENICE BEACH DIRECTIONS: From LAX: Take Sepulveda North to Lincoln. Stay close to your left lane, because you might miss this turn. 0.5 miles Take Lincoln north to Venice Blvd. 4.7 miles Turn left onto Venice Blvd. 1.2 miles to Venice Beach From Downtown L.A. Take the I-10 Santa Monica Freeway west 13 miles Exit at 4th/5th Street exit Stay in the left lane of the exit Turn left onto 4th...more

A must thing to do while in Venice.  While at the beach, pick up a printed copy of A Walking Tour of Venice, Ca at Danny's and take a self guided and free tour.  Danny's  23 Windward Ave. Venice, Ca  www.dannysvenice.com Click on image for larger version and to print, or pick up a hard copy at Danny's  23 Windward Ave. Venice, Ca  www.dannysvenice.com...more

CURRENT RATES: $40 (Tour Only) and  $60 (Includes lunch, tax, and tip at Danny's Venice) Discover why Venice Beach is the #1 sightseeing and tourist attraction in Los Angeles. Venice Beach Walking tours offers Special Group Rates!    For more info:   at 310.396.1585 or  www.venicebeachwalkingtours.com Venice Beach Walking Tours has been created to uncover the hidden stories and salty past of an enchanting artist's community that is still...more

VCL page 2 ...more