Venice Grand Canal

The Grand Canal is the "Main Street" of Venice, running from the north end near the train station and parking lots all the way to San Marco on the southwest. There are only three bridges crossing it, at widely separated locations. The only other way across is by the vaporetti water buses or an occasional traghetto foot passenger ferry. The vaporetti run on clockwork schedules just like a big city public transit system. The daylong passes are a good deal if you're going to ride more than a couple of times in a day.