Dec 18, 2009 in
San Diego Hotels
Archive for December, 2009
Is there anywhere in San Diego where you’re allowed to stay overnight at the beach?
Campland on the Bay. It’s on the northside of Mission Bay. I lived less than a mile from there for many years. You are also in Pacific Beach so you will have other things to do as well.
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What can I do in San diego during the Xmas holidays?
Dec 10, 2009 in
San Diego
Me and my family are planning on going to San Diego for the holidays. Can you recommend some places that are worth seeing? I mean places that you can’t find in any other place on the earth. ( e.g New York’s statue of liberty , the pyramid of Egypt, The Persepolis of Iran )
And if not so, give me some really good reasons for going to san diego. The weather? The people?
Thanks you guys!
San Diego has the best climate in the country. It’s a major tourist destination and they know how to treat visitors right.
Some must see attractions are the world famous Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo. It’s the best zoo in the world and the museums are all unique.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.php
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php
My favorite museum is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. It has some of the world largest model train layouts.
http://www.sdmrm.org/
Also in Balboa Park is the Speckles Organ Pavilion. It is the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world. They give free concerts on Sundays.
http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/detail.php?OrgID=75
At this time of year the Sea World Tower is decorated like a giant Christmas tree. It dominates the Mission Bay skyline.
http://www.seaworld.com/sitepage.aspx?PageID=123
Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster, one of the last remaining seaside coasters on the West Coast, as well as other rides.
http://www.missionbeachonline.com/
http://www.belmontpark.com/
North County San Diego is home to the Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html
La Jolla offers great views, great food, and shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food and Alfonso’s. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean. You might even see some whales migrating.
http://www.dreamlajolla.com/
http://www.mcasd.org/
http://www.alfonsosoflajolla.com/
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
The Old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument offers great views of the dowtown skyline, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/
The USS Midway Museum is in San Diego Bay. San Diego is home to a third of the Pacific Fleet.
http://www.midway.org/
Dec 20 is the Parade of Lights. Local boat owners decorate their boats for Christmass and parade along the harbor.
http://www.sdparadeoflights.org/
Also on Dec 20, the Chargers play the Bengles for what is shaping up as the battle for the #2 playoff seed in the AFC. Tickets are available.
http://www.chargers.com/
For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining, drinking and dancing. It’s also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
http://www.gaslamp.org/
Pacific Beach also has some great nightlife.
http://www.pubclub.com/sandiego/pacificbeach.htm
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http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
