San Diego Vacations, Tourism & Travel Information

Overview

What most people expect to find when they travel to San Diego is a care-free Southern California city, laden with miles of beautiful beaches and surrounded by a rugged desert-like terrain. While that's a pretty fair picture of San Diego, many people don't know that the city is just as packed with cultural attractions that deserve a considerable amount of attention themselves. Located near the U.S.-Mexico Border, San Diego is the site of California's first permanent European settlement. Get a sense for what San Diego might have been like in the nineteenth century at Old Town, a neighborhood that's home to a collection of historic buildings, museums, and living history demonstrations. For a more … Read more > What most people expect to find when they travel to San Diego is a care-free Southern California city, laden with miles of beautiful beaches and surrounded by a rugged desert-like terrain. While that's a pretty fair picture of San Diego, many people don't know that the city is just as packed with cultural attractions that deserve a considerable amount of attention themselves. Located near the U.S.-Mexico Border, San Diego is the site of California's first permanent European settlement. Get a sense for what San Diego might have been like in the nineteenth century at Old Town, a neighborhood that's home to a collection of historic buildings, museums, and living history demonstrations. For a more modern look at the arts, Balboa Park is second-to-none in terms of its sheer volume of fantastic attractions. The world-famous San Diego Zoo is just one of the must-sees at Balboa Park, which is also the site of several museums, a theater, a historic carousel, and a variety of fountains and gardens. Thanks to a warm, summer-like climate year-round, almost every day of the year is a beach day in San Diego; so join the locals at any of a number of the sandy spots along the Pacific Ocean for surfing, sunbathing or swimming. The hills to the east of San Diego provide ample opportunities for mountain biking and hiking, and from spots like the Cabrillo National Monument, you can get a bird's-eye view of San Diego and its surrounding communities. Whether your plans include museum-hopping and fine dining, toting the kids to classic childhood attractions like SeaWorld, or just enjoying climate and conditions that make it an outdoor lover's paradise, it can all be found in sunny San Diego.

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Top San Diego Hotels

Omni San Diego Hotel

4.5

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675 L ST, San Diego, California

Crystal Pier Hotel & Cottages

4.0

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4500 Ocean Blvd, San Diego, California

San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina

4.5

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333 W HARBOR DR, San Diego, California

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Top San Diego Things To Do

Ocean Beach's Dog Beach

4.5

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3398 Zoo Dr, San Diego, California

Balboa Park

4.5

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1439 El Prado, San Diego, California

SeaWorld Adventure Park San Diego

5.0

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500 SEA WORLD DR, San Diego, California

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Top San Diego Restaurants

Seaport Village

4.5

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849 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, California

Filippi's Pizza Grotto

4.5

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1747 India St, San Diego, California

Hodad's

4.5

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5010 Newport Ave, San Diego, California

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Local Area Map: San Diego, California

Nearby Locations	Distance
1. Los Angeles	109 mi
2. Long Beach	91 mi
3. Anaheim	86 mi
4. Irvine	74 mi
5. Santa Ana	80 mi
6. Santa Monica	116 mi
7. Pasadena	112 mi
8. Costa Mesa	75 mi
9. Riverside	84 mi