Top 10 Things to do in San Diego
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1. Mission Beach
Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay.
Activities
Mission Beach offers opportunities to participate in
sunbathing, horseshoes, surfing, bicycling, skateboarding, Frisbee tossing, and other outdoor
activities.
Nightlife
Mission Beach has many well-known bars. Most bars in the
neighborhood are relaxed, beach-style gathering places.
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2. Old Town
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, is a state protected historical park.
Activities
Five original adobes are part of the complex, which includes shops, restaurants and museums. Other historic buildings include a schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, San Diego's first newspaper office, a cigar and pipe store, houses and gardens, and a stable with a carriage collection. There are also stores, with local artisans demonstrating their craft.
3. Downtown San Diego Nightlife
With dozens of bars, clubs, lounges and restaurants, Downtown San Diego is one of the hottest nightlife spot in the US.Most of the clubs are located in 5th ave and are usually packed every Friday and Saturday night.
Hottest Nightclubs in Downtown San Diego
4. Sea World
SeaWorld San Diego is an animal theme park, oceanarium, and marine mammal park
Attractions
Journey to Atlantis, Wild Arctic, Rocky Point Preserve, Bayside Skyride Lights, Camera, Imagination 4-D!, Shipwreck Rapids, SeaWorld Sky Tower, Sesame Street Bay of Play
Animal exhibits
Dolphins, Orcas, Pacific Walruses, Penguins, Whales
5. Balboa Park
Balboa Park - the nation's largest urban cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo, the Park has an ever-changing calendar of museum exhibitions, plays, musicals, concerts, and classes all in the beautiful and timeless setting of this must-see San Diego attraction.
The San Diego Museum of Art
As the region's oldest and largest art museum, The San Diego Museum of Art's renowned holdings include a fine selection of European old masters, 19th and 20th century American art, an encyclopedic Asian collection, and growing collections of contemporary and Latin American art. In addition, the museum presents major art exhibitions from around the world, as well as an extensive schedule of supporting cultural and educational programs.
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Science, space and aviation history all unfold at the San Diego Air & Space Museum—California’s Official Air and Space Museum. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum houses a collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft from all over the world, including a working flying replica of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, the actual Apollo 9 Command Module spacecraft and the only real GPS satellite on display in the world. The Museum also offers interactive exhibits including MaxFlight® and Space Shuttle simulators plus dynamic, hands-on and ever-changing traveling exhibitions.
San Diego Natural History Museum
Founded by a handful of citizen-naturalists in 1874, the museum is an active research institution and is the second oldest scientific institution in Southern California. The museum is dedicated to interpreting the natural world through research and education, offering local and international exhibitions and promoting understanding of the evolution and diversity of the Southern California-Baja California region. The museum also features giant-screen films and offers a wide selection of public programs for people of all ages.
6. San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world, withover 4,000 rare animals of more than 800 species, including giant pandas, orangutans, gorillas, tigers, polar bears, hippos, and koalas, the lively atmosphere makes the San Diego Zoo a great place for family fun.
Exhibits:
Monkey Trails and Forest Tales
Panda Research Station
Giant Panda Discovery Center
Polar Bear Plunge
Operating Hours:
Gates open daily at 9 am. Closing times vary by seasons.
7. Pacific Beach Nightlife
Pacific Beach is one of the main centers of nightlife in San Diego.With dozens of bars and small bar/clubs, PB is of the most popular nightlife spots in San Diego, specially among youth.
Hottest Bars in Pacific Beach
Typhoon Salon is probably the most popular and casual place during Friday and Saturday nights, where you can party, drink, dance and have fun in PB.
If you are looking for somewhere more classy, you can hit Bar West.
If you want to have a drink and watch sports in a very casual bar while having a beautiful view of Pacific Ocean, you should try Pacific Beach ShoreClub
Geography
Garnet Ave between Ingraham
St and Mission Blvd is where many bars and restaurants are
located The nightlife in Pacific Beach caters towards a younger
crowd than the nightlife in downtown San Diego.
8. Harbor Cruise
The San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal is located at 1140
North Harbor Drive on the B Street Pier. It is conveniently located in
downtown San Diego a short distance from countless attractions.
