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Attractions
ATTRACTIONS
When it comes to attractions and entertainment, San Diego is a major league town. For starters, there are the San Diego Padres Baseball Club; the world- famous San Diego Zoo and the spacious Wild Animal Park. Sea World is located on beautiful Mission Bay and Legoland is in Carlsbad. There are over 80 golf courses, including PGA sites at Torrey Pines and La Costa. Thousands play the ponies and visit the County Fair at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds. San Diego has hosted three Super Bowl games, two World Series and the Major League All-Star Game, too.
The ocean and bay add another dimension. Moored in San Diego Bay is the world’s oldest working clipper ship, The Star of India. Hundreds of sport fishing boats amble down the Mexican coast searching for marlin, yellow fin, and harpooned swordfish. Whale watching is a wonderful wintertime pursuit—especially when you can see the Cabrillo National Monument at the tip of Point Loma in your own boat.
The San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera are well-endowed and feature top-name conductors and soloists. At the La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theater, world- class theatre has debuted and headed for Broadway. The East County Center for Performing Arts and the California Center for the Arts feature a wide assortment of talent and the La Jolla Chamber Music Society hosts its annual Summerfest concert series featuring international performers. The Museum of Contemporary Art and the many Balboa Park exhibits display a wide array of both high and pop culture.
San Diego has always had a world-class music scene. Each year, hundreds of rock, pop, soul, and R&B acts play in dozens of large venues and small clubs throughout the County.
Just inland and slightly north is the Big Bear Recreation Area where snow skiing and snowboarding abound between October and March.
To the east is the Anza-Borrego Desert where wildflowers bloom each spring. And the Baja Peninsula in the Republic of Mexico offers Old World hospitality and charm in towns like Ensenada, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.
San Diego is one of the most physically fit cities in the world. Each day, thou- sands of people play volleyball or soccer, swim, surf or bike. There’s a 10K race nearly every weekend. The America’s Cup Harbor near Shelter Island is where hometown hero and yachtsman Dennis Conner hosted the world’s most famous sailing trophy. And the Olympic Training Center in South County is where America’s best track athletes train.
Best of all, the accommodating weather ensures that the activity never stops.
CENTRAL
BELMONT PARK
3146 Mission Blvd.
Mission Beach
619-491-2988
Take a ride on this 75 year-old landmark coaster, then walk 1,000 feet to the ocean!
CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT
At the tip of Point Loma 619-557-5450 www.nps.gov/cabr
This magnificent vantage point
of the ocean, city and harbor celebrates Juan Cabrillo’s discovery of San Diego Bay in 1542. Included are artifacts, videos and tours of the birthplace of the city’s rich religious, cultural and natural history.
FIREHOUSE MUSEUM
1572 Columbia Street 619-232-FIRE
See antique fire fighting equipment, trucks, exhibits, uniforms and photographs.
HERITAGE PARK VICTORIAN VILLAGE
Juan & Harney Streets,
Old Town
858-565-3600
Dedicated to the preservation of San Diego’s Victorian era, these beautiful homes dot the Old Town area near Presidio Park.
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