 B
Street Pier has long been a mustering point for catamaran
trips to the Island of Catalina, and cruise trips to Mexico's
Ensenada. B Street Cruise Ship Terminal welcomes dozens of gleaming
cruise vessels calling throughout the year.
Visit Balboa
Park where the 200 foot California Tower's 100 bell carillon
chimes every 15 minutes and includes admission to 13 attractions
plus deluxe admission to the San Diego Zoo. Also see the Botanical
Building, Japanese Friendship Garden, and the San Diego Aerospace
Museum. Northeast edge of the Business District. 619-239-0512
Belmont
Park's wooden roller coaster, a carousel and a 175 foot
long indoor swimming pool are part of this Oceanside amusement
park's allure. 3146 Mission Road. 619-656-1500
San Diego
Bay invites water exploration with narrated harbor tours
for North Day, South Bay, Point Loma, Cabrillo National Monument,
North Island Naval Air station, the Submarine Base, Coronado
Bridge and more. A ferry shuttles between B Street Pier (downtown)
and The Ferry Landing Marketplace (Coronado). 1050 North Harbor
Drive. 800-44-CRUISE
East County Performing Arts Center is vital to sustaining this
vibrant cultural resource that has the potential to enrich our
lives. Locate at 210 East Main in downtown El Cajon. 619-440-0395
Gaslamp Quarter
is a 16-block National Historic District that contains most
of San Diego's Victorian-style commercial buildings. Fourth
and Fifth Avenues from Broadway to Market Street.
Upscale La Jolla staked out its own postal zone and is often
viewed with good cause as the Monte Carlo of California. The
coastal attraction here is Ellen Browning Scripps Park. Kayaking
among the La Jolla sea caves, the cliffs of Torrey Pines State
Park and picturesque underwater marine preserve, wildlife abounds
and sightings of seals, sea lions, dolphins, cormorants, pelicans,
garibaldi, and gentle leopard sharks are common. 1492 North
Harbor Drive. 619-234-9153
Mission Bay has free admission for kite flying and this 4600
acre aquatic park includes 27 miles of bay front beach and 17
miles of ocean frontage. 2688 East Mission Bay Drive. 619-276-8200
Old
Town San Diego is a six-block area of the San Diego State
Historic Park which marks the founding of the first European
settlement in California and encompasses many of San Diego's
original buildings. Bounded by Wallace, Juan, Twigs and Congress
Streets.
The 100 year old San
Diego Zoo, one of the largest, most famous in the world,
has some of the rarest specimens in captivity with exhibits
replicating natural environments of the animals. The zoo now
cares for more than 4,000 animals representing 800 species.
Zoo Drive in Balboa Park. 619-234-3153
Seaport
Village, connecting hotels and the convention center with
the Harbor is a 14-acre outdoor mall with 75 shops, arts and
crafts, dining and recreation with opportunity for sunset watching.
849 West Harbor Drive. 619-235-6569
Sea
World of San Diego has hosted more than 100 million adventure-seekers
with amazing animals and wondrous shows. Guests can dine with
Shamu at a pool side buffet. 500 Sea World Drive. 619-226-3901
Whale watching is uniquely San Diego. On their annual migration
from Alaska to Mexico, some 200 barnacled gray whales pass in
review of the San Diego coastline each day, often coming within
yards of tour boats. Tours, accompanied by a naturalist, start
December 26th and run through the end of March. 1050 North Harbor
Drive. 619-234- 4111
Wild Animal Park is just 32 miles northeast of the San Diego
Zoo and is an 1800-acre wildlife preserve, which allows visitors
to view herds of exotic animals as they might have been seen
in their native Asia and Africa. Over 3500 animals representing
260 species, and is also an accredited botanical garden. 15500
San Pasquai Valley Road. 760-747-8702
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