San Diego Tourist Attractions

The Major Top Attractions In The San Diego Area !

San Diego Tourist attractions that are a must see on your San Diego Southern California vacation.

Here are the major attractions in San Diego area for sightseeing and fun for the whole family and kids.

Although many attractions in San Diego are seperated by some distance, the downtown attractions are very close and quite accessable, even by foot.

You can stroll through the Gaslamp Quarters, the Embarcadero and the Seaport Village tourist attractions.

Then hop on a trolley, or bus over to the Balboa Park museums and the San Diego Zoo.

Continue to the Old Town sites, and then over to the Mission Bay Park and the Sea World attraction.

When you go to La Jolla and Coronado, you need to rent a car. In fact renting a car is a must if you are staying in any of the Mission Bay hotels or Harbor Island hotels.

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San Diego Tourist Attractions
BALBOA PARK: it's a fabulous 1,200 acre recreation and cultural center. The park has many Spanish Colonial Revival exhibit halls, and beautiful stunning gardens. You can purchase an one week Passport to Balboa Park, which costs $39, a $120 dollar value, with admission to 13 Balboa Park Attractions. Phone: (619)239-0512.

MISSION BAY: located northwest of downtown San Diego, Mission Bay has two islands and many coves and inlets. It's also home to one of top San Diego tourist attractions, Sea World San Diego. Mission Bay Park has many facilities for boating, boat entals, camping and fishing, as well as miles of shoreline for picknicing and swimming.

San Diego Tourist Attractions
OLD TOWN: it's located just north of downtown. A San Diego state historical park, depicting California settlements such as the Mexican and early American years of 1821 to 1872 with historic buildings and adobe homes. Nearby Presidio Park is the site of California's first Euro - American settlement, established in 1769. Phone: (619)220-5422.

San Diego Tourist Attractions
POINT LOMA, HARBOR AND SHELTER ISLANDS: these places are home to military installations, funky cheap motels and fast-food joints, beautiful homes, large estates, and private boat marinas full of sailboats and yachts. Harbor and Shelter Islands are San Diego tourist hubs with nice hotels, seafood restaurants and boat rentals.

San Diego Tourist Attractions
SAN DIEGO BAY: the San Diego Bay is flanked by the U.S. Coast Guard Base, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, and the Naval Air Station North Island. The top attractions here are the Maritime Museum of San Diego at 1492 N. Harbor Drive, and the USS Midway Museum at 919 N. Harbor Dive.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO: some of the main San Diego tourist attractions are found downtown. It's home to the Embarcadero, a wondeful waterfront walkway along the san Diego Bay, and the historic Gaslamp Quarter District, the Horton Shopping Plaza, the Seaport Village, and Little Italy. There is a lot to do and see here.

San Diego Tourist Attractions
CORONADO: often referred to as an island, it's actually an isthmus. Coronado is a place with wonderful neighborhood parks by the water, beautiful grand homes, and pristine beaches.The best way to get there is via the Coronado bridge, or you can board a ferry from the Embarcadero at the Broadway Pier. Also home to the famous landmark Hotel Del Coronado. A must see place! We love their spectacular Sunday Brunch.

San Diego Tourist Attractions
THE BEACHES: San Diego has some of the prettiest beaches in California. The Silver Strand on Coronado is wide and great for Rv's, while others such as Sunset Cliffs on Point Loma is narrow and rocky. Mission Beach and Pacific Beach are the most popular San Diego beaches, and connected by the Ocean Fron Walk. One of the best places for peole watching. The Ocean Beach is the hippiest San Diego community. We love the Coronado Beach, next to Hotel Del.

LA JOLLA: this San Diego community reminds me of the French Riviera, with its beautiful curving coastline full of natural coves. The hillsides are covered with million dollar homes owned by the ultra rich from all over the World. La Jolla Village main streets are Prospect Street and Girard Avenue, which are lined with expensive boutiques, shops and restaurants. La Jolla Coves, one of major San Diego tourist attractions, is a must see place.