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| TOP SAN DIEGO AREA ATTRACTIONS |
| Balboa Park |
| Balboa Park is America's largest urban cultural park. The 1,200-acre wonder is a cultural and horticultural oasis containing museums, gardens, clubs, theaters, sports facilities, restaurants, fountains, hundred-year-old trees and the San Diego Zoo. There are more than 85 cultural and recreational organizations including fifteen museums and various performing arts groups like the world-famous Old Globe Theatre. The museums along the Park's celebrated El Prado walkway are housed in magnificent Spanish Colonial buildings, originally built for the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. San Diego's favorite attraction. |
| Bates Nut Farm |
| Bates Nut Farm is a popular place in Valley Center featuring delicious nuts, candies, dried fruits, chocolates, fudge and gourmet delights. Watch the peanut butter machine grind fresh peanuts; sample the homemade fudge; have a picnic in the beautiful tree filled park or hang around the old-fashioned candy counter. An October tradition is to search out the perfect pumpkin at Bates. It's also known for many special events held on the 100 acre ranch. And don't forget the 5000 square-foot gift shop. |
| Del Mar Fairgrounds |
| Del Mar Fairgrounds is a multi-use, public facility operated by the 22nd District Agricultural Association. The emphasis is on agriculture, education, entertainment and recreation. It's the site of the Del Mar National Horse Show, the San Diego County Fair, the Scream Zone; the Enviro Fair and the Holiday of Lights. It's also the home of the Del Mar horse racing in July through September as well as approximately 350 smaller events. The Del Mar Fairgrounds, home to many attractions in San Diego, is located in Del Mar. |
| William D. Cannon Art Gallery |
| William D. Cannon Art Gallery is located in the Carlsbad Library near the corner of Dove Lane and El Camino Real. This 2000 sq. ft. gallery features classic, contemporary art and sculpture exhibitions, as well as folk art, crafts and photography. The Gallery is dedicated to providing quality exhibitions and programs that promote education, imagination and vitality. |
| Quail Botanical Gardens |
| Quail Botanical Gardens has one of the most diverse and important plant collections anywhere. California native plants, exotic tropicals, palms, bamboo and other unusual plant collections thrive on 30 beautiful acres with scenic trails and a relaxing waterfall. Quail Botanical Gardens is dedicated to the conservation of rare and endangered plants from across the globe. Visitors enjoy tours, nature walks, lectures, landscape advice, instructional programs and fabulous summer concerts. |
| San Diego Zoo Gardens |
| San Diego Zoo Gardens are a world-class botanical wonder that add so much to the home of one of the finest animal collections in the world. The approximately 700,000 plants that grace the Zoo grounds create the peaceful landscape that it's known for. Nestled in the northeast corner of Balboa Park, the Zoo's 100 lushly planted acres have delighted and amazed visitors ever since its founding in 1916. A favorite San Diego attraction for gardeners. |
| Cabrillo National Monument |
| Cabrillo National Monument celebrates Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's landing in San Diego Bay in 1542. The park offers a superb view of San Diego's harbor and skyline. At the highest point of the park stands the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, which has been a San Diego icon since 1854. In the winter, migrating gray whales can be seen off the coast. Native coastal sage scrub habitat along the Bayside Trail offers a quiet place to reflect and relax. A favorite San Diego historical attraction. |
| Marston House |
| Marston House was built in 1905 for the prominent San Diego merchant, philanthropist and civic leader. Furnished in the style of the American Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 20th century, the interior reflects the architect's commitment to function and simplicity of design. Five acres of landscaped grounds offer a picturesque blend of English Romantic themes with California influences. The Marston House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| San Diego Natural History Museum |
| San Diego Natural History Museum features its own giant-screen film Ocean Oasis, which takes visitors on an incredible journey through Baja California and the Sea of Cortez. In a 90,000 sq. ft. expansion, visitors also enjoy exciting traveling exhibitions and regional displays of its 7.5 million specimen scientific collection in the disciplines of paleontology, mineralogy, botany, entomology, marine invertebrates, herpetology, ornithology and mammalogy. Another popular San Diego museum attraction in beautiful Balboa Park. |
| San Diego Sports Arena |
| The San Diego Sports Arena (formerly iPayOne Center) is an indoor arena located on Sports Arena Blvd in Point Loma, San Diego, California off of Interstate 8.
Completed in 1966 at a cost of $6.5 million, the arena seats 12,000 for arena football, 12,920 for ice hockey, 14,500 for basketball and tennis, 5,450 for amphitheater concerts and stage shows, between 8,900 and 14,800 for arena concerts, 13,000 for ice shows and the circus, and 16,100 for boxing and wrestling. It was the home of the San Diego Rockets of the NBA from 1967-1971, the San Diego Conquistadors/Sails of the ABA from 1975-1976, the San Diego Mariners of the WHA from 1974-1977, the San Diego Clippers of the NBA from 1978-1984, the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams, off and on, from 1966-1997, the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team which won 10 titles in the arena, as well as other small sports franchises such as World Team Tennis.
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| PETCO Park |
| PETCO Park is an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, California. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers. Starting from 2007, PETCO Park also hosts the USA Sevens international rugby union sevens event every year. The stadium is named after the animal and pet supplies retailer PETCO, which is based in San Diego and paid for the naming rights. Since the retailer spells its name in all capital letters, mere initial capitalization as "Petco Park" is not correct.
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