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San Diego Beachfront Villas
Luxury oceanfront vacation accommodations that are both bright and casual. These vacation rental units have many fine amenities that usually include spacious living, sleeping, kitchen and dining areas and accessories designed for long-term stays. Over 200 San Diego area properties available. |
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Sea World - San Diego
Giant marine zoological park and aquariums.
Home of Shamu the Killer Whale and other great adventures.
The San Diego Zoo
Located in beautiful Balboa Park, the
100-acre World-Famous San Diego Zoo cares for more than 4,000
individual animals representing 800 different species. Its collection,
as well as its collection of over 6,500 species of plants, is acknowledged
as one of the finest in the world.
Tour Legoland California - Carlsbad CA
Only themepark of its kind in America, over 40 major rides and attractions in
the bright Legobrick colors.
Tour Flower Fields - Carlsbad Ranch
Carlsbad Ranch is a historic agricultural area renowned for its ongoing production
of commercial grade ranunculas and strawberries.
Quail Botanical Gardens - Encinitas CA
Located on over 30 acres in Encinitas, California, Quail Botanical Gardens
features rare bamboo groves, desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants,
Mediterranean climate landscapes, and a subtropical fruit garden.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Located adjacent to the world-renown Scripps Institute of Oceanography
this facility has large salt-water aquariums primarily dedicated to the
study of both cold water and tropical water marine life of the
Pacific Ocean. Includes giant octopus, jelly-fish, garibaldi,
kelp forest and live coral. Several educational exhibits. Offshore
is the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park - the subject of
a lot of scientific research.
Bahia Belle - Mission Bay Cruise
"Turn of the Century," Mississippi-style sternwheeler featuring dancing, live music including swinging' blues and great dance music for everyone to enjoy,
DJ's and cocktails, cruises the waters of Mission Bay making stops at the Bahia and Catamaran Resort Hotels during the evening.
Del Fairgrounds and Racetrack
This large facility is host to horse racing (July-Sept), the
San Diego County Fair (June), the ScreamZone (October),
and Holiday Lights (December).
Biplace, Air Combat and Warbird Adventures - Palomar Airport
Palomar Airport, 1-800-SKY-LOOP; Attraction Website;
Palomar Airport Barnstorming airplace rides - Try the Top Dog Air Combat or Warbird Loops and Rolls.
Fly over flower fields, coast & beaches, inland over orchards & vineyards.
Each flight can be more thrilling than a roller-coaster or gentle as a featherbed.
K1 Speedway - Carlsbad CA
6212 Corte Del Abeto, Carlsbad, CA 92009; (760) 929-2225;
Speedway Website;
Experience the thrill of wheel to wheel racing in high-performance Italian karts!
1Speed is the largest indoor karting facility on the west coast.
Their 75,000 sq.ft. facility has over 2000 feet of racing excitement!
Adult, Junior and Competition state of the art carts with 20HP engines (capable of upto 120 km/hr)
instead of the typical 6.5 engines.
Ice Town
Large indoor skating rink offers an extensive variety of ice skating programs. Daily public sessions are available
for recreational skaters. Learn to skate with group skating lessons and private lessons, and progress on to both ISI
and US Figure Skating competitive programs. The hockey program includes: In-House Youth Hockey,
Jaguars Travel Hockey League, In-House Adult Hockey, clinics, and tournaments.
ICE TOWN can also accommodate birthday parties, private group reservations, and broom ball.
Okanagan Hockey School - La Jolla Academy
La Jolla Jaguars - Youth Travel Hockey League
UCSD Tritons Ice Hockey - all practices and games held at Ice Town.
Boomers - Family Fun Centers
Family Entertainment Centers featuring mini-golf, game arcades, bumber boats, batting cages, go-cart racing, laser tag, food and more.
Popular destination for children's birthdays. Look for days with discount pass prices.
Boomers El Cajon - 1155 Graves Ave, El Cajon, CA 92021
Boomers San Diego - 6999 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111
Boomers Vista - 1525 W. Vista Way, Vista, CA 92083;
San Diego Wild Animal Park - San Pasqual Valley
Cageless zoo lets you see major animals in their natural environment.
Tour Balboa Park - San Diego
Dozens of museums, libraries, gardens, and many other attractions
Find out when to visit for free.
La Jolla Art Association - Art Galleries
The Village Gallery, 7932 Ivanhoe Ave., La Jolla, CA; Gallery Website;
More Theme Park Venues:
Other Attractions:
Carlsbad Strawberry Fields -
- Giant commercial field that is visible from the I-5 Freeway at Cannon Rd (Legoland exit)
Balloon Rides - Del Mar Sunset Balloon Rides
Socal Seaplanes - Family fun guided adventure
Socal Helicopters - Family fun guided adventure
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Discount passes and special offers included.
World Zoo Tour Adventure Guide
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zoological parks and aquariums. Discount passes and special offers included.
Mission Bay Holiday Inn
Smart, Modern Hotel in the Mission Bay Area. 1 Miles from Mission Bay and 4 Miles from Pacific Beach.
Empress Hotel Of La Jolla
The Empress Hotel of La Jolla is a 73-room European style boutique hotel located in the heart of the charming seaside village of La Jolla.
The property is within walking distance to shopping, restaurants, art galleries and museums and a short stroll to the beach and La Jolla Cove.
Southern California Deep Sea Recreation
For more adventure tour resources try these MainTour.com special features:
Fishing Adventure Guide - Guide to Saltwater and freshwater game
Boating Adventure Guide - Pacific coast marinas and boat charters
Watersports Adventure Guide - Great links to wide variety of aquatic activities
Tour San Diego Harbor - Visit historic, private and commercial watercraft of all sizes
Tour Mission Bay San Diego - Popular boating destination
Tour Channel Islands National Park - Protected marine wildlife habitat assessible only by sea or air.
Tour Catalina Island - Popular tourism resort destination accessible only by sea or air.
Tour Dana Point - Very scenic small craft harbor.
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Tour Key West
The carefree ambiance of the Caribbean beckons in one of America’s most unusual cities. It’s a place where shopping, sightseeing and relaxing fill your days and where tightrope walkers and fire-eaters create a festive backdrop to the setting of the sun. |
La Jolla Cove - Beach
1100 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA; (619) 454-1444;
City Beach Webpage;
One of the best scenic tours in all of San Diego takes you to
a small hidden beach cove tucked in between sea cliffs and tide pools
making it a frequent stopping place for visitors such as sea lions
and harbor seals.
This place includes the Sunny Jim Cave accessible only
thru a staircase from a souvenir shop at 1325 Coast Blvd.
Oceanside Pier
One of the longest piers on the west coast -
very popular for fishing and there is a Ruby's Restaurant on the end.
At the base of the pier is a bandshell which is the site of special concert events.
Mission Bay Park
Miles of bayside shoreline with facilities for picnicking, boating, camping and fishing.
Popular watersport activities include sailing, water-skiing, swimming, wind-surfing and jetbikes.
Pacific Beach
Site of the famour Tourmaline Surfing Beach
More San Diego Area Beaches
Solana Beach
Encinitas Beaches
Del Mar Beaches
La Jolla Shores - Beach
8200 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA; (619) 454-1444;
City Beach Webpage;
This mile long sandy beach has some of the most gentle surf in San Diego.
Located adjacent to Kellogg Park.
Children's Pool - Beach
850 Coast Blvd, La Jolla, CA; (619) 454-1444;
City Beach Webpage;
A small beach protected by a seawall. Seals and sea lions can be found frequently both here and just offshore at Seal Rock.
Wind and Sea Beach
6800 Neptune Place, La Jolla, CA; (619) 454-1444;
City Beach Webpage;
This scenic rocky shoreline has offshore undergrond reef that causes surf to break right on the beach.
Experienced surfers like to come to this unique spot.
Windansea Surf Club - Promotes surfers as athletes and good citizens.
Hampton Inn - Del Mar
An ideal location for both business and leisure travelers due to our easy accessibility to the freeway, the close proximity to the local beaches,
and the extensive business parks located in Del Mar Heights, Carmel Valley, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Pines, and the La Jolla Golden Triangle.
California Wilderness Adventures
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Discover California's natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing desert, mountain, islands and coastal terrain.
California features many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for
rock climbing, mountaineering, ocean sailing, camping, hiking and more.
- UH-34 Seahorse - green Vietnam-era transport copter
- SNJ Texan - fighter jet
- MiG-15 - early Russian fighter jet
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
700 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92038; (858) 454-3451;
Venue Website;
Open Tues-Sat 10-5;
Permanent exhibits of minimalist, conceptual and California Artworks.
Many rotating exhibits year-round.
The Maritime Museum - San Diego Embarcadero
The Maritime Museum of San Diego features one of the finest collections of historic ships in the world, including; the world’s oldest active ship Star of India.
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.
Five original adobes are part of the complex, which includes shops, restaurants and a museum. La Casa de Estudillo is a mansion built around a garden courtyard.
This park covers a six block area (bounded by Wallace, Juan, Twiggs and Congress sts) re-creating the founding of the first European settlement
in California. Presidio Park (located closeby) is the site of California's first mission and military fortress (1769).
Timken Museum of Art - Balboa Park
Located in San Diego's beautiful Balboa Park, the Timken Museum of Art houses the world-class Putnam Foundation Collection of European
old masters American art, and Russian icons. Artworks in the collection range from 13th-century altarpieces through 18th-century portraits to 19th-century still lifes,
many by European Old Masters.
San Diego Museum of Art - Balboa Park
This facility is world renowned for its sophisticated collection of Italian Renaissance and Spanish Baroque Art collections. Over 10,500
permanent piece collection ranges from early Eqyptian to the 20th century. Many frequent cultural exchange exhibits. Museum was
established in 1915 as a result of the Pan-American exposition of that year.
Mingei International Museum - Balboa Park
Traditional and Contemporary Gallery of Folk Art, Crafts and Design;
Mingei is a special word increasingly used throughout the world for "Arts Of The People."
Within a contemporary, architecturally designed setting, exhibitions are composed of the finest examples of creative expression.
Museum of Photographic Arts - Balboa Park
Since its founding in 1983, the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) has been devoted to collecting, conserving and
exhibiting the entire spectrum of the photographic medium.
Museum of the Living Artist - Balboa Park
A new exhibition of works by talented Southern California regional artists opens every four to six weeks in this specially designed 10,000 square-foot,
state-of-the-art gallery space, dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts through outreach, education, and exhibition.
Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego - Balboa Park
The garden expansion will complete the nine acres in the lower level and include an Herb and Tea Garden with walking trails and viewing pavilion, a waterfall and lily
pond, a traditional Tea House and a contemporary Tea House, each with its own garden, a cherry tree grove and an outdoor amphitheater.
MCRD San Diego Command Museum
Located at the historic San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot is
one of the most extensive and comprehensive displays of Marine Corps historical items in the Nation.
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Knott's Soak City USA - Chula Vista
San Diego's newest, biggest and wildest water adventure park.
22 of the most intense water rides and attractions imaginable - all themed to the longboards and surf woodies of the
1950s San Diego coast. 32-acres recreational water park with 16 waterslides, wave pool
play tower and island, ballpark, volleyball pit, and picnic areas.
Boomers - Family Fun Centers
Family Entertainment Centers featuring mini-golf, game arcades, bumber boats, batting cages, go-cart racing, laser tag, food and more.
Popular destination for children's birthdays. Look for days with discount pass prices.
Museum of Making Music - Carlsbad Ranch
Exhibits date back to 1890 to trace this history of innovations in
popular music. Over rare 450 musical instruments on display in a 6,500 sq. ft.
exhibit space divided into five major themes. Research library and archives are also available. Their goal
is to preserve, exhibit and promote the history of the music products industry.
Ask about guided tours.
Oceanside Museum of Art - Downtown Oceanside
The museum is housed in a classic Irving Gill designed building that represents the flavor of Southern California in the 1930s.
California Surf Museum - Downtown Oceanside
Founded in February 1986 - the California Surf Museum presents standing displays of surfing equipment and photographs.
Every six months it introduces a new feature exhibit highlighting one of the pioneering legends
of the surfing world. The museum also retails surfing-related merchandise.
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
USMC MCAS Miramar
Open: Mon-Sat; Free Admission;
Special: Ask about Open Cockpit Days
The museum is expanding onto a 8-acre plot at the military airfield at Miramar.
Exhibits include over 25 original combat aircraft and helicopters on public display.
The best time to visit is on "Open Cockpit Day" when visitor can explore the interior
of some of these famous planes. Exhibits include:
Museum Website -
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Lighted Candle Society
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More Area Museums, Libraries and Galleries
San Dieguito Heritage Museum -
Includes educational local history exhibits featuring Native Americans, Spanish Ranchos and other early settlers.
Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery -
Activities include: an outdoor Art Fair, a Children's Art Show, free art lessons, public displays, guest artists, field trips, critiques, and speakers.
Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society -
Walking Tour of Historic Sites - First saturday of the month.
Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery -
Activities include: an outdoor Art Fair, a Children's Art Show, free art lessons, public displays, guest artists, field trips, critiques, and speakers.
Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society -
Walking Tour - First saturday of the month.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography;
San Diego - La Jolla Underwater Park;
World Museum Adventure Tour Guide
Special feature of MainTour to help you find the best musuems, libraries, galleries and science centers.
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San Diego Hyatt Regency - Online Directory
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Come stay at one of San Diego's landmark destinations. Several of the finest
Hyatt Regency Resort Hotels serve this region with great vacation amenities.
California Bookstore
This site features the best regional magazines, roadmaps, guidebooks, local history, folklore, fiction, recreation, adventure and more.
City of Roses Tour
Best known for the Tournament of Roses Parade and Bowl Game.
Tourists may also enjoy visits to Old Town Pasadena which featuresa huge variety of choices of restaurants, shopping centers, night clubs, bars,
and movie theaters, and 'Paseo Colorado,' which features a unique collection of retail stores, fine and casual dining and garden promenades.
Cabrillo National Monument - Point Loma
Located on the tip of Point Loma - this major landmark offers the best
scenic views of the San Diego skyline and a host of other great features.
It is also a great vista to watch the big ships sail in or out of San Diego Bay.
San Diego Mormon Temple
7474 Charmant Dr, San Diego, CA 92122-5000; (858) 622-0991;
Temple Website;
Although admittance is restricted to members of the LDS church, the exterior grounds are
open to free public tours daily. The best time to visit (but also most crowded)
is on Saturdays when an average of over two dozen wedding parties are passing through
to solemnize marriage vows and to take pictures on the lawns and gardens.
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala
California's First Church
First of the 21 missions and known as the Mother of the Missions, Mission San Diego de Alcala was founded on
July 16, 1769 by Blessed Junipero Serra. It was designated as a Minor Basilica in 1976 by Pope Paul VI.
The Mission today is an active Catholic Parish in the Diocese of San Diego.
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia - Oceanside CA
Known as the "King of Missions" - Mission San Luis Rey is the largest of the California missions and a national landmark. Franciscan friars at the mission conduct regular tours. This church still holds regular worship services and hosts special functions during the week.
Mt Soledad Veterans Memorial
Memorial Website;
Six concentric walls will hold 3,200 black granite plaques.
More Area Historic Landmarks
Self Realization Fellowship - Retreat and Hermitage Grounds.
Yoga and meditation center founded by Paramahansa Yogananda. Encinitas.
La Jolla Campground Directory
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Botanical Garden Park Explorer
Visit the most incredible garden park displays around the world.
Quail Botanical Gardens
The only botanical garden in San Diego County, this park has one of the world's most
diverse plant collections. Scenic trails take visitors to 20 unique gardens, a 60 foot
waterfall in a tropical rain forest and North America's largest display of bamboo.
Surrounding chaparral area serves as a natural bird refuge. San Diego visitors and residents are invited to
experience this spectacular collection of flora. Tours, nature walks, lectures,
landscape advice and instructional programs are offered.
Flower Capital of the World - Encinitas CA
Encinitas is famous as the "Flower Capital of the World" and is home
to an extensive collection of fine nurseries and gardens. Several of these wholesalers and retailers
will ship fresh cut flowers to any destination in the world. This industry started with the poinsettias
of Paul Ecke Ranch and has since grown to include many horticulture greenhouse operations.
San Dieguito River Park
Partially completed Coast-to-Crest wilderness trail follows the path of the San Dieguito Rivier.
The Park will someday extend from the ocean at Del Mar to Volcan Mountain, just north of Julian
and may even connect with the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park just beyond.
It will wind past Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, Escondido, Lake Hodges and Lake Sutherland.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UCSD
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (founded in 1903) is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research, graduate training, and
public service in the world. Ongoing investigations include the topography and composition of the ocean bottom, waves and currents, and the
flow and interchange of matter between seawater and the ocean bottom or the atmosphere. Scripps's research ships are used in these investigations
throughout the world's oceans. As many as 300 research projects may be underway at any time under that guidance of the 1300 staff members.
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Encompasses 2000 acres of coastal bluff, home to the protected rare Torrey Pines trees.
The Torrey pine is the rarest native pine in the United States. This preserve has oer eight miles of
trails that take you to the coastline and coastal lagoon.
Tour Mission Bay
This large aquatic recreation area has miles of shoreline and small boat marina. Home to Sea World
and Belmont Park.
San Diego - La Jolla Underwater Park
Park Info;
Created in 1970, the underwater park is a continuing community project to preserve the natural ecology, reestablish the underwater sea life and
maintain the natural beauty of the shoreline. Within the Park there are two special areas created by the California Fish & Game Commission;
the Ecological Reserve and the Marine Life Refuge.
Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve
This 4000 acre park stretches some seven miles protecting two major coastal canyons.
Los Peñasquitos Canyon and its tributary, Lopez Canyon, are characterized by perennial streams and steep slopes rising from flat, densely vegetated canyon bottoms.
Visitors can find wilderness trails and evidence of prehistoric cultures.
Bike Trails
Rose Canyon Bike Trail - Rose Canyon - University City
Marian Bear Park Trail - San Clemente Canyon - Clairemont Mesa
More Area Gardens and Nature Parks
