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Around San Diego

San Diego is a thriving city with a wide array of sights, activities, and hidden treasures. With what may be the very best weather in the world, there is always plenty of reason to get out and explore under the sun. Gorgeous beaches, a Mediterranean climate, and a skyline dotted with palm trees give San Diego it’s laid back feel.

San Diego’s dramatic landscape provides many opportunities for canyon hiking, biking on and off road, or a romantic walk along seaside cliffs. Balboa Park is America’s largest urban park; with trails, gardens, museums, and the world famous San Diego Zoo, it is just the beginning of all that San Diego has to offer. Not to mention the vibrant music scene and great nightlife will keep you busy long after the sun goes down.

Here are a few links to get you started.

• Tourism Resources
• San Diego Life
• Attractions
• Entertainment
• Sports
• Day Trips
• Transportation

Tourism Resources

San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau (http://www.sandiego.org/)
San Diego @ About.com (http://sandiego.about.com/)
San Diego City Guide (http://cityguide.aol.com/sandiego/)

San Diego Life

San Diego News and Entertainment (www.signonsandiego.com)
Music, Restaurant, and Movie Reviews (www.sdreader.com)
San Diego City Beat (www.citybeat.com)
Beach Life Photos (www.pacificbeachonline.com)
Travel with Kids (http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/California/San_Diego/san_diego.htm)
Gay and Lesbian Oriented (www.gaylesbiantimes.com)
Under 21 (http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/roundup/243)
Places of Worship (http://interfaithservices.org/faithcentermembers.htm)

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Attractions

Top Ten

Balboa Park and the Museums (www.balboapark.org)
The Beaches (www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com)
Cabrillo National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/cabr)
Coronado Island (www.coronado.ca.us)
Gaslamp Quarter (www.gaslamp.org)
La Jolla (http://www.lajollabythesea.com/la-jolla.html)
San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park (Park (www.sandiegozoo.org)
SeaWorld (http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/ca/default.aspx)
San Diego Performing Arts League (http://www.sandiegoperforms.com/)
Tijuana, Mexico (http://www.seetijuana.com/english/index.html)

Parks and Museums

Balboa Park and the Museums (www.balboapark.org)
San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park (www.sandiegozoo.org)
Museum of Contemporary Art (www.mcasd.org)
Old Town Historical Park (http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=663)
Cabrillo National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/cabr/)
La Jolla Underwater Park & Marine Life Refuge (http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/ocean/uwpk/index.html)
Torrey Pines State Park (www.torreypine.org)
Sea World (http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/ca/default.aspx)
Mission Bay Aquatic Park (http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/parks/missionbay/index.shtml)
Black’s Beach (nude) (http://www.blacksbeach.org)
Birch Aquarium at Scripps (http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/)
The Firehouse Museum (http://www.globalinfo.com/noncomm/firehouse/Firehouse.HTML)
Computer Museum of America (http://www.computer-museum.org/)
California Surf Museum (http://surfmuseum.org/)
Legoland (http://www.lego.com/legoland/california/Default.asp?locale=2057)
Maritime Museum and Star of India (www.sdmaritime.com)
Midway Museum (www.midway.org)
Mission Trails Regional Park (www.mtrp.org)

Entertainment

Movies (http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/section/movies)
Performing Arts (http://www.sandiegoperforms.com/whats_playing/whats_playing.html)
Arts Tix (1/2 price theatre tickets) (http://www.sandiegoperforms.com/ARTSTIX/index.html)

Live Music Scene

The Casbah (www.casbahmusic.com)
Soma (www.somasd.com)
Kava Lounge (www.kavalounge.com)
Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay (http://www.humphreysbythebay.com/)
Blind Melons (www.blindmelonspb.com)
Che Café (checafe.ucsd.edu)
4th & B (www.4thandb.com)
House of Blues (www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/sandiego)
Voz Alta Project (www.vozalta.org)
Coors Amphitheater (www.hob.com/venues/concerts/coors)
Spreckels Organ Pavilion (http://www.serve.com/sosorgan/)
Cox Arena (www.cox-arena.com)
San Diego Arena (www.sandiegoarena.com)

Sports

Professional
Padres (Baseball) (www.padres.com)
Chargers (American Football) (www.chargers.com)
Gulls (Ice Hockey) (www.sandiegogulls.com)

College (Football, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball & More)
San Diego State Aztecs (http://goaztecs.collegesports.com/)
UCSD Tritons (http://athletics.ucsd.edu/)
USD Toreros (www.sandiego.edu/athletics/)

          

Outdoor Activities

Running (www.sdtc.com)
Bicycling (www.bicyclingsandiego.com)
San Diego Bicycle Trails (www.sdmba.com)
Golf (www.golfsandiego.com)
Kayaking (www.hikebikekayak.com)
The Sierra Club (http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/home/index.asp)
Whale Watching (http://sandiego.about.com/cs/familyfun/a/whale_watch.htm)
Tide Pooling (http://www.sandiegomag.com/forums/outdoors/tidepools.shtml)
Skateboarding Parks (www.hikebikekayak.com)
Sailing (www.sandiegosailing.com)
Sportfishing (www.sportfishing.org)
Scuba Diving (www.divinglocker.com)
Shark Diving (www.sdsharkdiving.com)
Windsurfing (www.sdwa.org)
Surfing (www.surfingsandiego.com)
Paragliding/Hang Gliding at Torrey Pines (www.flytorrey.com)
Sky Dive San Diego (www.skydivesandiego.com)
Harbor Cruises (http://www.sdhe.com/)

Gaming

Del Mar Race Track (www.dmtc.com)
Barona Casino (www.baronacasino.com)
Harrah’s Casino (http://www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/rin/index.html)
Sycuan Casino (http://www.sycuan.com/sycuan_casino/index.html)
Viejas Casino (http://www.viejas.com)

Local Areas

The Gaslamp Quarter (our neighborhood) (www.gaslamp.org)
Seaport Village (www.spvillage.com)
Little Italy (www.littleitalysd.com)
Hillcrest (www.hillquest.com)
The Beaches (www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com)

Day Trips

Anza-Borrego Desert (http://www.anzaborrego.statepark.org)
Julian, California (Historic Mining Town) (http://www.julianca.com/)
Tijuana, Mexico (http://www.seetijuana.com/english/index.html)
Temecula Wine Tasting (www.temeculawines.org)
Palomar Observatory (www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarnew)
Chula Vista Nature Center (www.chulavistanaturecenter.org)
Arco Olympic Training Center (http://www.chulavistaconvis.org/olympic.asp)
Quail Botanical Gardens (http://www.qbgardens.com/)
Disneyland (http://www.disneyland.com/)
Palm Springs (http://www.palm-springs.org/)
Idyllwild (http://www.idyllwild.com/)
Catalina (http://www.catalina.com/)

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Transportation

Public Transit Info (www.sdcommute.com)
Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com/)
Greyhound (http://www.greyhound.com/)
San Diego Airport (http://www.san.org/)

Other Great Sites to Help You Explore

Lonely Planet (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/)
Let’s Go (http://www.letsgo.com)
Trek America (www.trekamerica.com)
American Southwest (www.americansouthwest.net)

What are you waiting for?
Make your reservation now and stay in safe, comfortable accommodations at HI – San Diego in America’s Finest City.

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