1. Head to one of San Diego’s 70 miles of beaches, all open to the public, and perfect to play in the sand, collect seashells, and bask in the sun.
2. Visit Seaport Village for hours of leisurely strolling and window-shopping in the Village’s stores, and walking along the bay-front or sitting in the grass and gazing at passing yachts and ships along San Diego’s beautiful Big Bay.
3.
Stroll through the 16½-block historic Gaslamp Quarter in downtown
San Diego and view the renovated
turn-of-the-century
Victorian architecture, home to antique stores and art galleries. Did you
know that the Gaslamp Quarter was the stomping ground of Wyatt Earp?
4. Visit Old Town, full of Mexican lore, to stroll through the variety of international shops. Guests are also invited to wander free through Old Town’s historic buildings, including the blacksmith shop, the Seeley Stables, the Stewart House, the Estudillo House and the oldest schoolhouse in San Diego.
5. Cross the border into colorful and exciting Tijuana, Mexico, where the entrance is free and the variety of shops offers unique gifts and apparel.
6. Rollerblade, skateboard, or bicycle along the Mission Beach Boardwalk, a scenic 3-mile boardwalk along picturesque Mission and Pacific Beaches. The 4,600-acre (1861 hectares) Mission Bay in San Diego, with its 27 miles (43 km) of beaches and abundance of grassy recreation areas, is the largest aquatic park in the world. It exhibits marine life from around the globe.
7.
Take a walk around Balboa Park to discover its beautiful architecture.
While visiting the park, take advantage of the variety of free offerings,
including 15 museums (select museums on Tuesdays), tours of the park, concerts
on the 4,445-pipe Spreckels Organ (2PM Sundays), and spectacular gardens
(seven of the eight are free on a regular basis). The world’s largest outdoor
pipe organ is the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. The organ, with
its ornate Spanish architecture and extraordinary sound, graced the opening
of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.