Balboa Park
Overlooking downtown and the Pacific Ocean, 1,200-acre Balboa Park is the cultural heart of San Diego. Ranked as one of the world's best parks by the Project for Public Spaces, it's also where you can find...
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Coronado
Although it's actually an isthmus, easily reached from the mainland if you head north from Imperial Beach, Coronado has always seemed like an island and is often referred to as such. Located just 15 mi...
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Downtown
Downtown is San Diego's Lazarus. Written off as moribund by the 1970s, downtown is now one of the city's prime draws. The turnaround began in the late 1970s with the revitalization of the Gaslamp Quarter...
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Harbor and Shelter Islands and Point Loma
The populated outcroppings that jut into the bay just west of downtown and the airport demonstrate the potential of human collaboration with nature. Point Loma, Mother Nature's contribution to San Diego's...
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La Jolla
La Jollans have long considered their village to be the Monte Carlo of California, and with good cause. Its coastline curves into natural coves backed by verdant hillsides covered with homes worth millions...
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Mission Bay and Beaches
You don't have to go far from the freeway to experience the beach-party atmosphere of Mission Bay. A 5-mi-long pathway runs parallel to I-5 through the eastern section of the bay from a miniature golf...
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Old Town
San Diego's Spanish and Mexican roots are most evident in Old Town, the area north of downtown at Juan Street, near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 8. As the first European settlement in Southern...
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Uptown
Unconventional among San Diego's neighborhoods, Uptown encompasses the three unique communities of Hillcrest, North Park, and University Heights, all pedestrian-friendly. In addition to its cultural diversity...
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