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Fodor's Choice Sights in San Diego
| Name | Category | Location |
Botanical Building
The graceful redwood-lath structure, built for the 1915 Panama-California... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo |
Cabrillo National Monument
This 160-acre preserve marks the site of the first European visit... |
Parks | Point Loma and Coronado |
Fiesta de Reyes
North of San Diego's Old Town Plaza lies the area's unofficial... |
Stores / Malls | Old Town and Uptown |
Globe Theatres
Even if you're not attending a play, this complex, comprising... |
Arts / Performance Venues | Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo |
Hillcrest
The large retro Hillcrest sign over the intersection of University... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Old Town and Uptown |
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Hotel Del Coronado
One of San Diego's best-known sites, the hotel has been a National... |
Hotels | Point Loma and Coronado |
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden and Desert Garden
These neighboring gardens sit just across the Park Boulevard... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo |
La Jolla Cove
This shimmering blue inlet is what first attracted everyone to... |
Beaches | La Jolla |
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
At the downtown branch of the city's contemporary art museum... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown |
The New Children's Museum (NCM)
Opened in May 2008, NCM blends contemporary art with unstructured... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown |
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
The six square blocks on the site of San Diego's original pueblo... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Old Town and Uptown |
San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
After 47 years of worldwide service, the retired USS Midway began... |
Museums / Galleries, Nautical Sites | Downtown |
San Diego Zoo
Balboa Park's—and perhaps the city's—most famous... |
Museums / Galleries | Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo |
SeaWorld San Diego
One of the world's largest marine-life amusement parks, SeaWorld... |
Amusement Parks | Mission Bay, Beaches, and SeaWorld |
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
Pinus torreyana, the rarest native pine tree in the United States... |
Parks | La Jolla |
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