Sights & Attractions in San Diego

Fodor's Choice Sights in San Diego

Sights Overview
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
 
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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