Sights & Attractions in San Diego

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

Coronado Beach With the famous Hotel Del Coronado as a backdrop, this sandy...	Beaches	Coronado

Fiesta de Reyes North of San Diego's Old Town Plaza lies the area's unofficial...	Stores / Malls	Old Town

Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch In spring the hillsides are abloom on this, the largest bulb...	Gardens / Arboretums	Carlsbad


Hotel Del Coronado The Del's distinctive red-tile roofs and Victorian gingerbread...	Hotels	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

LEGOLAND California Resort The centerpiece of a development that includes resort hotels...	Amusement Parks	Carlsbad

Maritime Museum From sailing ships to submarines, the Maritime Museum is a must...	Museums / Galleries	Embarcadero

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Driving along Coast Boulevard, it is hard to miss the mass of...	Museums / Galleries	La Jolla

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) At the Downtown branch of the city's contemporary art museum...	Museums / Galleries	Embarcadero

The New Children's Museum (NCM) Opened in May 2008, NCM blends contemporary art with unstructured...	Museums / Galleries	Embarcadero

Old Mission San Luis Rey Known as the King of the Missions, the 18th and largest and most...	Religious Sites	Oceanside

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park The six square blocks on the site of San Diego's original pueblo...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old Town

San Diego Zoo Balboa Park's—and perhaps the city's—most famous...	Zoos / Aquariums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo Safari Park A branch of the San Diego Zoo, 35 mi to the south, the 1,800-acre...	Zoos / Aquariums	Escondido

SeaWorld San Diego One of the world's largest marine-life amusement parks, SeaWorld...	Amusement Parks	Mission Bay

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Pinus torreyana, the rarest native pine tree in the United States...	Parks	La Jolla

USS Midway Museum After 47 years of worldwide service, the retired USS Midway began...	Museums / Galleries, Nautical Sites	Embarcadero
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