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California's second largest city and the United States' seventh largest city with 70 miles of pristine beaches and a dazzling array of world-class family attractions.

San Diego offers a wide variety of things to see and do, appealing to guests from around the world.

The city is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area as well as the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area.


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Hotels San Diego  

  Booking   -   Hotel Guide San Diego

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Car Rental  

  Holiday Autos   -    

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Tour Operators 

Kuoni Holidays   

   -   Create your perfect trip to California
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Travel Guides San Diego / Related Books 

Travel guides California  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Transportation / How do I travel to San Diego 

  San Diego Airport   -   San Diego International Airport (SAN) 6.9 km
  Tijuana Airport   -   Abelardo L Rodriguez (TIJ) 27.6 km

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Links

  San Diego   -   Government City of San Diego

  San Diego   -   San Diego Travel Source

  Downtown San Diego
  Gaslamp Quarter   -   downtown's historic Gaslamp Quarter [ Popular area ]
  Little Italy

  Air & Space Museum
  Automotive Museum
  Balboa Park
  Balboa Stadium
  Beaches in San Diego   -   see Lifeguard Services 
Maps, Photo's, Beach water quality San Diego beaches..
  Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  Black's Beach (nude beach) at Torrey Pines State Park in La Jolla
  Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma
  Casa de Estudillo, in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
  Centro Cultural de la Raza
  George W. Marston House
  Hall of Champions
  Hillcrest San Diego
  Hotel del Coronado in nearby Coronado
  Horton Plaza [ Shopping area ]
  Legoland California in nearby Carlsbad
  MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (Miramar Airshow)
  Mingei International Museum
  Mission Beach Roller Coaster at Belmont Park in Mission Beach
  Mission San Diego de Alcalá *
  Mission Trails Regional Park
  Mission Valley
  Model Railroad Museum
  Mount Soledad at La Jolla
  Museum of Art
  Museum of Man
  Museum of Photographic Arts
  Museum of the Living Artist
  Natural History Museum
  Old Globe Theatre at Balboa Park
  Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park
  Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
  Pacific Beach
  Petco Park
  Presidio of San Diego
  Qualcomm Stadium
  Wild Animal Park in nearby Escondido
  Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
  San Diego Convention center
  San Diego Zoo at Balboa Park
  Seaport Village in the Marina District downtown
  SeaWorld at Mission Bay
  Spreckels Organ Pavilion
  Starlight Bowl
  Timken Museum of Art
  Veterans Museum and Memorial Center

  Coronado
  La Jolla
  Del Mar
  Carlsbad
  Escondido
  La Mesa
  Hillcrest
  Barrio Logan
  Chula Vista

  University of California, San Diego

Cuisine

It is not surprising that San Diego, given its ethnic and cultural mix, has a wide range of cuisines.

  Cuisine of San Diego

History

  San Diego History Centre
San Diego History Center is dedicated to helping people of all ages learn about, and enjoy, the history of San Diego, and to appreciate how its past, present, and future are interrelated.
The Document Archives contain an extensive collection of material related to San Diego regional history including books, public records, maps, scrapbooks, unpublished manuscripts, document and manuscript collections, architectural records, newspapers and serials, biological and subject files, oral history interviews, and ephemera.

  History of San Diego
Pre-colonial and colonial period, Mexican period, Joining the United States, Consolidation as an urban center, Modern San Diego.

Music, Arts & Culture, Events 

  Culture of San Diego

  Balboa Park   -   a urban cultural park
Balboa Park contains multiple museums, gardens, attractions, and venues. It is named after the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

  Art Walk   -   the largest art event in the San Diego/Tijuana region in Little Italy
  Asian Film Festival
  Cabrillo Festival
Commemorating the discovery of San Diego Bay by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
  ConDor   -   SF&Fantasy Convention
  Comic-Con
  Fleet Week
  San Diego Asian Film Festival
  Latino Film Festival
  MCAS Miramar Air Show
  Parade of Lights on San Diego Bay [in December]
  Precious Festa   -   the largest Italian festival in the Western U.S. in Little Italy 
  San Diego/Del Mar Fair
  Street Scene Music Festival


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