Located just across the border from Tijuana, Mexico, San Diego is the second largest city in California. Known for its wildlife conservation efforts, San Diego is the ideal destination for animal lovers. It is home to the world-famous San Diego Zoo as well as Sea World and Wild Animal Park. The cool year-round climate makes San Diego an ideal place for the whole family to visit at any time of year.
San Diego’s Highlights:
Belmont Park: This family amusement park is located on Mission Beach and offers free admission as well as free parking.
Sea World: The San Diego location of this popular water park features rides and dolphin shows for the entire family to enjoy.
Downtown San Diego: Also called the Center City, this is the heart of San Diego. It is home to the San Diego Maritime Museum as well as the USS Midway Museum.
Balboa Park: As the nation’s largest cultural park, Balboa Park offers 15 acclaimed museums, performing arts facilities, and garden areas. It also houses the famous San Diego Zoo.
Torrey Pines State Reserve: These 2000 acres of pristine land will give you idea glimpse of how America looked to the early settlers.
The San Diego Zoo: This world-famous zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals (including over 800 species) on 100 acres of land. Take one of the guided tours to get the full experience.
The Gaslamp Quarter: Featuring more than 100 restaurants, the Gaslamp Quarter is a great place to experience the nightlife of San Diego. This two-and-a half mile area is filled with Victorian architecture.
Coronado Municipal Beach: Located downtown in the middle of San Diego Bay, Coronado is a picturesque stretch of sand, parks, and hotels.
Don't be fooled by the slightly old-money country-club name, or by the building itself, which at over a hundred and ten years old is surely one of San Diego's oldest — the Keating is as of-the-moment as it's possible to be, utterly emblematic of the current fascination with high-design boutique hotels.
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It’s an apt name for a hotel like this. The Pearl, in contrast with the rather more ostentatious boutique hotels of San Diego’s Gaslamp district, stands on Rosecrans, on the other side of the airport — the better to avoid the stretch Escalades and valet stands, one supposes. But in these inauspicious surroundings (that’s ...
Perched on a cliffside in La Jolla, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, La Valencia has been the grand dame of the San Diego area since 1926, its pink stucco walls and mediterranean-style terraces playing host to Hollywood's biggest stars from the silent era to the present. There are more modern hotels in La Jolla, but there are no others with th ...
Poor overlooked San Diego — not even California’s second city, it’s long been overshadowed by Los Angeles, San Francisco, maybe even Orange County. Of late, however, overlooking San Diego means overlooking some ever more stylish hotels — Tower 23, for example, would turn heads even in the fashion-forward L.A. scene.
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Designed in a remarkably authentic Arts and Crafts style, and patterned after some of Greene and Greene’s historic Pasadena houses, the Lodge at Torrey Pines shows a respect for history that’s rare on the prefabricated Southern California coastline. And all the more impressive is the fact that despite the century-old look, it’s ...
Julianna Rae designs luxurious sleepwear, lingerie and loungewear for women. Using the highest quality eco-friendly fabrics including the finest silks, high threadcount cottons and modern micromodal, Julianna Rae makes clothes and intimate apparel to meet the fit and fashion needs of today's woman and today's eco-conscious buyer.
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