San Diego – Top 10 Attractions in San Diego
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Spend a day in San Diego at Balboa Park playing golf, touring the world-famous San Diego Zoo or visiting a museum. Just outside of town, Torrey Pines State Reserve offers a somewhat wilder terrain where visitors can view rare birds and stately trees.
Following are top attractions in San Diego:
1. San Diego Zoo: Considered one of America’s best, this famous zoo is home to some of the rarest animals in the world including giant pandas and koalas. Visitors explore animal habitats organized into 10 bioclimatic zones, from arctic tundra to rainforest.
2. SeaWorld San Diego: Home to fabulously talented sea creatures including the famous killer whale Shamu.
3. Balboa Park: Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban cultural park. The park is home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo.
4. Old Town San Diego State Historic Park: Historic Old Town is nestled in the heart of San Diego, with over 150 restaurants, shops, and historical sites.
5. Maritime Museum of San Diego: The museum has one of the world’s finest collections of historic ships, including the world famous Star of India.
6. Little Italy: San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood business district has continued to be a vibrant ethnic business and residential community since the 1920s.
7. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center: The Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park features hands-on exhibits and an Omnimax theater.
8. Old Town Trolley: Enjoy a two-hour trolley bus tour that visits major attractions such as Balboa Park, Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, Coronado and the Embarcadero.
9. Mingei International Museum: A museum of folk crafts with a variety of displays that run the gamut from textiles and toys to painting and sculpture.
10. Torrey Pines State Reserve: Although this park is located within San Diego city limits, it remains one of the wildest stretches of land on the Southern California coast. Find miles of unspoiled beaches, chaparral, elegant Torrey Pine trees and a lagoon vital to many species of migrating birds.
Enjoy the many attractions San Diego offers. From viewing some of the world’s rarest animals in the world at the San Diego Zoo to a trolley ride through Old Town and viewing miles of unspoiled beaches at the Torrey Pines State Reserve, you’ll find a world of adventure in San Diego.
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