San Diego

Jill Florio

San Diego is the ideal city, boasting perfect year-round weather (never too hot, nor ever cold), scenic parks, fine museums, excellent food, a multicultural ambience, and 70 miles of shoreline! Here you will find the world's finest zoo; an enormous natural harbor; an exciting, historic downtown; and access to mountains, deserts, lakes, bird-lined estuaries, Mexican villages and little-known wineries. Browse these articles for the inside scoop on where to go and what to see - including both the main attractions and the hidden niches of America's sixth-largest city.



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Catching the Green Flash

San Diegans love being flashed. The green flash is simply thrilling to see - and when it occurs, it's usually so fast that you aren't even sure what you saw. If you like sunsets and you're a dedicated sky-watcher, chances are good you can be flashed too. Here's how.

Tidepooling, San Diego Style

If you enjoy beachcombing, exploring wild lifeforms and peering into tiny worlds, then tidepooling is for YOU! San Diego's got some lovely sites at low tide...and places like Sea World and Cabrillo National Monument even help you intepret what you find...check it out!

Life's a Beach in San Diego

San Diego's beaches have something for everyone. What do you like to do and see when you go to the coast? Whether you want to surf, jet ski, rollar blade, people watch, picnic, swim nude or watch for the green flash, have I got a beach for you!

Inside Balboa Park

This famous park, built to resemble a Spanish Mission City for the 1915 World's Fair, is a gem for locals and tourists alike. A dozen world-class museums line the elaborate promenade...but there are also clowns, jugglers, sidewalk musicians, Koi ponds, botanical gardens and a recreated Old Globe Theater! Read to learn ...
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