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Haunted Trail
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 231-0131
The Haunted Trail is a stroll through the park you will never forget. Enter the mile long Trail through the twisted grove of pines and gnarled oaks. Visitors watch your back, you’ll never know whi...
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Scream Zone
Neighborhood: Del Mar, CA Category:
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Phone: (858) 755-1161
The Scream Zone is San Diego's largest and scariest haunted attraction. Open on select dates in September and October, it features a huge House of Horror with rooms filled with terrifying scenes a...
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Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Neighborhood: Del Mar, CA Category:
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Phone: (858) 755-1141
Every Summer, The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club hosts some of the most exciting horse races on the planet, locally at the historic Del Mar Racetrack.
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Go San Diego Card
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Balboa Park, Mission Beach, Zoo, Southern California
Phone: (866) 628-9032
There are hundreds of entertaining events and activities throughout all of Southern California, making San Diego a premium tourist vacation spot.
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Indie Fest
Neighborhood: Point Loma, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (1) 800-486
At Indie Fest, the tickets are the only thing that are “selling out”.
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Street Scene
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: N/A
Packed to the rafters with the coolest bands, both local and internationally known, Street Scene is a treat for both the musicians on stage and the massive crowds that gather to see them.
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Rock and Roll Marathon
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California, Old Town, Balboa Park
Phone: (858) 450-6510
By far the coolest way to run twenty-six miles and three-hundred and eight-five yards, the Rock and Roll marathon in San Diego has been running since 1998.
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A Grape Escape Hot Air Balloon Adventure
Neighborhood: Temecula, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (1) 800-965
Peace and tranquility await you over picturesque Temecula Valley as you take a hot air balloon tour over the Wilson Creek winery.
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San Diego Parasail Adventures
Neighborhood: Mission Beach, CA Category:
Southern California, Pacific Beach
Phone: (619) 223-4386
Located at The Adventure Center in Mission Bay, San Diego Parasail Adventures is the best place in the city to take a one-of-a-kind flight over the ocean.
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Pacific Coast Skydiving
Neighborhood: Otay Mesa, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 661-0194
Taking the plunge seven days a week, Pacific Coast Skydiving is the perfect spot for both novice and veteran skydivers.
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Torrey Pines Glider Port
Neighborhood: La Jolla, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: 92037
Open for over seventy five years, this glider port located on the edge of the La Jolla cliffs has been a notable aviation attraction since 1928.
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Comic-Con
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: N/A
Taking over the entire convention center and spilling into the streets of the Gaslamp District, Comic-Con is certainly the biggest event to ever hit the city.
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (661) 255-4527
Carrying over the success of their amusement park, the company has since opened a waterpark next door to the main park in Los Angeles.
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The Flower Fields
Neighborhood: Carlsbad, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 431-0352
Open for only a few months each year starting in the Spring, the Flower Fields in Carlsbad are open for public to allow guests to view all the eye-catching sights on the farm.
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Santa Monica Pier
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (310) 458-8900
Plenty of shops, rides, and restaurants await visitors to this well-known Southern California pier.
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Universal Studios Hollywood
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (818) 622-3801
One of the most popular amusement parks in Southern California, Universal Studios Hollywood is unrivaled when it comes to modern mainstream themed attractions and an unforgettable back lot locale.
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The Wave Waterpark
Neighborhood: Vista, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 940-9283
Located just north of San Diego in scenic Vista, California, The Wave Waterpark is a perfect place to spend a day in the water without dealing with the crowds at the beach or a boring public pool.
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Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Neighborhood: Old Town, CA Category:
Old Town
Phone: (619) 220-5422
Experience the rich cultural history of San Diego by taking a visit to the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Neighborhood: Mission Beach, CA Category:
Mission Beach
Phone: (619) 557-5450
. A visit to the lighthouse is able to bring visitors directly into the past, as the scenery looks virtually unchanged since it was built over 130 years ago.
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San Diego Air and Space Museum
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: N/A
Like the mythical Phoenix rising from the ashes, the San Diego Air and Space Museum (formerly Aerospace Museum) overcame an arson fire that destroyed its entire collection in 1978. Now it populate...
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Oceanside Museum of Art
Neighborhood: Oceanside, CA Category:
Phone: (760) 435-3720
The Oceanside Museum of Art is helping shape its city from a sleepy beach town into a contemporary, urban one. Showcasing both regional and international paintings, sculptures and photographs, it...
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San Diego Museum of Man
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 239-2001
For the history buff, book worm or cultural enthusiast, the San Diego Museum of Man is a wonder to behold. See how far the human population has come, from prehistoric skeletons to amazing works of...
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Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 238-1233
Marvel at all the mysteries of the universe at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. The science center promotes learning for young on old through hands-on science exhibits such as: Block Busters-bu...
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USS Midway Museum
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 544-9600
Adding to San Diego's unique aura is its age old history as a naval port. Find out just what it takes to keep beautiful San Diego safe and sound at the USS Midway Museum. Faring the journey aboard...
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Maritime Museum of San Diego
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 234-9153
With adventure on the open sea as fascinating as it is, the Maritime Museum of San Diego is the perfect location to visit while exploring the city?s harbor. Explore one of their many permanent exh...
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San Diego History Center
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 232-6203
During your time in San Diego, you might become curious about this city?s particularly facinating history. At the Museum of San Diego, you will be sure to find out all that you?d like to know. San...
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Museum of Making Music
Neighborhood: Carlsbad, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 438-5996
Founded by the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) organization in 1998, the Museum of Making Music has become a cornerstone for cultural enlightenment in the city of Carlsbad. Their ex...
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San Diego Natural History Museum
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 232-3821
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 696-0199
There is no better location than the San Diego Model Railroad Museum to entertain our inner-child. The recreations of the California railroad systems take you to different historic locations, each...
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San Diego Zoo
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Zoo
Phone: (619) 231-1515
The 100-acre Zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants. It ...
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California Wolf Center
Neighborhood: Julian, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 765-0030
Mexican wolves once freely roamed the southwestern United States, but government-sponsored eradication programs almost wiped out this subspecies of North American gray wolves entirely. The Califor...
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Ancient Kumeyaay Pictographs and Petroglyphs
Neighborhood: Julian, CA Category:
Phone: (800) 777-0369
One hundred miles northeast of San Diego, is the largest state park in California and offers outstanding examples of Kumeyaay art. Rare, colorful and often expressive forms of pictographs and Petr...
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Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park
Neighborhood: Buena Park, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (714) 220-5200
Thrill seekers and dare devils will find Knott?s Berry Farm Theme Park an exhilarating way to spend the day. Ride one of the many gargantuan roller coasters in the park for the ultimate in heart p...
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Quail Botanical Gardens
Neighborhood: Encinitas, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 436-3036
Encinitas is already glorious, but Quail Botanical Gardens and its four miles of garden trails, vistas, flowering trees, majestic palms and the nation?s largest bamboo collection makes it more bre...
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Belmont Park
Neighborhood: Mission Beach, CA Category:
Mission Beach
Phone: (858) 488-1549
For guilt-free, wallet-friendly family park you can''t miss checking out Belmont park. Not only does it have free admission, it has free parking too; plus Mission Beach is the prime location to le...
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Legoland
Neighborhood: Carlsbad, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (760) 918-5346
Legoland California bursts at the seems with imagination! Picture life size lego creations, adventurous treasure hunts and even an aquarium. With over 60 rides for kids and adults there''s somethi...
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Japanese Friendship Garden
Neighborhood: Balboa Park, CA Category:
Balboa Park
Phone: (619) 232-2721
Visit the Far East in San Diego?s own Japanese Friendship Garden. You?ll feel like you?ve stepped into another world while walking about the garden and through the Tea Pavilion. Stop and admire th...
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Temecula Valley Wine Country Balloon Adventure
Neighborhood: Temecula, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (951) 699-9987
If you are planning a day filled with romance, the perfect place to begin is with a sunrise balloon ride over the rolling landscape of Temecula valley. Gaze upon the beautiful wineries below while...
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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala
Neighborhood: Old Town, CA Category:
Old Town
Phone: (619) 283-7319
San Diego de Alcala, the first of California Missions, marks the birthplace of Christianity in the far West. Its historical greatness is being California''s first church. This remarkable and signi...
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California Dreamin'
Neighborhood: Temecula, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (951) 699-0601
Nestled in Temecula, a unique and romantic experience awaits you. California Dreamin' will help you to soar over Temecula's beautiful wine country in a luxurious hot air balloon or biplane. This c...
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Medieval Times
Neighborhood: Buena Park, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (866) 543-9637
Check your table manners at the door for this fabulous dinner show. Only at Medieval Times can you eat with your hands and get away with it. Tear into your meal without a care while watching your ...
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Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Neighborhood: La Jolla, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (858) 534-3474
An educational day full of fun awaits you at San Diego?s own Birch Aquarium. Nestled in the hills of La Jolla, this aquarium boasts tanks with some of the most interesting sea creatures. Once you?...
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H&M Landing
Neighborhood: Point Loma, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 222-1144
H&M Landing is a charting company that specializes in arranging fishing trips and scenic ocean runs just outside of San Diego. Spend a day and rent a boat, and even a crew, for a party or pers...
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Disneyland Resort
Neighborhood: Anaheim, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (714) 781-4000
For those who wish to please their children with a myriad of classic delights or those who simply wish to become children again, Disneyland? is the place to make dreams happen. Families flock from...
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Six Flags Magic Mountain
Neighborhood: Valencia, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (661) 255-4100
A good rollercoaster is hard to come by in California. That is, unless you are willing to make the drive up to the thrill ride paradise of Six Flags: Magic Mountain. Home to more than a handful of...
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Knott's Soak City
Neighborhood: Chula Vista, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 661-7373
While San Diego is usually cited for sunshine and perfect weather, the Summer heat still likes to occasionally show it?s teeth once and a while. When this time comes, beaches are usually over crow...
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Coronado
Neighborhood: Coronado, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 522-7300
When seen from the San Diego mainland, Coronado seems a far-off, magical kingdom, surrounded by the glittering sea and flag-like sailboats. Accessible only by ferry or by the picturesque, arching ...
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Coastal Cities
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: N/A
Starting to the south, Ocean Beach is a quintessential stop for those looking to become heavily acquainted with the classic Southern Californian lifestyle. Surfboards, skateboards, headshops and b...
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The Waterfront in Downtown San Diego
Neighborhood: Downtown / Gaslamp, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: N/A
The Waterfront in downtown San Diego and nearby surrounding areas feature 22 marinas, docks or basins with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
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Little Italy
Neighborhood: Little Italy, CA Category:
Southern California
Phone: (619) 233-3898
Check out a little taste of Little Italy located in downtown San Diego. Since the 1920's Little Italy had made its mark beginning with the growth of the tuna industry.
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