Suggestions for top three must visit places in San Diego

Hi All,

My husband and I will be in San Diego for a few days at the beginning of July. I%26#39;m trying to make our itinerary for the time and would like some advice. If you had to choose only three MUST SEE places to visit while there, what would you suggest?

We will be dining in Old Town so don%26#39;t worry about that.

We will be spending one day driving up to Los Angeles, so don%26#39;t worry about that.

We will have a car and wouldn%26#39;t mind driving around exploring.

We are staying at the Omni hotel in San Diego.

I look forward to hearing your suggestions! I can%26#39;t wait!!!!

Thanks so much.

Genia

Suggestions for top three must visit places in San Diego

HI and welcome to the forums. We spent some time in San Diego last December and enjoyed:

1. The Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado

2. SeaWorld- great fun here, it was a very nice way to spend the day during our visit to the area.

3. La Jolla- a very scenic, upscale area, don%26#39;t miss the La Jolla Cove.

Have fun on your travels! :)

Suggestions for top three must visit places in San Diego

I partly agree with syrahgirl except for Seaworld. I%26#39;d add BalboaPark to the must do list See:www.balboapark.org

I dont know if you%26#39;ll be here on the 4th of july but last year we spent it on the USS Midway. They have special evening tix and there%26#39;s music, food and you get to see a t least 3 different fireworks displays out over the bay. BTW my LEAST favorite thing in the world is driving to LA!

Here%26#39;s my top 3-

1. Petco park and Gaslamp area

2. Coronado Island

3. Wild Animal Park

FYI- taking one day out of 3 to see LA I would not recommend. Its quite a drive if you don%26#39;t know the area plus there%26#39;s so much to do and see it San Diego its not worth the drive up to LA IMO. Save LA for another trip.

My family just returned from a fantastic trip to San Diego! We really made the most of our trip by visiting several areas. Here are my suggestions-

I also have to recommend visiting Balboa Park. If possible try to go on a Sun. The international cottages are open and they have free outdoor organ concerts held in the spectacular Spreckles organ pavilion. Fantastic!!! If Sun is not possible, some of the museums are free on Tuesdays, ( on a rotating schedule) which may be something of interest.

Coronado Island- beautiful, scenic, and romantic ( especially with a toddler Ha! Ha!)

I also really enjoyed Old Town. I would try to spend more time there than just having dinner. Full of history and culture!

A harbor tour is a really nice way to see the city.

I would also skip Los Angeles. Save it for another time. The traffic between the 2 cities can be VERY challenging.

Have a great time!!!!

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We just returned from SD for a week and I agree with some of the posters on skipping LA. There is so much to do in San Diego. For us 7 days was not nearly enough for just San Diego because you want to do things at a nice California pace and make sure you can chill out a little in the sun too.

We loved the Hotel Del and Coronado and just walking around there and hanging on the beach. Great ice cream place and we liked sitting on the big deck overlooking the ocean with a burger (very casual but great setting).

The Zoo is awesome and in a half day you can see some of most incredible animals in a natural setting. Tip - We got there early and went right to the Panda exhibit (even though they were pushing the bus ride at the gate). It was the best thing we did. For 20 mins we had what seemed to be a private viewing of the Pandas from no more than 10 feet away without cages or fencing. The zoo is great but be prepared for lots of walking and hills. If you are not that good on your feet then you should take the bus tour but we liked walking better. I think some of the posters forget how awesome the SD zoo is because they%26#39;ve seen it so many times. We also went to Wild Animal Park and thought it was just OK - we thought Wild Animal Kingdom in Disney had a much better safari.

If you like history don%26#39;t miss the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier.

Go to the Gaslamp for drinks and dinner and walk around one night.

And La Jolla is wonderful. Check out the seals and walk along the shoreline park - its just beautiful!

If you have time - very nice views from Point Loma too. There is a lot of fun stuff to do in SD so picking top three is very hard!

Just returned from first trip to San Diego. My top three choices would be Coronada, La Jolla, and more than just dinner in Old Town. One thing that is really amazing is that it took very little time to get to places. Just avoid rush hours and you are fine.

Balboa Park - visit the gardens and the conservatory. Watch lawn bowling- it%26#39;s really interesting; have lunch at the Japanese Friendship Gardens or dinner at the Prado. If you like museums, then there are many from which to choose.

http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/

Coronado - take the ferry from downtown; visit the Hotel Del and see the mansions on Ocean Avenue; walk on the beach in front of the Hotel Del

travel.dk.com/san-diego/dk/highlight/coronado

Cabrillo Monument - drive out past Ft. Rosencrans, which is beautiful and somber. Tour the lighthouse and catch the 360 degree views from the tip of Pt. Loma. Tour the information center, it%26#39;s very interesting even for us locals.

http://www.nps.gov/cabr/

Have a great trip

Jerseydad You got to be kidding when you said the safari tour in Diseyworld was better than in S.D.

Was to WAP in S.D. in 2003

Was to Disneyworld in Fla in 2005.

The Safari tour in Disneyworld was a joke compared to S.D.

Packed in a truck like a sardine and not much to see.

Plus the wait....Was the biggest disappointment we were on.

If ever night and day with this comparison

WOW i%26#39;d have to ? your REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven%26#39;t been to the WildAnimal Park recently but I do know that they have changed their safari ride. They have been rebuilding for a few months now so perhaps I will have to go back AFTER the summer(TOO HOT-90s) to check it out.

I went to the Wild Animal Park during the holidays of 2004-5. My family took a %26#39;adventure caravan deluxe%26#39;, and it was easily one of our best memories. Every time we look at the photos of the giraffes nuzzling us and sticking out their foot-long tongues to receive treats, we have to laugh at the that fun memory.

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