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San Diego offers some of the world's most famous
attractions like the World Famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World Adventure
Park & the San Diego Maritime Museum. And whether your visiting
with family or friends you're sure to find plenty to keep you you
busy. San Diego also offers other great attractions and activities
like historical districts, museums, amusement parks and more. Below
we have listed just some of the attractions and activities available
in the San Diego area.
Popular Attractions
Sea World - Over 100 acres houses one of the world's
largest marine-life amusement parks. Sea World is definitely San
Diego's most popular attraction. See show after show after show
and still want to see more. Sea World is home to the very popular
Shamu show with giant killer whales, also see shows with dolphins,
sea lions, water ski stunts and much more. Check out the Mission:
Bermuda Triangle show which replicates the thrills of a submersible
dive to the ocean floor. $30.95 per person
Address: 500 SeaWorld Drive, San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: 619-226-3901
San Diego Zoo - Located in beautiful Balboa Park,
the 100-acre World-Famous San Diego Zoo was founded by Dr. Harry
Wegeforth in 1916. This colorful and extremely enterprising San
Diego physician started the collection with 50 animals gathered
from various local menageries. Today, the San Diego Zoo cares for
over 3,800 animals of 800 different species. Its collection of animals,
as well as its plant collection of over 6,500 species, is acknowledged
as one of the finest in the entire world.
Address: 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego CA 92101
Phone: 619-234-3153
Wild Animal Park - Located 32 miles northeast of
the Zoo near the city of Escondido in north San Diego County, the
San Diego Wild Animal Park is 20 times larger than the Zoo. It is
also a completely different experience than a visit to the Zoo.
The 1,800-acre wildlife preserve, which allows visitors to view
herds of exotic animals as they might have been seen in their native
Asia and Africa, was established in 1969 under the directorship
of Dr. Charles Schroeder. It opened its gates to the public in 1972
and has grown more impressive ever since. Today, the Park has over
3,500 animals representing 260 species, and is also an accredited
botanical garden.
Address: 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido CA 92027
Phone: 619-231-0251
Legoland - Legoland offers a world of rides and
attractions where the child is in the drivers seat. Located in beautiful
Carlsbad just 30 minutes North of downtown San Diego and 1 hour
South of Disneyland.
Address: LEGOLAND Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 760-918-5346
Balboa Park - Though Balboa Park isn't the largest
park in San Diego (Mission Trails takes that honor), the horticultural
wonder in downtown was recently recognized as the best urban park
in the Americas, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico and all of South
America. And now, the administration at Balboa Park can say that
all of these factors have made Balboa Park the best park on our
continent.
San Diego Maritime Museum - In 1927 the Star of
India was donated to a group of San Diego historians who had a dream
of restoring the sailing ship. Despite their good intentions, they
lacked the money to adequately maintain the Star. It was not until
1957, when Captain Alan Villiers, a famous skipper and author, came
to San Diego on a tour and saw the dilapidation of the old ship,
that things began to change. Villiers so reprimanded the city for
their lack of responsibility that people began to donate money,
even if only to relieve the burden on their consciences. By 1976
the ship's restoration was complete and she was sailing off the
coast near San Diego. The San Diego Maritime Museum was founded
in 1948. Prior to this official beginning, committee members had
been involved with the Maritime Research Society, a branch of the
Zoological Society. By 1958 the group broke away and became completely
responsible for managing the Star. The museum expanded in 1973 with
the acquisition of the ferryboat Berkeley and the steam yacht Medea.
After six decades of carrying passengers across San Francisco Bay,
the Berkeley came to rest at the San Diego waterfront acting as
headquarters for the museum, housing workshops, offices, the maritime
library and the gift shop.
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