1. Old Town sidewalks overflow with people who come to revisit history, to shop and to savor some of the best and greatest variety of food that San Diego has to offer. Guests wander through Old Town’s historic buildings, including the blacksmith shop, Seeley Stables and the haunted Whaley House. According to the Travel Channel’s America’s Most Haunted, the Whaley House is the number one most haunted house in the United States. The alleged hauntings of the Whaley House have been reported on numerous other television programs and been written up in countless publications and books since the house first opened as a museum in 1960.
2. Visit the Cave Store at La Jolla. What would you expect to find in a “cave store”, maybe some fossils or seashells? There’s more. They have a hole in the floor of the store that leads down to the only sea cave in California you can enter by land via 40 stairs into the earth – the wonderful and spooky Sunny Jim Cave. The smells, the sounds, the feel! Walls of the tunnel have water trickling and you go down…down…until you walk out a small wooden dock into the cave with the ocean crashing on the rocks below and gulls nesting in tucked away places above.
3. Visit downtown San Diego’s Seaport Village for hours of free entertainment, leisurely strolling and window-shopping. Here you can explore 50-plus diverse shops, 17 unique eateries and outdoor entertainment and find everything under the sun. Alongside four miles of tree-lined paths you’ll find all sorts of entertainers doing their thing. Bands, singers, dancers, magicians, whatever. There’s something for any age, so have a seat, take in a show and get a little sun. Check for the scheduled stage performances and daily entertainers. All of the talent performs, where else, outdoors – after all, you’re in San Diego!
4. Bike or jog along Mission Bay Park’s many trails. Joggers and walkers share more than 20 miles of scenic running paths that wind through sunlight and shade near the shoreline and feature workout courses at planned stations along the route. Mission Bay Park is the largest man-made aquatic park in the United States (over 4,235 acres). Here you’ll find tons of stuff to do including paths for walking and jogging, and playgrounds for children. It is one of San Diego’s most popular locations to picnic, ride a bike, fly a kite or sail a model yacht. Fire rings make it possible to cook out and stay warm. Here, away from overhead wires, friends and family gather to launch colorful kites into the bay breezes. A great place for a beach chair and a book.
5. We’ve got 70 miles of coastline here in San Diego. That translates into dozens of sun-worshiping possibilities. The best part is that San Diego beaches are all free. They are all great for swimming, surfing, jogging, body surfing, boogie-boarding, reading that mystery novel, people watching, collecting seashells or just chilling.
Following are three websites with helpful lodging information when you visit San Diego or other surrounding communities: San Diego B&Bs, Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels in Del Mar California.
