San Diego

[WickedWench]

My Dad and I have decided to take a trip down to the San Diego Zoo on one of our days. The Zoo closes early at that time of year (4pm) so I was wondering if there was anything else we should hit while we're in the area? A friend recommended we see the Hotel Del Coronado, but I wanted a few more ideas. Thanks. :>

 

[denyd]

Old town San Diego has a couple of nice restaurants and provides a nice feel for California in the 1800's.

If your trip is before Oct 1st, you might be in town when the Padres are playing baseball. They play in a brand new stadium and it's a lot of fun. I haven't been to a game there since they moved, so check ahead in case of sell outs.

 

[Tahoe]

Balboa Park is right next to the zoo. I'm not sure of all the museums' hours, however, but it's just a nice place to walk around. Do a little research, if you're interested, because there might be some kind of event going when you're here. It has wonderful museums, great architecture, and beautiful gardens.

The new ballpark area downtown (and close to the zoo) is nice--and there's a walking path that goes along the bay by the convention center and Seaport Village, which also gives you nice views of Coronado Island, the bridge, and Navy ships.

The USS Midway aircraft carrier is now a museum--downtown San Diego Navy Pier.

For a smaller, older ship, there's the Star of India/Maritime Museum.

The Hotel Del is very nice too, and it's on a nice beach. Have a drink out on the deck above the pool and watch the sunset!

Those are just a few of the things to do that are near the zoo. There are tons of things to do--big and small--depending on your time and your interests! I actually found the following link on this site, and you might find helpful (I refer to it every so often, even though I've lived here 15 years!): http://www.localwally.com/index.html.

Have a fun trip!

 

[LuvTigger]

For shopping, there's Horton Plaza. I also like Seaport Village which has shops and restaurants.

One year, we drove up to Cabrillo National Monument in the late afternoon, and it was really beautiful watching the sun start to set.

 

[pink elephants]

Thanks for the ideas, and, Tahoe, thanks for the great site! We're also doing the Disney/San Diego tour in February. I've bookmarked the site and know I'll be using it often as I plan.