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157. Museum of Photographic Arts

2 km from city center

Museum

The Museum of Photographic Arts is a museum and visual learning center, situated in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. It is an independent institution that collects, protects, and presents photography, films, and video graphics art. MOPA presents a broad range of rotating exhibitions from the solo photographer as well as group shows around the globe, across the year.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

2 km from city center

Museum

The Museum of US is a museum of anthropology in San Diego, California. It is situated amid iconic buildings of the California Quadrangle in Balboa Park, El Prado, San Diego. The museum was inaugurated in 1915. It is an ornate building featuring wide-ranging anthropology exhibitions and a sweeping tower. It is a cultural anthropology Museum that tours the human experience from multicultural outlook (Read More)s to zestful speech, self-reflection, and human kinships. Here, you will explore the expansive human history and culture.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

2 km from city center

Museum

The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum situated in Balboa Park, El Prado in San Diego, California. It was established in 1874. It is a large museum that flaunts rotating displays on dinosaurs, animals, and earth science. It is the oldest scientific establishment in Southern California and the second oldest in the west of Mississippi. The museum organizes captivating exhibitions and featu (Read More)res a large-screen Dolby digital 3D theater showing films that are natural-world-oriented.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

County Administration Center Waterfront Park

5.0 /5

Amusement & Theme Park

The County Administration Center Waterfront Park is a waterfront park in downtown San Diego. It has an expanse of 12 acres. In 2014, this park was formed on the north & south sides of the County Administrative Building, constructed over a former parking area. This new park has an underground 250-car parking facility.

Tours starting from
₹3,245

4.5 /5

1 km from city center

Museum

New Children's Museum is an interactive museum that is a not-for-profit organization in downtown San Diego, California. It is a novel model of the Children's Museum that operates with a mission to pique creativity, imagination, and critical thinking in children and families via inventive and captivating experiences with modern art. The museum encourages children to think, play, and create through (Read More)engrossing exhibitions, art-oriented activities, artistic performances, and educational opportunities.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

1 km from city center

Museum

San Diego Air & Space Museum is an aviation and space observation museum in San Diego, California. It lies in the former Ford Building, in the renowned & historical Balboa Park, El Prado. SDASM was made accessible to the general public on 15th Feb 1963. It was previously known as the San Diego Aerospace Museum. It is California's Official Air & Space Museum with a vast collection of historical air (Read More)craft, space-craft, and interaction exhibitions.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

2 km from city center

Art Gallery

San Diego Art Institute is a not-for-profit institution in San Diego, California, that is an experimental bi-national modern art center. It is situated in the historic building House of Charm in Balboa Park, El Prado. SDAI is the only contemporary culture association in Balboa Park that supports the creation of innovative art by providing exclusive space for artistic competencies of Southern Calif (Read More)ornia and Northern Baja to fraternize, exhibit, and bloom.

Tours starting from
₹2,733

4.5 /5

1 km from city center

Museum

San Diego Automotive Museum is a Museum featuring automotive culture across history, lying in Balboa Park, El Prado in San Diego, California. It was established in 1988 by San Diego Car Collectors. Today, it has developed into a museum that manifests automotive culture from throughout the globe.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

2 km from city center

Museum

The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum situated at the heart of iconic Balboa Park, El Prado in San Diego, California. It is an esteemed museum with glorious artworks, also featuring a courtyard bar offering sculpture garden views. The nationally famous collections of the museum include 19th & 20th Century American paintings & Sculptures, Spanish and Italian old masters, South Asian pai (Read More)ntings, and others.

Tours starting from
₹2,050

4.5 /5

1 km from city center

Museum

The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum in downtown San Diego, California, at Navy Pier. You can experience the adventure and glory of the USS Midway offering great activities and fun for the entire family aboard. The museum encompasses the aircraft carrier midway. The ship features an expansive collection of Aircraft, most of them built in Southern California.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.5 /5

5 km from city center

Museum

The Whaley House is a museum and California Historical Landmark, situated in the Old Town, San Diego, California. It is administered by the Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO). The Whaley House was the home of Thomas Whaley and his family. The place where the house was built was once a graveyard.

Tours starting from
₹1,025

4.0 /5

1 km from city center

The William Heath Davis House, also known as the David Horton House and Gaslamp Museum, is an antique building situated in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. The museum offers house tours to preserve the heritage. It is the oldest wooden structure in San Diego and is known as the most haunted house in Gaslamp.

Tours starting from
₹1,196

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

Island

Shelter Island is in the vicinity of Point Loma. It isn't an Island, it is a Peninsula neighboring Point Loma. It was originally a sandbank at San Diego Bay that was visible only on low tides. It is connected with the mainland via a strait land. The island is owned and controlled by the Port of San Diego, which administers all the public services of the region. It was developed by the authorities (Read More)in the 1950s.

Tours starting from
₹3,273

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

47 km from city center

Lake

Barrett Lake is a renowned recreational Spot for families. It is a small catch & release reservoir that is about 35 miles from downtown San Diego in Jamul, California. Barrett Lake was formed on the completion of the Barrett Dam in 1922. This reservoir was used as a water storage tank for around 72 years. It received water from the Morena Reservoir, along with some local fish species like bluegill (Read More), catfish, and bass. The San Diego city accomplished a deal with the owner of this land for allowing public access to this lake in 1994.

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

10 km from city center

Lake

Chollas Lake Park is a recreational park near San Diego, California. The Chollas Lake served as a reservoir for the water supply for early San Diego. The reservoir was constructed in 1901. The administration & control was taken over by the Parks & Recreation Department in1966. Later, in 1971, it was denominated as the youth fishing lake.

Tours starting from
₹48,932

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

109 km from city center

Lake

Diamond Valley Lake is an off-stream reservoir lying near Hemet in California. It is a man-made reservoir that takes pride in being one of the largest as well as the newest reservoir in entire Southern California. Diamond Valley Lake reservoir is a drinking water reservoir owned and administered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. This lake reservoir plays a vital role in pr (Read More)oviding water to 18 million Southern Californians and is life-saving at times of drought.

Tours starting from
₹9,735

Top Attraction 4.5 /5

45 km from city center

Lake

Discovery Lake is a five-acre lake lying in a quiet residential area in San Marcos, California. There is a trail around the Discovery Lake that is multi-use, short trail apt for hiking, bicycling, jogging, strollers, wheelchairs, and having a walk with your pet. There are many other hiking trails in the area varying in length, difficulty, & elevation.

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

51 km from city center

Lake

Dixon Lake is a compact, clear-water reservoir lying in Escondido City. It is around 40 miles north of San Diego City. Dixon Lake is famous for producing the biggest largemouth bass across the world. The Dixon Lake dam was built in 1971. Dixon Lake is an apt site for hiking, camping, picnicking, fishing, and kids play. Swimming is not allowed. The place has many trails to explore and several barbe (Read More)cue spots.

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

20 km from city center

Temple

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a beautiful Hindu temple of Lord Swaminarayan in Chino Hills of San Diego City, California. It is a contemporary temple with historic and intricate art. The temple is built in the Nagara style of architecture and embraces beautiful carvings on the walls. It is the foremost earthquake-proof temple throughout the globe. It sits on a 20-acre site with a lotus-shaped p (Read More)ond. This temple is a great work of art that is worth visiting.

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

28 km from city center

Temple

Chinmaya Mission San Diego (CMSD) is a Hindu temple in Poway, California. Chinmaya Mission San Diego was initiated in Jan 2001 in the presence of Swami Ishwarananda, the Acharya of Chinmaya Mission Southern California. CMSD offers Shishu Vihar, Bala Vihar, and Yuva Kendra for children entering grades PK-12 and Bhagavad Gita classes for Adults.

Tours starting from
₹2,733

5.0 /5

20 km from city center

Temple

Hanuman Culture Center San Diego, also known as Shri Bhakta Anjaneya Temple is a new Hindu temple of Lord Hanuman and culture center in San Diego, California. This Temple is the first-ever & tallest Shri Bhakta Anjaneya Temple in San Diego & the entire USA. The actual stone idol of Lord Bhakta Anjaneya is approximately 8 feet tall. It is headed by the Priest Shrikant Shastri.

Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

7 km from city center

National Park

Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area is a natural park and marine protected area in San Diego, California. It lies on the southern coast of California. This area has an expanse of 37 acres, which includes a 25-acre marshland and a natural channel connecting to the San Diego River Delta, spread over 12 acres. Both of these portions are accessible by the public. You will find several benches (Read More) located in the view areas.

Tours starting from
₹2,733

Top Attraction 4.5 /5

Garden & Park

Sycamore Canyon Preserve is a 10.5-kilometer loop trail that lies just west of Highway 67, near Poway, California. The Sycamore Canyon Preserve is jointly managed by the County of San Diego and the cities of Santee & Poway. This preserve contains a broad array of beautiful wildflowers scenery and natural habitat, including the chaparral-covered hills & spacious grasslands.

Tours starting from
₹3,245

Top Attraction 5.0 /5

1 km from city center

Garden & Park

Nestled in Downtown San Diego, Pantoja Park is a sprawling public park in the heart of Marina District. The park is named after Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a navigator from Spain who was the first to draw the map of San Diego in 1782. The oldest park in the city, Pantoja Park was built in 1850 and has been a popular tourist spot since then.

Tours starting from
₹3,245

5.0 /5

3 km from city center

Garden & Park

Originally known as the “City Park”, Balboa Park was renamed after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a renowned Spanish explorer. The historic urban park is where art and culture meet, where nature lovers, history enthusiasts, and art lovers find a slice of paradise. Sprawled across an area of about 1200 acres, the lush park is home to numerous museums, the famous San Diego Zoo, picturesque gardens, several (Read More)theatres, and over 60 miles of paths. In addition, it is dotted with souvenir shops, restaurants, and other recreational facilities.

Tours starting from
₹2,135

Top Attraction 4.5 /5

9 km from city center

Monument

Located at the southernmost tip of the Point Loma peninsula, Cabrillo National Monument was founded in 1913. It commemorates the arrival of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European explorer to set foot on San Diego bay. Bounded by lush greenery and picturesque views of the city, the monument draws visitors to the site all year round. In addition to being historically significant, the grand monu (Read More)ment is also the migration point of gray whales in winter, making it a popular viewpoint for tourists.

Top Attraction 4.5 /5

16 km from city center

Mountain

The magnificent Cowles Mountain is a prominent landmark in California. Towering over its surroundings with a whopping height of 486 meters, the picturesque mountain is home to marked trails for hiking. Cowles Mountain was named after George Cowles, a renowned businessman in San Diego County during the 1870s.

95 km from city center

Borrego Springs is a village located within the Anza-Borrego State Desert Park, the last state park in California. The village is a quiet community famous for being a migration site for snowbirds and its spectacular night views. The village aesthetic is a blend of modern, pueblo and ranch based architecture.

18 km from city center

Town

La Jolla is a seaside town located along the curved coastline of San Diego. Nicknamed the Jewel City, the town is famous for its beaches with scenic views of the Pacific Ocean. The town is also famous for its rich educational heritage and historic heritage.

Tours starting from
₹5,551

35 km from city center

Lake Poway is a recreational area located in the city of Poway in San Diego. Built in 1972, the reservoir formed by the Lake Poway dam is a popular spot for fishing and boating, while the surrounding park is a popular picnic spot.

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FAQs on San Diego

How can I commute within San diego?

The most convenient way to get around the city is to rent a car. The streets laid on grid system are easy to navigate, you just need to keep some coins handy for metered parking. Buses and trolleys can be taken to cover some major attractions in the city, but the MTS system is not very consistent. Plenty of taxis are available everywhere, but can cost pretty high. You can also ride a ferry between Broadway Pier and Convention center and Cornado. Water Taxis are available on weekends.
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What are the top activities in San diego?

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What are the top hotels in San diego?

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Things To Do In San Diego

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186 Things To Do In San Diego

157. Museum of Photographic Arts

158. Museum of US / Museum of Man

159. Natural History Museum

160. County Administration Center Waterfront Park

161. New Children's Museum

162. San Diego Air & Space Museum

163. San Diego Art Institute

164. San Diego Automotive Museum

165. San Diego Museum of Art

166. USS Midway Museum

167. Whaley House Museum

168. William Heath Davis House

169. Shelter Island

170. Barrett Lake

171. Chollas Lake

172. Diamond Valley Lake

173. Discovery Lake

174. Dixon Lake

175. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

176. Chinmaya Mission San Diego

177. Hanuman Temple

178. Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area

179. Sycamore Canyon County Park

180. Pantoja Park

181. Balboa Park

182. Cabrillo National Monument

183. Cowles Mountain

184. Borrego Springs

185. La Jolla

186. Lake Poway

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