Tour the USS Enterprise! Was super cool when we went.
I ahve to say "old town san diego" or whatever it was called, was kinda neat as something the whole family could do (obvious tourist trap of course, but was still cool to see/read about the history.
Edit: in before Jules takes the thread over!
Go to Tijuana, Mexico.
I love this town.
Just found out im going to San Diego for a week in June. I'm planning on going to the zoo already, what else is there to do?
What are some good restaurants?
USS Midway, the Enterprise is still on active duty.
You can take a drive out to Coronado Island and enjoy the historic Hotel Del Coronado and a bit of the beach.
Head up to Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument, get some views of the city and boats heading in and out of the harbor. Might even get to see some Navy ships and Jets.
Old Town is a tourist trap but has some ok Mexican restaurants, there are also plenty of awesome places to eat (and drink) in the Gaslamp District.
My Favorite is Croce's. It is run by Jim Croce's widow, Ingrid. Great food, but pricey.
Don''t go to the zoo. Go to the safari park in Escondido (a fairly short drive away). It blows the zoo away, which is saying something.
http://www.sdzsafaripark.org/
What do you like to do? Downtown has tons of cool things to do. Seaport Village is nice, Gaslamp District is nice, many good restaurants and pubs, there is the Maritime Museum which has a Soviet sub you can go in, the HMS Surprise from the movie 'Master and Commander' is docked there and you can explore her, then there's the Star of India which is an 1800's wooden sailing ship that was used for hauling cargo and passengers.
Yea, that's actually the park I want to go to. I'm not going with family so it's just me and a coworker. Oh yea, I will be there from June 12 - 16... might catch a padres game
Don''t go to the zoo. Go to the safari park in Escondido (a fairly short drive away). It blows the zoo away, which is saying something.
http://www.sdzsafaripark.org/
The only day they're home that week is Sunday and its a 1:05 game so I don't know how that'll fit in your schedule but if its something you're interested in shoot me a PM or something. I have season tickets plus a bunch of unused tickets that I can trade for other games so just let me know.
And smart choice, the Wild Animal Park (or whatever they're calling it now) is miles better than the Zoo in my opinion.
I have been to both several times (Wild Animal Park/San Diego Zoo) and they are both worthy of a visit. Just realized the Wild Animal Park has changed its name to the San Diego Zoo Safari park.
Another worthwhile stop would be the USS Midway (http://www.midway.org/).
-KeithP
yeah, but the image you linked there is the california, not the star of india. star of india is much much bigger. it's the black and red-hulled one you can see a bit of in the HMS Surprise pic.
I never said it was the Star of India, just that the Star of India was part of the Maritime Museum. No, this was just a cool pic I took off the coast of San Diego on a whale watching trip a couple years ago. This is a schooner, the Star of India is a square rigged ship with 3 masts.
The California is part of the Maritime Museum but I'm not sure if you can go aboard her or not. There is another early America's Cup replica they sail too but I can't remember what her name is at the moment.