TOP 10 SAN DIEGO PAMELA BARRUS EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left Hotel del Coronado Center Cruiseship liner at San Diego Harbor Right Zoo Safari Park Contents San Diego’s Top 10 Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co Ltd, China First American Edition, 2005 11 12 13 14 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2007, 2009, 2011 Copyright 2005, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin company All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75667-047-4 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit San Diego Highlights Gaslamp Quarter Embarcadero 10 Balboa Park Old Town State Historic Park 14 22 Coronado 24 Point Loma 26 Mission San Diego de Alcalá 28 SeaWorld 30 La Jolla 32 Tijuana 34 Moments in History 38 Historic Sites 40 Museums & Art Galleries 42 Architectural Highlights 44 Gardens & Nature Reserves 46 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email: travelguides@dk.com Cover: Front – DK lmages: Max Alexander bl; Getty Images: Richard Price main Spine – DK Images: Max Alexander b Back – DK Images: Chris Stowers tc, tl, tr Stores & Shopping Centers 48 Performing Arts Venues 50 Children’s Attractions 52 Restaurants 54 Cafés & Bars 56 Nightlife 58 Outdoor Activities Streetsmart Planning Your Trip 104 Getting to San Diego 105 Getting Around San Diego 106 Things to Avoid 107 60 Budget Tips 108 Offbeat San Diego 62 Special Needs Tips 109 Beaches 64 Security & Health 110 Festivals 66 Banking & Around Town Downtown San Diego 70 Contents Left La Jolla Center Souvenirs at Tijuana Right The Cheese Shop, Gaslamp Quarter Communications 111 Shopping Tips 112 Eating & Old Town, Uptown, & Mission Valley 78 Accommodation Tips 113 Southern San Diego 84 Places to Stay 114 Northern San Diego 94 General Index 122 Left California Tower, Balboa Park Right Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Tijuana Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Dis access disabled access SAN DIEGO’S TOP 10 Gaslamp Quarter 8–9 Embarcadero 10–13 Balboa Park 14–19 Old Town State Historic Park 22–23 Coronado 24–25 Point Loma 26–27 Mission San Diego de Alcalá 28–29 SeaWorld 30–31 La Jolla 32–33 Tijuana 34–35 Top Ten of Everything 38–67 SAN DIEGO’S TOP 10 San Diego Highlights 6–7 , ( 5 ' *, / $ ' , ( -B+PMMB #BZ 55 (