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San Diego, California, USA: Overview

San is the second largest city in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city is located approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. Its proximity to Mexican border right across from Tijuana, makes it easy for travelers to explore the top attractions of both the countries. If you are planning a multi-destination trip, you can book it with ease at our Cheap Multi-City Flight page.

Airport in San Diego, CA

San Diego International Airport

Airport Code: SAN

Location: 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Downtown San Diego, California

Facts You Must Know about SAN: The airport is a focus city for Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines

Ranking of airlines operating at SAN by passenger traffic share

  • Southwest (38.81%)
  • United (12.29%)
  • Delta (11.36%)
  • American (11.22%)
  • Alaska (10.16%)
  • Other (16.16%)

On Time Performance Ranking

Departure: 8 | Arrival: 10

Top Attractions in San Diego

Balboa Park

Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park that attracts and amuses adults as well as families visiting San Diego with kids. Have encounters with nature, science and culture being at Balboa Park. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it has 16 museums, multiple theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

The park houses various themed gardens including:

  • 1935 (Old) Cactus Garden
  • Alcazar Garden
  • Australian Garden
  • Botanical Building
  • California Native Plant Garden
  • Casa del Rey Moro Garden
  • Desert Garden
  • Florida Canyon Native Plant Preserve
  • Marston House Garden
  • George Washington Carver Children’s Ethnobotany Garden
  • Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden
  • Japanese Friendship Garden
  • Lily Pond
  • Palm Canyon
  • Trees for Health Garden
  • Veterans Memorial Garden
  • Zoro Garden

Most of the top attractions of San Diego or California are part of Balboa Park:

  • Balboa Park Carousel
  • Balboa Park Miniature Railroad (16 in (406 mm) gauge
  • Balboa Stadium
  • Casa del Prado (home of San Diego Youth Symphony)
  • House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
  • Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
  • Old Globe Theatre
  • San Diego Junior Theatre
  • San Diego Mineral and Gem Society
  • San Diego Zoo
  • Spanish Village Art Center
  • Spreckels Organ Pavilion
  • Starlight Bowl
  • WorldBeat Cultural Center

SeaWorld San Diego

If you are in San Diego with kids, SeaWorld San Diego is the place to be. SeaWorld San Diego is an animal theme park, oceanarium, outside aquarium and marine mammal park, in San Diego inside Mission Bay Park. It hosts shows, exhibits (Explorer’s Reef, Dolphins, Killer whales, Wild Arctic, Seals & Sea Lions), rides and roller coasters (Electric Eel, Journey to Atlantis, Mako, Manta, and Tidal Twister). Need to experience unique Christmas celebrations? San Diego is one of the best places to visit in December. Glistening treetops, light shows, lively events, ice-skating shows, and great foods mark the celebration. The celebration stats usually a month ahead of the Christmas Day. This year it starts on November and ends on January 5.

USS Midway Museum

Explore the heroic endeavors of The USS Midway, the United States’ longest-serving aircraft carrier from 1945 to 1992. The carrier is now a museum. You might be wondering as how big this aircraft carrier is? How many aircrafts it can hold at a time? What important missions did it serve in the history of America? Get all your queries answered. Go with the a self-guided audio tour, narrated by former Midway sailors to more than 60 locations, including sleeping quarters, engine room, galley, bridge, brig, post office, foc’s’le, pilots’ ready rooms, officers quarters, primary flight control, and “officers country”. You can climb-aboard aircraft and cockpits.

Mission Beach

Mission Beach is San Diego’s lively take on the classic boardwalk beach town. The beach features nearly two miles of oceanfront boardwalk, numerous rental shops and Belmont Park, a boardwalk amusement park, featuring the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster, originally built in 1925 but since restored, the Beach House Grill, miniature golf, bumper cars, rock climbing and an arcade.

Popular Activities

  • Visiting Belmont Park – roller coaster, bumper cars, arcade
  • Surfing, boogie boarding, kite boarding
  • Swimming, but in designated areas in the summer. Watch for signs.
  • Fishing off of the Mission Bay jetty
  • Walking, jogging and bicycling on the boardwalk

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