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to See & Do in San Diego |
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 San
Diego offers some of the world's most famous attractions like
the World Famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World Adventure Park &
the San Diego Maritime Museum. And whether your visiting with
family or friends you're sure to find plenty to keep you you
busy. San Diego also offers other great attractions and
activities like historical districts, museums, amusement parks
and more. Below we have listed just some of the attractions and
activities available in the San Diego area.
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Attractions and
Activities
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Sea
World -
Over 100 acres houses one of the world's largest marine-life
amusement parks. Sea World is definitely San Diego's most
popular attraction. See show after show after show and still
want to see more. Sea World is home to the very popular Shamu
show with giant killer whales, also see shows with dolphins, sea
lions, water ski stunts and much more. Check out the Mission:
Bermuda Triangle show which replicates the thrills of a
submersible dive to the ocean floor. $30.95 per person: Located
at 1720 South Shores Rd. (619)226-3815 Mission Bay, San Diego
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Firehouse
Museum - Dedicated to all Firefighters, the Firehouse Museum
displays a large collection of fire-fighting equipment and
memorabilia from across the country and around the world. This
amazing story of fire-fighting is displayed in memorabilia,
photographs and equipment. Come see what our fathers,
grandfathers and great grandfathers had to use when it came to
fighting fires.
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San
Diego Wild Animal Park - Located 32 miles
northeast of the Zoo near the city of Escondido in north San
Diego County, the San Diego Wild Animal Park is 20 times larger
than the Zoo. It is also a completely different experience than
a visit to the Zoo. The 1,800-acre wildlife preserve, which
allows visitors to view herds of exotic animals as they might
have been seen in their native Asia and Africa, was established
in 1969 under the directorship of Dr. Charles Schroeder. It
opened its gates to the public in 1972 and has grown more
impressive ever since. Today, the Park has over 3,500 animals
representing 260 species, and is also an accredited botanical
garden.
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San
Diego Zoo - Located in beautiful Balboa Park,
the 100-acre World-Famous San Diego Zoo was founded by Dr. Harry
Wegeforth in 1916. This colorful and extremely enterprising San
Diego physician started the collection with 50 animals gathered
from various local menageries. Today, the San Diego Zoo cares
for over 3,800 animals of 800 different species. Its collection
of animals, as well as its plant collection of over 6,500
species, is acknowledged as one of the finest in the entire
world.
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San
Diego Aerospace Museum - The San Diego
Aerospace Museum brings to life aviation's rich heritage through
a dazzling collection of over 65 U.S. and foreign aircraft and
spacecraft.
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San
Diego Balboa Park - Though Balboa Park isn't
the largest park in San Diego (Mission Trails takes that honor),
the horticultural wonder in downtown was recently recognized as
the best urban park in the Americas, including the U.S., Canada,
Mexico and all of South America. And now, the administration at
Balboa Park can say that all of these factors have made Balboa
Park the best park on our continent.
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San
Diego Maritime Museum - In 1927 the Star of
India was donated to a group of San Diego historians who had a
dream of restoring the sailing ship. Despite their good
intentions, they lacked the money to adequately maintain the
Star. It was not until 1957, when Captain Alan Villiers, a
famous skipper and author, came to San Diego on a tour and saw
the dilapidation of the old ship, that things began to change.
Villiers so reprimanded the city for their lack of
responsibility that people began to donate money, even if only
to relieve the burden on their consciences. By 1976 the ship's
restoration was complete and she was sailing off the coast near
San Diego. The San Diego Maritime Museum was founded in 1948.
Prior to this official beginning, committee members had been
involved with the Maritime Research Society, a branch of the
Zoological Society. By 1958 the group broke away and became
completely responsible for managing the Star. The museum
expanded in 1973 with the acquisition of the ferryboat Berkeley
and the steam yacht Medea. After six decades of carrying
passengers across San Francisco Bay, the Berkeley came to rest
at the San Diego waterfront acting as headquarters for the
museum, housing workshops, offices, the maritime library and the
gift shop.
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San
Diego Natural History Museum - is dedicated
to interpreting the natural world through research, education,
and exhibits; to promoting understanding of the evolution and
diversity of Southern California and the peninsula of Baja
California; and to inspiring in all people respect for the
environment.
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