Best of San Diego
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Gaslamp Quarter: This former red-light district is now the re-imagined epicenter of downtown San Diego’s restaurants, shops, and nightlife.
San Diego Zoo: The San Diego Zoo is world renowned for a reason. The 80-acre park and botanical garden is home to a vast array of plants and animals both exotic and ordinary, from elephants and tigers to meerkats and pythons.
Whaley House: The most haunted house in the United States can be found in Old Town San Diego. Built in 1857, this historic Greek Revival mansion housed members of the Whaley family — and is reputed to house their ghosts as well.
Mission San Diego del Alcala: California’s first mission is still a working Catholic church, as well as a museum, with insights into mission life for both the Franciscan monks and native Kumeyaay people.
California Surf Museum: Southern California is synonymous with surfing, and this museum explores the sport’s California origins with a wealth of exhibits and events.
© Liz Hamill Scott from Moon California, 2nd Edition
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