Museums
IconicMaritime Museum of San Diego
$25–$50Waterfront fleet of historic tall ships and vessels including the Star of India, with harbor cruise add-ons.
SightseeingLocal Gem
San Diego
San Diego is a sightseeing stop in San Diego, CA, part of the San Diego guide. Cost: free.
996 N Harbor Dr · San Diego, CA
Why you should go…
The San Diego Tourism Authority is the city's official destination marketing organization, promoting San Diego's beaches, attractions and neighborhoods to visitors. It operates a Visitor Information Center on the downtown Embarcadero near the harbor, where staff provide the Official Visitor Guide and trip-planning help. The organization's administrative offices are located separately in downtown San Diego.
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- #beach
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What's around here?
The closest stops to San Diego, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- MuseumsHistory Buff
Navy SEAL Museum San Diego
Under $25Interactive downtown San Diego museum on Naval Special Warfare, with veteran docents and a VR mission experience.
1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
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USS Midway Museum
$25–$50A retired aircraft carrier turned floating museum, docked right on the downtown waterfront.
1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- SightseeingHistory Buff
Old Town San Diego
FreeThe birthplace of California: a historic district of museums, shops and restaurants around Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.
1.9 mi awayMore like this
- SightseeingHistory Buff
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
FreeA recreated 19th-century Mexican and early-American village on the site of California's first European settlement.
2.2 mi awayMore like this
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Hotel del Coronado
FreeA red-turreted Victorian beach resort from 1888, one of the last of America's great wooden seaside hotels.
3.5 mi awayMore like this
