San Diego offers the true Southern California lifestyle and vacation experience. Graced with idyllic year round climate and 70 miles of sun-kissed sandy beaches, San Diego is home to popular family attractions, world-class shopping and dining, arts and culture, hip boutique hotels, spa resorts, participant and professional sports and a dynamic nightlife. You can find yourself in the ocean, desert and mountains all in a day and the gentle Mediterranean climate begs for a day of everything and nothing.

Nature lovers can take a short drive east to the 600,000 acre Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Art enthusiasts and history buffs will be amazed by Balboa Park, often referred to as â??the Smithsonian of the West,' home to 15 museums, numerous art galleries, beautiful gardens, theatres and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Other family attractions include the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, SeaWorld and LEGOLAND. San Diego also has a plethora of nightlife activities and restaurants in the downtown Gaslamp District ranging from trendy to conventional and everything in between.

Each of San Diego's 18 incorporated cities and neighborhoods, that combined make up the second largest city in California, has its own personality. Some of the noteworthy areas of San Diego include: the downtown Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, Coronado, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, La Jolla, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Escondido, La Mesa, Hillcrest and Julian. With more than twenty different beaches to choose from throughout the region, you can satisfy your desires for everything from thrilling ocean adventures to chilled-out siestas beneath the shade of a palm tree. San Diego is also the perfect place for a two-nation vacation with Tijuana just a 15-minute drive away.

San Diego is the ultimate vacation destination. You can swim, surf, snorkel, windsurf, kayak, bicycle, in-line skate, golf and partake of other diversions in or near the water on a year round basis. Top your day off with art and cultural enlightenment, unparalleled dining and array of entertainment options. Whatever you seek in a vacation destination, San Diego offers fun, activity, relaxation, education and beauty for everyone.

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