Attractions in San Diego

LEGOLAND California
One LEGOLAND Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
LEGOLAND California's new Land of Adventure is bringing out the adventurer in everyone! Explore the Park's four thrilling new ancient Egyptian-themed attractions, including its first-ever dark ride - Lost Kingdom Adventure. LEGOLAND California is an interactive theme park dedicated to families with children 2 to 12 and featuring more than 50 exciting rides, shows and attractions. And be sure to visit the new SEA LIFE Aquarium right next door to LEGOLAND. Experience a magical underwater journey filled with seahorses, stingrays and sharks. Displaying more than 70 LEGO models, SEA LIFE Aquarium blends the excitement of LEGOLAND California with the thrill of being face-to-face with captivating sea creatures. Located in Carlsbad, 30 minutes north of San Diego, and one hour south of Anaheim.

San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Best Value Ticket! Includes unlimited use of Guided Bus Tour, Express Bus, and Skyfari Aerial Tram. Span the globe in one afternoon, viewing rare and intriguing wildlife from nearly every region of the world, in just one location - the San Diego Zoo. With more than 4,000 animals representing 800 species, it's home to a diverse collection of animals, many of which are rarely seen at other zoos. Winding pathways take visitors through a 3-acre experience at the San Diego Zoo's largest and most elaborate animal habitat in its 90-year history. Monkey Trails and Forest Tales, located in the Heart of the Zoo, takes guests on a two-level excursion into Asian and African forests flourishing with some of nature's most imperiled wildlife.

San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
Best Value Ticket; includes admission, use of Journey into Africa tour, and Conservation Carousel! Set foot inside the Wild Animal Park's 1,800 acres, home to more than 3,500 animals, representing 429 species. The Park is a wildlife preserve that mimics the natural habitats of African and Asian animals. The Wild Animal Park's new Lion Camp, features a naturalistic exhibit with panoramic views of lions lounging in the grasslands, while antelopes and giraffes mingle and rhinos retreat to a watering hole. The 33,000-square-foot enclosure provides guests an opportunity to experience a face-to-face encounter with lions.

Harbor Excursions: Whale Watch
1050 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Join San Diego Harbor Excursion and world famous Birch Aquarium at Scripps as they embark on a California Gray Whale watching adventure. Fully narrated, this three and one-half hour adventure allows close-up views of the mammoth California Gray Whale. Approximately 20,000 gray whales pass San Diego in their 10,000 mile annual migration from the Bering Sea to Baja California. You may also see dolphins, sea lions, and much more.

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
Bonus: one free IMAX film per day! The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is an educational, entertaining experience for visitors of all ages. With more than 100 interactive exhibits, visitors can design images with a sand pendulum, examine the vibration of guitar strings, and get their hands on a variety of intriguing scientific phenomena. Exhibits are designed for the entire family, ages 3 to 103, with the 'Kid City' area dedicated to children five and under. The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is also home to the world's first IMAX Dome Theater, presenting the biggest films on Earth. Its unique configuration wraps the audience in images and provides the illusion of being suspended in space. Film topics are generally suitable for all ages.

Birch Aquarium at Scripps
2300 Expedition Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
Discover a stunning variety of Pacific marine life in more than 60 habitats. Enter the world of sharks, seahorses, living coral reefs, and more and dive into oceanographic exhibitions that showcase the mysteries of ocean, air, and life through interactive displays and multimedia. Touch tidepool creatures in living tidepools on a plaza overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean. Birch Aquarium is the public exploration center for world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography. For more than a century the aquarium-museum has delighted San Diego's residents and visitors with the wonders of the ocean. Enjoy delicious sandwich and salad creations, beverages and snacks at Splash Cafe. Choose from a unique selection of marine-themed clothing, souvenirs and books in the book and gift shop.

USS Midway Museum
910 N. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Skip the Line! Live the adventure; honor the legend aboard the longest-serving aircraft carrier in U.S. Navy history. Located downtown in San Diego at Navy Pier, Midway provides a dynamic and enriching experience 'from boiler to bridge.' A visit to Midway instills a greater appreciation for courage, freedom, and service to country. Features a self-guided audio tour (available in English, Spanish and Japanese) of more than 30 exhibits and 21 restored aircraft. There is a handicapped access elevator from Navy Pier. The hangar, flight, and mess decks, cafe, gift shop, and optional flight simulators are also onboard.

Miramar Speed Circuit
8123 Miralani Drive
San Diego, CA 92126
Enjoy the included daytime race ride plus a free headsock! Miramar Speed Circuit offers guests an impressive 1/4 mile technical road course. No expense has been spared in creating one of the finest indoor kart tracks in the United States. Asphalt is the optimum medium for racing as it allows the tires to grip the track and prevents sliding, so racers need to brake less often. The karts, which can travel up to 40 miles per hour, are made by SODI and are equipped with Honda 6.5BHP engines. Karts have ROC Timing, which electronically clocks each kart as it rounds the track to give detailed information for each lap completed.

Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tour
410 Island Avenue
(at the William Heath Davis House)
San Diego, CA
The Gaslamp Quarter Walking Tour highlights many of the best Victorian style commercial buildings constucted in San Diego between the Civil War and WWI, and focuses on the colorful aspects of the history, including the marketing secrets of the naughty ladies of the 'Stingaree' and the haunts of legendary Wyatt Earp.