San Diego: Attractions and Things To Do

San Diego Zoo
The 100-acre (40-hectare) zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants. It is located just north of downtown San Diego in Balboa Park.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

San Diego Wild Animal Park
Located 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of downtown San Diego in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, the park is an expansive wildlife sanctuary that is home to more than 3,500 animals representing more than 400 species.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html

SeaWorld San Diego
A marine zoological park located on 22 acres along the shore of Mission Bay in San Diego, SeaWorld is home to Shamu the killer whale.
http://4adventure.com/SWC/default.aspx

Balboa Park
The nation's largest urban cultural park is home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/

Seaport Village
A 14 acre waterfront shopping, dining and entertainment complex recreating a harbor side setting of a century ago.
http://www.spvillage.com/

Cabrillo National Monument
The site contains a wide variety of natural and cultural resources, from the intertidal habitat to coastal chaparral, and from the statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse to the Coastal Defense exhibit.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/