Visiting San Diego
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- nburlington
Anybody have any suggestions on where to stay in San Diego?
What are the most rocking museums?
- digitalswarm0
Sea World
- DRIFTMONKEY0
How much you looking to drop on a hotel... if you have the means, might I suggest The Del:
Most of our subpar museums are located in Balboa Park, however there are 2 Modern art museums in Downtown and La Jolla.
http://www.balboapark.org/
http://www.mcasd.org/exhibitions…San Diego is not really known for it's museums though... we got that big ass zoo. If you'd rather set your sites on culture in general, I recommend Gaslamp, Hillcrest, Coronado. Enjoy your stay.
- nocomply0
I sweat SD pride... Born and raised in "America's Finest City".
Museums are decent, but not like you'll find in NY. Most of the good ones are in Balboa Park. They're all in one general area so it makes it easy to hit multiple exhibits in one day. I really haven't been much since I was a kid though.
Personally, I would skip the museums and concentrate more on the outdoors. A walk along Windansea beach provides breathtaking views that are not to be missed.
Also, Torry Pines has great beaches and hiking on the cliffs overlooking the sea.
Visiting TJ during the daytime can provide a great and enlightening cultural experience. Good food too.
Downtown/gaslamp area has really shaped up over the past decade, making it a tourist hot-spot that's not to be missed.
Honestly, you can't do wrong here if you stick to the coast.
Hope that helps. Have fun!
- highrise0
I visited recently and it was cool, the beach with the cliff where those crazy ass gliders fly from was best. Went in the sea, saw dolphins and a fat nudist with his beanbags out. doesn't get any better than that!
- t__p_0
best place in san diego that will make you portly with out a doubt:
extraordinary dessertsbest vegan
kung powbest record store
off the recordall are on fifth ave between hillcrest and balboa park.
there are also a couple of great thai food restruants in the hillcrest district.
avoid the gaslamp, it is like every other city outdoor mall area with the gap, urban outfitters and zgallerie.
i second windandsea, the coast and sometimes the county musuem of modern art in la jolla has good shows... they had a byron kim retrospective back in sept.
good luck
- t__p_0
sounds like highrise found blacks beach. we used to surf there as kids... lots of bean bags
- highrise0
was it somewhere called something pines? can't remember....pines top
- sandbag0
Torrey Pines
- highrise0
yeah that is it. really cool. nearly fucked my car driving over the bumps though.
- ThreeSevenFive0
All suggestions so far sound pretty cool. I plan on revisiting again in March.
The 944 stuff seems lame but we have that here in AZ and its lame so I could be wrong about the 944 vibe in SD.
peace.
- tileeater0
Torrey Pines is nice, the place with the cliff and hangliders is behind the Salk Institute, which is perhaps the crowning achievment of arcgitect Louis Kahn. This is a beutiful building I suggest visiting in the day and taking a tour.
- tileeater0
holy crap, sorry for all the typos,
- brtman0
Was in the Gaslamp District on new year's eve. Pretty boring imo .
Went to USS Midway Museum ahaha.
Only decent club in SD: Airconditioned (end of 30th and Adams).
Have fun