Things to do in San Diego.

Chop Logic

So, I'm going to San Diego soon with my family. We're going to be there for a week and a half, so I was just wondering if you guys knew of anything cool there to do.

I'm 16, I'm into art, grafitti, music (I play bass, and am into some other wierd instruments like the ocarina, might look around some music stores?). I'm also vegan, but I'm sure theres a million mexican resturants there. Thats another thing I'm into. Good food.

So yeah, any suggestions or ideas at all would be really appreciated. I'll try and find out exactly where I'll be staying later. I've obviously never been there before, so if theres anything I should definatly check out let me know.

Thanks a lot.

Chief1138

They have a nice zoo, though I dunno if they have any cool animals out this time of year.

juggerbot

It's plenty warm year round, and the zoo is cool. There's also some park with a bunch of Latino artwork. I think it's under the Coronado Bridge.

You should also check out Historic Tours, they have a good trolley tour that takes you to a bunch of places in town, including the USS Midway.

But if you decide to go to Tijuana, DON'T BUY ANYTHING, it's all fake. All of it.

Oh and Joe's Crab Shack FTW.

DeathPrawn

The Zoo is nice (most animals are out the entire year, so I wouldn't worry about missing anything), but if you have the time, go to the Wild Animal Park out in Escondido instead. It's run by the same people, but it's out in the middle of nowhere so they can cram in that much more awesome. On the way, stop off at Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden (queencalifia.org); it's an AMAZING sculture garden by Nikki de Saint Phalle that nobody ever goes to.

Balboa Park's really cool. That's where the zoo is, but there's all sorts of other stuff as well. There's a bunch of museums (besides your standard natural history museum, space museum, etc., there's a neat international art museum called the Mingei), an international village that's really cute and kitsch, and just generally good places to walk around. If you're there on a Sunday afternoon, they have free organ concerts at the Organ Pavillion (the world's largest outdoor organ!).

I'm sure they exist, but I can't think of any other "must-go" places off the top of my head. Hillcrest is worth spending some time in if you want the funky section of town. La Jolla is an upscale tourist beach town (one beach there has a colony of seals). The Gaslamp district is a pitiful downtown, but may be worth a visit.

clsCorwin

If you enjoy punk/indie/hardcore music, check out SOMA, awesome place for shows. Actually, just check the shows listing at www.sandiegopunk.com

And the Gas Lamp District is worth going to

Lord Cecil Eaglelaser

Honestly, don't get your hopes up, there isn't much to do here. Unless you like getting stoned and surfing.

variant

Yep. SOMA is the place to be for music.

For good mexican food, try Sombreros and Rubios in Carmel Mountain, also visit Chee Burger Chee Burger right next to Rubios, it's a 70s restaurant that just opened up, there's a couple of cool things there you may wanna try out.

Make sure to check out La Jolla, Mount Soledad is cool.

The Zoo is okay, I've been twice, the Safari part(SUVs only?) is the coolest.

Also DO visit Coronado, rent one of those huge bikes and take a spin around the bridge.

Sliver

DeathPrawn wrote:

Balboa Park's really cool. That's where the zoo is, but there's all sorts of other stuff as well. There's a bunch of museums (besides your standard natural history museum, space museum, etc., there's a neat international art museum called the Mingei)

They also have a IMAX theater, and a classic cars museum. (I've never seen so many old Italian super cars in my life.)

kitch

Chop Logic wrote:

I'm also vegan, but I'm sure theres a million mexican resturants there. Thats another thing I'm into. Good food.

You should check out Che Cafe. It's a venue (and they have a vegan kitchen) located on the UCSD campus in La Jolla. They mostly book DIY hardcore, punk, and indie bands.

Wezoin

Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diago, which of course in German means a whale's vagina.

I'd highly recommend just finding a coffee shop somewhere and reading the newspaper, but hey, thats what I like to do. The zoo is quite nice though.

Pants Man

EL POLLO LOOOCCCCOOOOO!!!

i've been to san diego about 6 or 7 times now, and it's always pretty great. go up in the mountains and check out the mining stuff, head down to tijuana for a day (do NOT go at night), check out the crazy ass naval stuff, go to the beach, look at some of the artsier parks downtown, see the zoo, go on a fishing boat, watch a polo match, etc. there's all kinds of neat stuff to check out.

mark-art

too damn thugly wrote:

Honestly, don't get your hopes up, there isn't much to do here. Unless you like getting stoned and surfing.

QFT

Pants Man

"baaawwww i hate where i live baaawwwwwww"

he's going there as a tourist. criminy. there's plenty to do in a week and a half.

and it's not like LA is that far of a drive away, if they want to do that.

xeroismygod

Go to Pacific Beach.

Eat at one of the many Robertos taco shops.

Eat at the Blue Water Grill.

Eat at Monsoon.

Check out the Zoo.

Check out the Gas Lamp.

Go to the Mir mar Air museum.

Eat at Filippis pizza grotto.

Go eat at Pipes for breakfast in Cardiff.