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Girard Avenue and Prospect Street

About 16 km (10 miles) northwest of San Diego, Girard and Prospect Avenues, La Jolla, CA
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Ranked #12 of 27 attractions in La Jolla
4.5 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Type: Neighborhoods, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Activities: Shopping
Description: Fashionable streets in La Jolla that offer expensive shops, boutiques, art galleries and elegant restaurants.
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

Great shopping! Lot's of shops and places to eat. Beautiful area. More

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La Jolla, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

In this walkable Village the shops have character. Warwick's Bookstore and Burns Drugs are the real deal. Tiny Girard Gourmet makes a superior Chicken Curry Salad, and desserts that taste as good as they look. Past & Presence Boutique has carefully curated jewelry, purses and clothes one can afford. Ark Antiques is better than a museum, with an enviable selection... More

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Maple Plain, Minnesota
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012
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...was a highlight of our stroll along Prospect Street. While walking by we heard some great acoustic guitar coming from above, found the escalator up and enjoyed a Sunday Funday with Misdirection on April 29, 2012. Beautiful view of the ocean and fun staff. More

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Orange, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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Many shops don't have public restrooms, and if you have someone that needs to go, find these shops and enjoy what they have to offer as well. GIRARD STREET: Waricks is a GREAT place: lots of stationary, travel items, books, jewelry, and 1 toilet...Across the street is the Anthenium (a music library). Admission is free, and the restroom has 2-3... More

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San Diego, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

Great shops, Adelaide's Flowers was spectacular! Great day on Girard. More

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San Diego, California
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

Many no name stores selling junk. Similar to flea market. It is barely worth driving thru. Seeing the Ferrari dealer is nice. Other than that it is an inconvenient path from the highway to the beach More

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Montreal, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
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High and low prices (one particularly cheap shop full of good stuff , cannot remember name), beautiful stuff also in numerous galleries and jewelleries, some over the board, too chichi and in bad taste, the south side of Prospect restaurants are the best. More

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Port Chester, NY
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Why come to this fabulous natural resource to go shopping??? Enjoy the Cove! You can shop in most of these stores in local malls. More

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Princeton, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

After a busy day, we much enjoyed the effortless stride in a neighborhood filled with fun stores, whether looking for another addition to your antiques collection, getting an unexpected cappuccino, replacing your bathing suit, or "window shopping" in some of the pricey jewellery shops (or getting that diamond ring you always wanted!). More

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Fort St. John, Canada
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39 reviews 39 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 1, 2012

great art galleries and tons of shopping just bring lots of moola! fun people watching too. More

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