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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #21 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Located in the Mission Valley section of San Diego, this historic mission was founded by Father Junipero Serra, who started a string of 21 missions along the California coast.

Attraction type: Mission; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #22 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Performance; Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 274 attractions in San Diego

This popular shopping mall is on multiple levels and gives shoppers a choice of more than 200 stores and boutiques.

Attraction type: Mall; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #24 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Museum's emphasis is on the history of flight, from the days of hot-air balloons to the Spirit of St. Louis to today's space shuttles.

Attraction type: Transportation museum; Specialty museum; Science museum; Other; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Along with Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach, Mission Beach forms the coastline of San Diego.

Attraction type: Beach
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #26 of 274 attractions in San Diego

A lookout point above San Diego Bay and home of the Cabrillo monument.

Attraction type: Geological formation; Scenic/historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 274 attractions in San Diego

One of the world's largest model railroad museums features a scale model railway that replicates San Diego's tracks.

Attraction type: Transportation museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #28 of 274 attractions in San Diego

One of the nation's top regional theaters, the Old Globe continues to draw more than 300,000 people annually.

Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #29 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Bike through oak lined trails and along mountain cliffs: spectacular sights and leg-pumping climbs at Cleveland National Forest.

Attraction type: Biking trail (mountain); Canyon
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Art gallery; Shop
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #31 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #32 of 274 attractions in San Diego

A museum featuring the works of the Continental masters, from Renaissance and Baroque art to works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, Modigliani and others.

Attraction type: Art museum; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #33 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Historic site in downtown San Diego that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.

Attraction type: Historic walking area; Scenic/historic walking area; State park; Neighborhood; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #34 of 274 attractions in San Diego

The Museum of Photographic Arts is one of the only museums in the country dedicated exclusively to the photographic arts, presenting work by some of the world's most celebrated photographers and cinematographers in its spacious new galleries and state-of-the-art 228 seat theater. MoPA is located in beautiful Balboa Park near downtown San Diego.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #35 of 274 attractions in San Diego

You can learn about the history of the Missions in California here and while youre at it, ogle some lovely artifacts, like Spanish furniture dating back to the Renaissance.

Attraction type: Specialty museum; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #36 of 274 attractions in San Diego

Famous for its historic wooden roller coaster, "The Big Dipper," this amusement park offers fun for all ages.

Attraction type: Amusement/theme park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #37 of 274 attractions in San Diego

One of the west coast's 5 premier surfing spots.

Attraction type: Beach
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #38 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Ship; Island; Waterway; Maritime museum; Group tour/boat; Tour; Dance club/disco
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #39 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Dinner theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #40 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Attraction type: Bar/club
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