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jackroberts · 09-29-2004, 11:32 PM

1. SD Zoo. Beautiful botanical collection, it is like a walk in a huge garden, with some canyons and hills if you like exercise. Plus there are animals there. It is very easily accesible from downtown. You will like it much better if you go on a weekday, then it won't be so crowded with tourists (this is the perspective of a local). You could spend more than one day there, but you won't want to. You will get tired of walking. I would recommend you try to get there when they open in the morning. The animals tend to be livelier, and the blacktop that you will be walking on and next too will not be so hot.

2. Presidio Park and the Serra museum, overlooking Old Town. Easily accesible from downtown. Old Town itself is quite touristy IMHO, therefore I would skip that if I were you. The park meanders and there are two seperate hills and a canyon, you can do some nice exploring/walking in a smallish area.

3. Cabrillo Nat'l Monument, on Point Loma. One of the best views in
SD. It is significantly further than the other two places but it should not be too hard to get out there. You definitely want to use public transportation. You can do some walking there as well, if you like. There are tide pools in the lower section of the park, the walk down that road involves quite a steep and long hill however and you might want to take a pass on that. They close earlyish, you can check the internet probably and find out a time. So you need to allow for that when planning your intinerary.

4. Here is another spectacular view: Atop the Hyatt which is near the convention center and next to "Seaport Village", another tourist trap. There is a lounge at the top--you can go up and look without buying anything, no problem. You will be able to walk there easily.

5. If you are the touristy type and are really not interested in much activity, you can get that type of experience at Seaport Village (lots of cutesy shops and some restaurants, absolutely no historic value whatsoever), many restaurants in Old Town (kind of touristy), the Gaslamp District (swinging hot spots and restaurants, a short walk from your place, OK if you want to dine out somewhere but mostly pricey).

6. Sea World is nearby, but do you really want to knock yourself out trudging around that place all day long? It is interesting, a little touristy, and I think you would find you will be worn out at the end of the day. (I mean that in a bad way.) It is sort of "fake scientific", ie. they try to promote it as a serious learning experience but most of all it is just for amusement.

7. Leave yourself some time to cruise around the MCRD, it is a beautiful place.

That ought to be way more than enough to keep you occupied.

Good luck!!

09-29-2004, 11:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
jackroberts Upright	1. SD Zoo. Beautiful botanical collection, it is like a walk in a huge garden, with some canyons and hills if you like exercise. Plus there are animals there. It is very easily accesible from downtown. You will like it much better if you go on a weekday, then it won't be so crowded with tourists (this is the perspective of a local). You could spend more than one day there, but you won't want to. You will get tired of walking. I would recommend you try to get there when they open in the morning. The animals tend to be livelier, and the blacktop that you will be walking on and next too will not be so hot. 2. Presidio Park and the Serra museum, overlooking Old Town. Easily accesible from downtown. Old Town itself is quite touristy IMHO, therefore I would skip that if I were you. The park meanders and there are two seperate hills and a canyon, you can do some nice exploring/walking in a smallish area. 3. Cabrillo Nat'l Monument, on Point Loma. One of the best views in SD. It is significantly further than the other two places but it should not be too hard to get out there. You definitely want to use public transportation. You can do some walking there as well, if you like. There are tide pools in the lower section of the park, the walk down that road involves quite a steep and long hill however and you might want to take a pass on that. They close earlyish, you can check the internet probably and find out a time. So you need to allow for that when planning your intinerary. 4. Here is another spectacular view: Atop the Hyatt which is near the convention center and next to "Seaport Village", another tourist trap. There is a lounge at the top--you can go up and look without buying anything, no problem. You will be able to walk there easily. 5. If you are the touristy type and are really not interested in much activity, you can get that type of experience at Seaport Village (lots of cutesy shops and some restaurants, absolutely no historic value whatsoever), many restaurants in Old Town (kind of touristy), the Gaslamp District (swinging hot spots and restaurants, a short walk from your place, OK if you want to dine out somewhere but mostly pricey). 6. Sea World is nearby, but do you really want to knock yourself out trudging around that place all day long? It is interesting, a little touristy, and I think you would find you will be worn out at the end of the day. (I mean that in a bad way.) It is sort of "fake scientific", ie. they try to promote it as a serious learning experience but most of all it is just for amusement. 7. Leave yourself some time to cruise around the MCRD, it is a beautiful place. That ought to be way more than enough to keep you occupied. Good luck!! Last edited by jackroberts; 09-29-2004 at 11:37 PM..