Free San Diego Travel Guide

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San Diego Airport is next to Downtown & the Bay

San Diego Airport is next to Downtown & the Bay

Free San Diego Visitors Guide

Welcome to San Diego! From the ocean to the mountains and desert, San Diego offers visitors hundreds of attractions.

Whether you are looking to visit the well-known San Diego beaches, SeaWorld, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo or you want to go off the beaten path to kayak with sharks, paraglide off ocean cliffs, hike into desert caves, dig for gold, watch eagles soar over grasslands, or visit the mountain top observatory that took the clearest pictures ever of outer space, TourGuideTim Reveals San Diego has it covered.



Why is this the Best San Diego Visitors Guide?

  1. More details about more attractions than any other travel guide. (Lots of pictures!)
  2. Provides the quickest way to find San Diego attractions that match your interests.
  3. You can print out and carry the details for only the attractions that interest you.
  4. Translate the guide at the click of a button if English is not your native language.
  5. Easily enlarge the text if your eyes need a little help.
  6. Access the Mobile Edition of the web site on your cell phone while visiting San Diego.

If we don’t provide the information on a specialized topic, we point you to the best web sites that do. We are your central resource for your San Diego travel needs.

We even help you find visitor centers throughout San Diego and provide links to the official visitors guides for each area.

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“An extraordinary resource for San Diego, California. Truly an all-encompassing site, The Best Places in San Diego is one of the best internet travel resources I have ever seen.”
– Dr. Jessie Voigts, Owner of the Wandering Educators travel web site.

“It is absolutely outstanding! I will recommend it to everyone I know who is traveling to San Diego. It has the best composite information about the city that I have ever seen.”
– Dr. Terry O’Hara, Executive Consultant in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

“I grew up in San Diego and have lived here on and off for 32 years. I didn’t know a thing or two ON EVERY PAGE! I’m going to use this web site to explore with my kids and maybe NEVER leave (even for vacation). Really nice job.”
– Greg Layson, Owner of Modish Maternity in La Jolla, CA

Why Do We Provide a Free San Diego Guide?

  1. We LOVE San Diego and we want you to LOVE it too!
  2. We are in the business of providing escorted tours in San Diego. By providing this Free San Diego Tourist Guide, we are able to reach those of you who desire a unique vacation experience. One that gives access to special events, local experts, and attractions only open to groups. Intrigued? Check out the San Diego Tours you can enjoy for the day or a whole week.
Botanic Gardens overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Botanic Gardens overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Start Finding Your Favorite San Diego Attractions

Get started using the most comprehensive guide available for San Diego. For each attraction you will learn what to expect, unique tidbits, and opportunities that are often missed.  We also provide you with the attraction’s relative location to the San Diego Airport and Downtown, a link to Google Map directions, and information about transit options.

Select a travel theme or location in the right column of this page and find attractions that match your interests.  If you can’t decide where to start, try San Diego’s Top Attractions.

Enjoy your travels!

Anza-Borrego Desert is a part of the Colorado & Sonoran Desert areas

San Diego's Anza-Borrego Desert is a part of the Colorado & Sonoran Desert areas

Watching U.S. Navy Seals train while on a San Diego Harbor Cruise

Watching U.S. Navy Seals train while on a San Diego Harbor Cruise

From the development of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis to Dennis Connor's America's Cup Victories, San Diego's Museums & Special Events highlight the area's huge role in the development of boats & planes

From the development of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis to Dennis Connor's America's Cup Victories, San Diego's Museums & Special Events highlight the area's huge role in the development of boats & planes

San Diego's Downtown offers a wide array of architecture, museums celebrating African-American and Asian Culture, and Nightlife for Cruise Ship Passengers, Convention Attendees, and Tourists

San Diego's Downtown offers architectural tours, museums celebrating African-American and Asian History, and a large nightlife district for Cruise Ship Passengers, Convention Attendees, and Tourists

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