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by TourGuideTimMormon Battalion Historic Museum
Location: Old Town (4 Miles North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 9AM – 9PM
Cost: Free
Features: One of the longest military marches in U.S. history is profiled in this new, state-of-the-art museum.
California Surf Museum
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4PM. (8PM on Thursdays)
Cost: $5 ($3 for Students, Military, and Seniors 62+; Free for kids)
Features: State of California Surf Museum covering the History of Surfing in California; Skateboarding Memorabilia
Marine Corps Mechanized Museum
Location: Oceanside (38 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Weekdays: 7:30AM – 4PM (1PM on Fridays); Closed on Weekends
Cost: Free; Must Show Driver’s License and have Proof of Car Insurance to enter Camp Pendleton
Features: Relics of Past Conflicts including Tanks, Missile Carriers, Howitzer, and other Combat Vehicles
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
Location: La Mesa (13 Miles / 20 Minutes East of Downtown San Diego)
Hours: 1PM – 4PM on Saturdays
Cost: Free
Features: 1915 Train Depot; Steam Locomotive and Freight Cars
Seaport Village
Location: Downtown San Diego (Between North & South Embarcaderos)
Open Daily: 10AM – 9PM (10PM during Summer)
Features: Great Area to Shop for Souvenirs and Unique Gifts, Enjoy the Views of San Diego Harbor, Eat, and People Watch; Ride an Antique Carousel or take a Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride.
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Around San Diego
Unfortunately, the Cinderella Carriage Company closed down but hopefully somebody reading this will be inspired to start something similar as we receive a number of requests looking for an alternative.
San Diego has the perfect climate for enjoying the outdoors. You can celebrate the beauty of San Diego with a loved one by taking a horse-drawn carriage tour of downtown San Diego.
William Heath Davis House
Location: Downtown San Diego (Gaslamp Quarter)
Open Daily: 10AM – 6PM (9AM – 3PM on Sundays); Closed on Mondays.
Cost: $5 ($4 for Seniors)
Features: Built in 1850, this was the Home where the idea of a “New San Diego” began. Learn about the vision for a new city held by William Heath Davis and the subsequent development by Alonzo Horton, who is known as the Founder of Downtown San Diego.
Copley Symphony Hall Tours & San Diego Symphony
Location: Downtown San Diego (Core District)
Performances: Year-Round
Cost: Copley Hall Tours are Free; Performance Tickets Range from $20 – $93 (Some $10 tickets available for Students)
Features: Watch the San Diego Symphony and other International Music Acts Perform in one of the Most Elegant Theatres on the West Coast. You can also Take Tours of the Historic Copley Symphony Hall, which was an Original Fox Theatre where Walt Disney Premiered his Movies.
San Diego Firehouse Museum
Location: Downtown San Diego (Little Italy)
Hours: Thursday and Friday 10AM – 2PM; Saturday and Sunday 10AM – 4PM
Cost: $3 (Free for Kids).
Features: Firehouse Full of Old Fire Engines, including an 1841 Rumsey Hand Pumper; Listen to Stories from Firefighters.
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4:30PM (Must enter by 4PM). Open until 5:30PM during Summer. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Cost: $18 ($7 for Kids ages 3-11 and $15 for Seniors, Military, Students)
Features: One of the Nation’s Best Aerospace Museums; San Diego has the Richest Aviation History in the World
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4:30PM
Cost: $8 ($4 for Kids ages 7-17 and $6 for Seniors)
Features: Nation’s Largest Sports Museum; Interactive Exhibits; Hall of Fame; Covers a Broad Range of Sports; Many one-of-a-kind Trophies on Display.
San Diego Automotive Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 5PM (Must enter by 4:30PM). Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Cost: $8 ($4 for Kids ages 6-15 and $6 for Seniors 65+)
Features: Over 100 Cars and Motorcycles, including a 1909 International Harvester Wagon, 1914 Model T Ford, 1981 De Lorean, and a 1990 Ferrari Testarossa.
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