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San Diego California Tourism

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Museum of Art.jpgView a Wide Variety of Art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California

On your next visit to California, take the opportunity to view an outstanding collection of art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. You can see a wide variety of art in the Museum’s permanent, current and special ongoing exhibits.

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Little Italy - Downtown San Diego, California

 

Little Italy - Downtown San Diego, California.jpgLittle Italy - Downtown San Diego, California

Unlike many of the ethnic areas in cities, Little Italy in San Diego is a stable area of businesses and residential communities which has been in existence since the 1920’s. Little Italy today represents San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood business district.  Once there were more than 6,000 Italian families living in Little Italy and toiled to build San Diego’s tuna industry.

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Poway-Midland Railroad - Poway, California

 

Poway-Midland Railroad.jpgPoway-Midland Railroad - Poway, California

Coming to life in 1991 this volunteer run organization began the task of restoring, operating and doing the maintenance of antique railroad equipment.  They hope to have a depot in the future that will house a museum highlighting turn-of-century technology.

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Del Mar Racetrack - Del Mar, California

 

Del Mar Racetrack.jpgDel Mar Racetrack – Del Mar, California

Bing Crosby did more than sing, in 1937 he and a group of his show business friends such as Jimmy Durante and Pat O’Brien built a small racetrack in Del Mar.  Today the little project has grown to be one of the most outstanding racetracks in the country!  Of course, Bing still has his impact with his record of “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” before each day of racing excitement.

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San Diego Museum of Art - San Diego, California

 

San Diego Museum of Art.jpgSan Diego Museum of Art - San Diego, California

To go right along with the beauty of the city of San Diego is the fabulous Sand Diego Museum of Art.  The region’s primary resource for exhibitions and collections of fine art for more than 80 years!

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Maritime Museum of San Diego - San Diego, California

 

Maritime Museum of San Diego.jpgMaritime Museum of San Diego - San Diego, California

The museum is known worldwide for it’s excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels.  It holds one of the world’s oldest active ships, the Star of India.

Maritime history is displayed at the museum with their permanent displays and temporary exhibits of commerce and exploration. 

The museum has a schooner, Californian, which takes passengers sailing on San Diego Bay and weekend adventure sales to Catalina.

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Borrego Desert Hiking - Borrego Springs, California

 

Borrego Desert.jpgBorrego Desert Hiking - Borrego Springs, California

The opportunity to see the art from the Native Americans of the Ariza-Borrego Desert, the Cahuilla, Cupeno, Diegueno, and Kumeyaay you really need to spend some time in the desert.  There is artwork showing their religion, mythology and social customs.  The also left a legacy of art with an open air gallery of rock art.  It shows the importance to the people that lived here long before the white settlers moved in.

Rock art is a testimony of ceremonies, historic occasions and life’s fears and joys.  It also conveys the powerful images of the supernatural.

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California Wine Trails

northern california wine trail map.jpgThere are thousands of wineries in California, way too many to list individually so I have asked the owners of a great site - www.winecountrygetaway.com to allow me to place their site in conjunction with ours to provide you with a wide range of places to visit with insider information on what their thoughts are and to give you suggestions.

While I was trying to find what I considered to be the best site for information this particular site seemed to fit the need best.  It is done with taste, creativity and personal experience.  For a listing of many, many of the wine trails throughout the state of California go to this site and begin your California Vacation experience in wine country.

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San Diego Zoo, San Diego CA

San Diego Zoo.jpgThe world famous San Diego Zoo is a must for any Southern California adventure! The Zoo is located in Balboa Park in beautiful San Diego. The Zoo is 100 acres and is home to 4,000 animals and has a botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants.

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Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

Balboa Park.jpgBalboa Park is a unique and fantastic cultural playground. Located in the heart of San Diego, this amazing piece of urban property is home to gorgeous gardens, performaning arts venues, 15 major museums, and the San Diego Zoo.

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