San Diego caters to families, with its multitude of world-class theme parks and zoos, hands-on science museums, and the many parks, especially Balboa Park where you could spend entire days just exploring.
San Diego Family Activities
- Model Railroad Museum
- The San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park is dedicated to preserving the heritage of railroading and the history of model railroading.
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- Natural History Museum
- The San Diego Society of Natural History which is, in fact, the oldest scientific institution in southern California, and the third oldest west of the Mississippi.
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- Rueben H Fleet Science Center
- A treat for all ages and for anyone who ever had a single question about how things work, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park holds the keys to any successful family outing.
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- San Diego Beaches
- With San Diego's miles of coastline featuring wide expanses of sandy shore, much of it nestled under majestic cliffs, going to the beach has been elevated to an art form.
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- San Diego Wild Animal Park
- Just 32 miles north of San Diego, wild tigers, giraffes, lions, gorillas, all roam freely in their natural habitat.
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- San Diego Zoo
- World-renowned as the home to more than 4,000 rare and endangered animals from more than 800 species and subspecies, the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park has long been a major attraction and frequently the primary draw for San Diego visitors.
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- SeaWorld San Diego
- SeaWorld San Diego set the bar long ago for marine adventure parks, and remains just as fresh and exciting as it was when it opened in 1964.
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- Stephen Birch Aquarium
- San Diego has long been renowned for its storied Scripps Institution of Oceanography where marine research and public education have always been twin missions.
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- The Wave Waterpark
- The Wave Waterpark in Vista features water activities from the child-friendly Rippity's Rainforest and the Little Dipper Kiddie Slide to the adrenalin-pumping, turbulent Flash Flood slide and Slam Dunk, a 35-foot drop in total darkness.
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