| When planning a trip to California, you
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| | touch and hold the dolphin with
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| might as well spend a good portion of it
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| | supervision from the caretakers. The cost
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| in San Diego. This city, while famous for
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| | for the program is about $150 per person
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| its trolley and being the home of the
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| | but many claim it is well worth every
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| world's most crooked road, offers more
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| | penny. Reservations should be made as
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| than just curiosities. Take the time to
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| | early as possible as this gets fully
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| explore and it's guaranteed to be a trip
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| | booked very quickly.
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| well worth the time. Here are just some
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| | Old Town San Diego
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| places to get you started.
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| | If a stroll and the occasional shopping
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| San Diego Zoo
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| | is more your speed, Old Town can give you
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| The world-famous San Diego Zoo began as a
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| | just that. The buildings that house shops
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| collection of plants and animals from the
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| | and museums in Old Town take to the
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| Panama-American Exposition back in the
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| | architecture of the period of
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| early 1900s. Today, it is a world-class
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| | California's beginnings. And to keep with
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| research facility and home to several
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| | the tradition of laying back and taking
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| endangered species, all the while still a
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| | in the scenery, it is best to set aside a
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| fun place for families to go to on
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| | day to just explore and enjoy the town.
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| vacation.
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| | Old Town can be reached using the San
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| With such wide acreage, going through the
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| | Diego Trolley that are marked red or take
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| entire zoo will take more than just a day
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| | 10 short minutes from the Gaslamp
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| trip. Fortunately, there are several
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| | Quarter.
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| benches all over the zoo to give rest
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| | Gaslamp Quarter
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| tired feet a rest. Mei Sheng, the panda,
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| | What used to be an area you didn't want
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| is a tourist favorite and the queue can
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| | to be in after dark is now a safe and fun
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| take as long as an hour during peak
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| | place to spend both the day AND night.
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| season. Zoo mascots are around for photo
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| | The Gaslamp Quarter is the result of San
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| ops with children (and adults, if they'd
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| | Diego City taking charge and saving a
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| like too!).
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| | community from being run down. Now even
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| You can get there by car, bus or bike and
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| | the San Diego Repertory Theater calls
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| the parking is free. You can enter via
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| | this part of the city home.
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| Zoo Place just off Park Boulevard, which
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| | Enjoy the place by just walking around
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| is located in Balboa Park, close to
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| | and taking in the local color. You can
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| downtown San Diego.
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| | even take a horse-drawn carriage or ride
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| Balboa Park
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| | the San Diego Trolley. If you are in the
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| Balboa Park lies northeast of downtown
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| | area some time September, then you might
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| San Diego. The park boasts of hiking and
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| | want to check out the "Street Scene"
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| biking trails as well as play and picnic
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| | which is a music, food and drinking
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| grounds. The Sixth Avenue and Laurel
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| | festival that lasts for three days.
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| Street entrance has a bridge you can
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| | La Jolla
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| cross, which will lead you to what is
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| | If nature tripping is your kind of
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| left of the Panama-American Exposition
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| | vacation, then by all means visit La
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| held in 1915 to 1916. The buildings in
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| | Jolla (pronounced La Hoya). The rarest
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| the park are quaint and house gift shops,
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| | pine trees in the country call this
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| cafes and restaurants. The bigger and
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| | place, just 30 minutes from downtown San
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| finer museums of San Diego are located
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| | Diego, home sweet home.
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| here as well.
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| | Hikers and trekkers will enjoy the path
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| SeaWorld
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| | that takes them up cliffs and down the
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| Along with San Diego Zoo, Sea World is
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| | beaches. The village offers fine art
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| the most popular tourist spot in san
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| | museums and galleries as well as fine
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| Diego. What was started in the 1960s is
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| | dining and shopping. A hike up Mt.
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| now a very popular theme park with Shamu,
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| | Soledad will give you a panoramic view of
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| the killer whale, as practically the
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| | San Diego City down below.
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| city's unofficial symbol.
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| | As you can see, San Diego has everything
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| The great thing about Sea World is how it
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| | for everyone. Young or old, nature-lover
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| allows a high level of interaction
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| | or shopaholic, everyone who finds him or
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| between the animals and their human
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| | herself in this city will find some place
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| visitors. For example, the Dolphin
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| | he or she can and will enjoy. The happy
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| Interaction Program allows direct contact
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| | experiences and memories are just some of
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| with dolphin after being educated about
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| | the things you can bring home with you
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| the sea mammal and its habitat. To
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| | along with the ever-reliable souvenir
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| culminate the activity, access to holding
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| | T-shirt.
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| tanks are granted where participants can
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