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America’s Cup Sailing

Sail with Stars N Stripes, an America’s Cup Competitor in San Diego. The weather is beautiful in San Diego. Come sailing with us. Public trips available every week. Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience in San Diego, California offers this exhilarating and unique experience to individuals, groups and corporations through our Corporate Sailing, Team Building, Instruction (sailing lessons), Fantasy Sailing Camp programs and Corporate Advertisement. Boats are among the fastest mono-hull sailing vessels in the world. Your sailing experience with Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience will be unforgettable, breathtaking and surprisingly affordable.It’s by far the finest sailing experience America’s Finest City has to offer.

  • Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience
  • Torrey Pines Golf
  • Fat City Steakhouse
  • Del Mar Race Track

    St Patty’s Day Party San Diego
    Details: This year, shamROCK 2010 will take place in the Gaslamp on “F” street between 5th and 7th Avenues, 6th Avenue between E and G Streets and G Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in the Gaslamp Quarter. The main entrance is located at 6th and G Street and with sell out crowds topping over 20,000 attendees for over a decade; you better get your tickets quick!

    shamROCK 2010 is rocking the Gaslamp with three stages of live music and killer DJ’s! Kick off all the green action on the Main Stage with Irish Folk Rock from the ShamROCKers from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, then join in and dance a jig with traditional Irish Step Dancers from 5:00 to 5:30 PM and again from 6:30 to 7:00 PM. Don’t get too winded though because The Fooks are up from 5:30 to 6:30 PM with rock-n-rowdy versions of your favorite Irish pub songs! No matter where you are partying during shamROCK, be sure to get back to the Main Stage from 7:00 to 8:30 PM for the world famous and awesomely irreverent YOUNG DUBLINERS! We’ll give you time to wind down from the Irish rock frenzy from 9:00 to 10:00 PM with No Duh, a No Doubt cover band. But bringing it all home is San Diego’s favorite Irish Punk Rock band, the Down’s Family from 10:30 to 11:30 PM. And spinning records all night between sets will be DJ BDP!

  • Barnstorming Adventures
  • Hotel Del Coronado
  • El Agave Tequileria
  • Captain Dave’s Dolphin Safari
  • Maritime Museum San Diego

    Top Spa – Travel & Leisure

    Refresh yourself like never before. Golden Door bids you welcome. Here in this peaceful northern pocket of San Diego County, founder Deborah Szekely in 1958 developed a unique philosophy of personal health and fitness inspired by the ancient Japanese Honjin inns – and the spa industry grew its first roots. Escape to this destination spa, offering treatments and ideals rich in tradition, yet executed with a modern interpretation. Join us for a weeklong customized stay in this atmosphere of rare privacy, and achieve a deep, meaningful rapport with nature, enjoy the camaraderie 39 fellow guests, and meaningful reconnection to your innermost self.

  • Golden Door Spa
  • Cafe Sevilla
  • Turf Supper Club & Bar
  • Croce’s
  • Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
  • Belmont Park
  • Dublin Square Irish Pub
  • Torrey Pines Gliderport
  • Karl Strauss Brewing Company
  • Balboa Park Museums
  • Brockton Villa
  • The Flower Fields
  • Shakespeare Pub & Grille
  • Old Globe Theatre
  • San Diego Zoo
  • Dive Bums
  • Cuban Cigar Factory
  • Marina Sailing
  • San Diego Museum of Art
  • Children’s Pool

    Sunday Brunch at the Del

    Have brunch at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego.

    The world-famous Crown Room rivals the imagination. Whimsical crown-shaped chandeliers, designed by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, drop from glowing sugar-pine ceiling. Spacious windows circling the room offer some of California ‘s most radiant views. With award-winning food and wine, spectacular ocean views and magical ambiance, the Hotel del Coronado offers unparalleled dining experiences. Enjoy casual California coastal cuisine and a special children’s menu at Sheerwater or light fare and a new Sushi Bar at Babcock & Story Bar. Both offer spectacular indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the Pacific. The Del’s historic Crown Room is perfect the place to relax and enjoy Sunday brunch, voted the Best in San Diego. And, for tea aficionados, The Del offers Victorian tea on Sundays year-round and daily during December.

  • Del Coronado Sunday Brunch
  • Rancho Bernardo Inn
  • Pearl Harbor Troop Train
  • Flowrider
  • Top of the Cove
  • Chart House
  • Beauty Bar
  • House of Blues
  • Neiman Marcus Last Call

    Events San Diego

  • Amgen Tour of California
  • Buick Golf Tournament
  • Rock N Roll Marathon
  • Camp Pendleton Mud Run
  • OMBAC Over the Line Tournament
  • Baja Ha Ha
  • Oceanside Surf Festival
  • Beach to Brewery Beer Fest
  • Grunion Run
  • San Diego Restaurant Week
  • Tiki Oasis
  • Baseball Hall of Fame Classic
  • December Nights

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  • 2 Responses to “Things to Do in San Diego”

    1. Adrian Ferrer Says:

      San Diego has a ton of fun things to do. Thank you for having all these fun places in one easy site site to find.

    2. Rose Says:

      Thanks for listing these fun things at one place.

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