San Diego 1000 Attractions

1000+ Family Friendly Attractions for San Diego:
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1. Attractions & Theme Parks (35)
2. Campgrounds
3. Churches - Religious Youth Group Experience.
4. Cultural Centers
5. Community Markets
6. Events & Seasonal Attractions
7. Kid Experiences
8. Historic Sites
9. Indoor Play Centers (25)
10. Museums
11. Nature Centers & Gardens
12. Nanny Services
13. County Parks
14. State Parks & Beaches
15. San Diego Pediatrics
16. Summer Camp
17. Scouting
18. Sports - Professional
19. Sports Leagues for Kids
20. San Diego HomeSchool Clubs
21. Trails
22. Tide Pools
23. Theater
24. San Diego Youth Arts
25. Zoos, Aquariums, Equestrians & Animal Parks (21)

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• 14 best Stakeboarding Parks in San Diego - S.D. Magazine. Skaterboarders of every level can grind, ollie, and kickflip to their heart’s content at these citywide locations

Theater

• 013: Old Globe Theater - Balboa Park

Indoor Play Centers

• 019: FUNbelievable - Lakeside

Children Arts & Crafts

1. San Diego Spanish Arts Center.

Seasonal

January

• Monster Jam
• Dino Park

February

• Circus Vargas

December

• 006: Big San Diego Christmas Show - Old Globe / Balboa Park
• 004: December Nights (Balboa Park)
• 005: Fallbrook Christmas Tree Festival - Fallbrook CA
• 017: Holiday Bowl Parade & 5K - S.D. Harborfront
• 014: Peace Light North America - San Marcos
• 008: Vista Christmas Parade - Vista CA

Scouting

• 011: Sea Scout Ship 1886 - San Diego Bay
• 012: Explorer Post 787- SD Aviation Explorers
• 015: S.D.I.C. BSA - SanDiego Scouting - for boys and girls Grades K-12.

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11 Facts You Didn’t Know About San Diego

1. San Diego opened one of the world’s first drive-in theaters in 1938, located at the Harbor Drive-In, kicking off the American drive-in movie trend.
2. Balboa Park’s Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world, with over 5,000 pipes and free Sunday concerts.
3. San Diego County grows 40% of California’s avocados, making it the heart of the U.S. avocado industry and fueling endless guacamole dishes.
4. San Diego is the original “Surf Dog City,” famous for dog surfing competitions and even hosting dog surfing lessons at beaches like Del Mar.
5. Just on Coronado Island west coast lies the sunken SS Monte Carlo, a Prohibition-era gambling ship rumored to contain hidden treasures, visible during low tide.
6. The Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, founded in 1769, is California’s first mission and has survived fires, earthquakes and wars.
7. The Cabrillo National Monument has a mysterious arrangement of rocks called the “Sunset Cliffs Megalith,” resembling a miniature Stonehenge with unknown origins.
8. The Whaley House in Old Town, built in 1857, is one of America’s most haunted homes, and many believe ghosts of past residents remain within its walls.
9. Belmont Park’s Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster from 1925, is one of the longest-lasting seaside wooden coasters in the U.S. and still thrills visitors.
10. San Diego has 19 microclimates, creating different weather patterns across the city—you can drive from foggy beaches to sunny deserts in a short trip.
11. The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program in San Diego trains dolphins and sea lions for underwater tasks, including mine detection and retrieval missions, with animals serving in active operations worldwide.