I love the Wild Animal Park. You need a car to get there, it's north of the city in Escondido. The Midway ship is right on the wharf near the airport, that's interesting if you like ships. Torrey Pines is a great hiking park and they've got a small educational center. We also like Sea World more than Legoland. There's a nice park near SeaWorld along the beach, which has a good walk or bike trail, also. Go early to any of these places to get an hour or two before it gets crowded. La Jolla (La HOY-yah) is an upscale area to walk and window shop. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps is there. The sea lions or seals hang out on the rock cliffs and you can get some nice sunset pictures there.

When you're based downtown,-There's great shows downtown, Spreckles Theatre, art galleries, live music, etc. You can grab one of the scooters on any street corner (swipe your credit card) and zoom around without a car. We generally eat at the Mexican food places, the smaller the better. Mexican food in San Diego is amazing. The Gaslamp district and Little Italy are fun to explore on foot.

In Coronado, I like walking around the Hotel del Coronado ("The Dell,"), which is free. It's a nice place to have a coffee or dessert. There's neat houses to drive by in that area, too.

North Park and Hillcrest are hip and trendy (gay) districts.

Every Tuesday there is at least one museum in Balboa Park that offers free admission to area residents and Military personnel. You can spend all day in Balboa Park, or several.

The historic Old Town Park is fun. Old Town San Diego SHP

There's a lot to do in our amazing town.