| San Diego, California, is the place to be if you want | | | | downtown and was formerly an Italian fishing |
| to enjoy an excellent vacation without completely | | | | neighborhood. Today, it is a picturesque neighborhood |
| leaving the comforts of city life. It is a large coastal | | | | that is lined with some of the best Italian restaurants, |
| city located in Southern California. It lies just north of | | | | art galleries, retail shops, and home decoration stores. |
| the Mexican Border and nestled gracefully at the | | | | You will surely find something of interest in this little |
| southern part of Orange County. SD, California, is | | | | corner of San Diego. |
| known for being home to an unending line of | | | | Maritime Museum |
| beautiful beaches, a friendly Mediterranean climate, | | | | This museum is one of the more well-known |
| and a number of military facilities that serve as | | | | museums that boast a huge collection of historic |
| headquarters to the United States Navy, the United | | | | ships including the Star of India, which is the oldest |
| States Coast Guard, as well as the United State | | | | steel-hulled ship that's still active today. You can also |
| Marine Corps. The city of San Diego economy is | | | | check out the imitation of the eighteenth-century |
| largely focused on computer sciences, electronics | | | | navy frigate, the HMS Surprise. |
| manufacturing, agriculture, biotechnology, business | | | | Chinese Historical Museum |
| and financial services, and tourism, just to name a | | | | If you are into Oriental history and artifacts, this |
| few. Tourism is a big market. The City is blessed with | | | | museum should be a pit stop for you. You can find |
| some of the most diverse tourist spots that you can | | | | artifacts that were discovered in the old Chinatown, |
| find. You have beaches, museums, restaurants, | | | | and at the same time, you can collect souvenirs for |
| cruises, clubs, etc. | | | | your friends and family from the various gift shops in |
| Places to Visit in Downtown San Diego, California | | | | the area. |
| If you visit downtown, you will hardly run out of | | | | Firehouse Museum |
| places to check out. It is full of great parks, | | | | As its name suggests, this museum houses fire |
| museums, restaurants, and shopping malls, not to | | | | engines and other paraphernalia that are used to fight |
| mention a short distance from the beaches, to keep | | | | off fires. This museum is one of a kind; it has an |
| you preoccupied. Here are some of the attractions | | | | antique steam pumper that dates back to the 1930s. |
| you will find in Downtown: | | | | They also have fire hats and antique fire alarms |
| Little Italy | | | | available for your viewing pleasure. You can also drop |
| This is located toward the northwest end of | | | | by for souvenirs at their gift shops. |