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A Southern California outdoor city with surf beaches, coastal hiking, food, nightlife and year-round sunshine.

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Balboa Park

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Museum of Illusions - San Diego

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San Diego Museum of Art

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In Balboa Park, The San Diego Museum of Art holds more than 32,000 objects spanning ancient to contemporary art, with strengths in European Old Masters, Asian art, and South Asian manuscript painting.

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Seaport Village

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Sunset Cliffs Cave

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Belmont Park

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Old Town San Diego

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California Tower

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SEA LIFE Aquarium

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San Diego Waterfront

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San Diego Zoo

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American Comedy Co San Diego

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