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Explore San Diego and Beyond ™

Featuring fun and interesting attractions of San Diego and the surrounding region.

Category: Cultural

Those attractions of cultural interest.

Mingei International Museum

It’s been a little over a year since the Mingei International Museum completed a major transformation of its building. The new spaces are open, airy, and bright and invite you to explore. The word mingei means “art of the people,” and the collections contain over 25,000 items from around the globe. Many of the items… Read More Mingei International Museum

15 November 202215 November 2022 DanLeave a comment

Old Poway Park

If you’re looking for a relaxing, inexpensive place to hang out, Old Poway Park and the Poway-Midland Railroad offer something for everyone. The park fills a full city block and is dotted with plenty of old trees offering abundant shade from the midday sun. You can plop down on the cool grass beneath the trees,… Read More Old Poway Park

6 August 20226 August 2022 DanLeave a comment

Cherry Blossoms at Japanese Friendship Garden

Don’t waste any time getting to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park if you want to see the cherry trees in full bloom! It appears that they are at their peak as of 16 March, and the blossoms’ petals are beginning to drift to the ground in a mini blizzard of pink when a… Read More Cherry Blossoms at Japanese Friendship Garden

16 March 2022 DanLeave a comment

Barrio Logan and Chicano Park

Not far from downtown San Diego is the culturally rich neighborhood of Barrio Logan. In fact, the neighborhood is one of fourteen California Cultural Districts and Chicano Park earned National Historic Landmark status in 2017. History In 1871, Congressman John Logan from Illinois drafted legislation for a transcontinental railroad that would end in San Diego.… Read More Barrio Logan and Chicano Park

1 March 202223 September 2022 DanLeave a comment

Palm Springs Air Museum

Overview Some of you may rightly argue that a day-trip to Palm Springs is a bit more than “…and beyond.” That’s okay. You’re probably right. But if you’re up for the two-hour-and-change ride, the Palm Springs Air Museum is a pretty cool place to visit. The aircraft on display inside the museum have been beautifully… Read More Palm Springs Air Museum

22 August 2021 Dan2 Comments

An Evening at “The Park” in Tijuana

Overview When I moved back to San Diego in 2012, I bought a house that’s 7.5 miles/12 km from the U.S.-Mexico border, and when I renewed my passport in 2015, I opted to get a passport card in addition to the passport book thinking that, living so close to the border, it may come in… Read More An Evening at “The Park” in Tijuana

29 July 202124 July 2021 DanLeave a comment

Dia de los Muertos in Old Town

Here are a few photos from the Dia de los Muertos observance in Old Town State Historic Park on 1 November 2017.

2 November 20172 November 2017 DanLeave a comment

House of Pacific Relations International Cottages

A great way to learn about the world around us is to pay a visit to the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages in the heart of Balboa Park. The House of Pacific Relations (HPR) got its start during the 1935 California Pacific International Exhibition, and “was conceived during the darkest days leading up to… Read More House of Pacific Relations International Cottages

9 February 20179 February 2017 Dan1 Comment

Balboa Park December Nights

With approximately 350,000 people attending over the two day event, Balboa Park’s December Nights is easily San Diego’s biggest holiday party. You can stroll through the heart of the park and check out dozens of vendors hawking their wares; head to the arcades and carnival rides set up in one of the parking lots; enjoy… Read More Balboa Park December Nights

26 November 201621 November 2016 DanLeave a comment

Christmas at the Hotel del Coronado

Magical. That, in a word, is how to describe the holidays at the world-famous Hotel del Coronado. The iconic red roof is decked out in white holiday lights and the lobby is filled with a stunning Christmas tree that’s trimmed in a different theme each year. One year, the ornaments were all from the Victorian era… Read More Christmas at the Hotel del Coronado

23 November 201622 November 2016 DanLeave a comment

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