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Explore San Diego and Beyond ™

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

Category: Kids

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

Frosty Burger & Pine Valley County Park

A good friend once advised me that it’s best to have dessert before dinner. That way, he argued, if you choke to death on a chicken bone, at least you’ll meet your Maker with dessert in your stomach. It was hard to defeat that twisted logic, so on a warm, muggy Sunday afternoon, I headed… Read More Frosty Burger & Pine Valley County Park

18 July 202119 July 2021 DanLeave a comment

Balboa Park Miniature Railroad

Train enthusiasts from 1 to 99 will enjoy riding the Balboa Park Miniature Railroad just outside the entrance to the San Diego Zoo. The rare G-16 one-fifth scale miniature train set carries passengers in open coaches on a brief three-minute long ride that winds through a 4-acre parcel of Balboa Park. You may encounter replicas… Read More Balboa Park Miniature Railroad

2 February 20172 February 2017 DanLeave a comment

Morley Field Disc Golf Course

Playing disc golf at Morley Field Disc Golf Course can be fun and frustrating, just like real golf (without the bent clubs and roto-tilled fairway—at least the way I play golf). I had never seen disc golf in action prior to my visit here, and I came away with a new appreciation for the sport.… Read More Morley Field Disc Golf Course

14 April 201611 April 2016 DanLeave a comment

Pepper Grove Playground

Spring break will soon be upon us, and if you’re looking to engage the kiddos with some physical activity while they’re out of school, the playground at Pepper Grove in Balboa Park may be just what the doctor ordered. Of course, you don’t need it to be spring break to visit the playground—go any day.… Read More Pepper Grove Playground

17 March 201615 March 2016 DanLeave a comment

Balboa Park Carousel

If you’ve ever felt that your day is going in circles, here’s a perfect opportunity to just embrace that feeling. The Balboa Park Carousel has been letting people ride in circles for over 100 years. Built in 1910 by the Herschell-Spillman company in North Tonawanda, New York, the carousel first landed in Los Angeles before making its way… Read More Balboa Park Carousel

11 February 20168 February 2016 DanLeave a comment

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In each post, we try to include an estimated cost for the meal or activity. If it’s for a meal, we include the entree and a non-alcoholic drink for each person in the estimate, but do not include tax or gratuity.

$          Less than $15

$$        $16-$30

$$$      $31-$50

$$$$    $50 or more

These are somewhat arbitrary rankings and, where possible, we will provide the current cost at the time of publication.

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