With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, San Diego believed that it could become a great shipping port on the west coast—the first in the United States that ships would have an opportunity to visit as they sailed north. To sell the idea to the world, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition in… Read More Santa Fe Depot
A century-old gem in the heart of Balboa Park is the Spreckles Organ Pavilion. The organ was played for the first time on New Year’s Eve 1914 to kick off the Panama-California Exposition that began on 1 January 1915, and it’s been entertaining park visitors ever since. Each Sunday afternoon, you can enjoy a free… Read More Spreckels Organ
A cheese lover’s paradise, Venissimo Cheese offers a wide variety of cheeses from around the world. Their friendly and helpful staff will let you sample the products and will help educate you before you make your decision—and making a decision is a tough prospect here. You can choose between cow’s, sheep’s, or goat’s milk cheeses… Read More Venissimo Cheese
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
Wow! What can I say? This website has only been up for a week, and it’s had over 750 views and over two dozen subscribers. Thank you for your early support! It’s been a blast getting this off the ground. To bring some structure (and to allow me to work my new full-time job), I’ll… Read More Thanks!
Full disclosure: I love trains (and pretty much anything that rides on rails). As a toddler, rather than playing with my Tonka trucks in a sandbox like the other kids, I lined mine up in a row and drove them along imaginary tracks. Go figure. I also enjoy historical things and places, so it made sense… Read More Ride the Vintage Trolley
Tucked away on the most southwestern point in the continental United States is the 800-acre Border Field State Park. As its name implies, its southern border is the U.S.–Mexico border. Like many things in San Diego, the park is diverse in its offerings. The park is part of the larger Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve,… Read More Border Field State Park
More often than not, Cabrillo National Monument is the first place that I take my out-of-town visitors. The expansive views of both the Pacific Ocean and the city are a great way to orient someone to the city. Cabrillo National Monument is part of the National Park Service and is San Diego County’s only national… Read More Cabrillo National Monument
It’s been a while since I last made it to the farmer’s market here in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood, so I made it a point to drive downtown this morning to check it out again. The Little Italy Mercato runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, on Cedar Street… Read More Little Italy Mercato
Sometimes you don’t have to travel very far to escape to another time and place. This afternoon I needed to get out of the house and, in less than thirty minutes, I was back in the 1800’s in Old Town San Diego. It’s where the earliest settlers sank their roots and formed what would eventually… Read More Old Town San Diego
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