1. Visit any one of more than 30 San Diego beaches. The beaches of north San Diego in Solana Beach, Carlsbad and Encinitas are beautiful. They will stir your imagination. They are as diverse and colorful as our region. Admission is absolutely free. 

2. Visit Balboa Park. Visit the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. It is an educational, entertaining experience for visitors of all ages. There are more than 120 fascinating exhibits. Try to design images with a sand pendulum.  Put your hands directly on thirty scientific phenomena. It's fun. It's entertaining.  It's intriguing.  If you are on vacation, check out Carlsbad Hotels and Encinitas Hotels.  The B&B San Diego is close to the beach.

3. Legoland in nearby Carlsbad has more than 45  rides, shows and attractions. You can see entire cities constructed entirely from Legos.  Carlsbad hotel  and nearby Solana Beach lodging..

4. The Encinitas Beach Bazaar On The Pacific Coast Highway is held every weekend in quaint Encinitas.  Stay at a romantic Encinitas B&B - the Inn At Moonlight Beach. The Inn is closer to the beach than any Solana Beach B&B or Del Mar California Bed and Breakfasts. Afterwards, you can check out trendy Carlsbad hotels.  Visit La Jolla Hotels in Del Mar B&B.

5.  Visit Historic Old Town. You can see living San Diego history in Action.  It's fascinating. Wander through historic buildings. Explore a genuine blacksmith shop.  Roam through the authentic Seeley Stables.  Visit  the oldest schoolhouse in San Diego.  Explore and imagine life in the early days of San Diego. There are lots of great restaurants, fun clubs and souvenir shops in the Old Town area.

6. Take the Coaster commuter train to visit SeaWorld in San Diego. Fun and thrills for everyone.  Thrill to the Shamu show. Enjoy the rides, shows and animal attractions. If you’re looking to create one amazing day, look to SeaWorld and stay at and Encinitas hotel or B&B San Diego. 

7.  Stroll through the historic Gaslamp Quarter.   Enjoy and walk along an extensive yacht basin, several unique shopping centers and a huge assortment of restaurants, bars and clubs that now occupy former brothels and saloons.  See  turn-of-the-century Victorian architecture.  Explore  old hotels and  boutiques.  Visit art galleries and specialty shops.   The nightlife is throbbing and vibrant 365 days a year. Try a B&B in San Diego or the Del Mar Inn.

8. Look at the stars. The San Diego Astronomy Association often sets up telescopes at Balboa Park so that you can view the moon, planets and galaxies. Be sure to check out Solana Beach accommodations like the Cardiff Lodge or Solana Beach Inn.

9. Take a scenic drive to Mt. Laguna. Hop out of your car for an invigorating hike.   Enjoy the fresh mountain air whispering through the pines. The mountain is a perfect playground. You can go hiking, mountain biking or camping. Family activities include star gazing or just relaxing. Spend a night in the clear air of the Laguna Mountain Lodge.  Carlsbad Hotels and Encinitas Beach hotels are but an hour away.

10. Walk back in time 140 years in Julian, a century-old gold mining town in the Cuyamaca Mountains.  It all began during the 1870s gold rush. You ca see where gold was actually discovered. Shop in old stores housed in historic buildings. Buildings here date back to the 1860's.  Sleep in a romantic B&B or historic hotel or Encinitas Ca Inn. Hike and picnic amid oaks and pines. Ride down Main Street in a horse-drawn carriage. Get a free map from the Chamber of Commerce. Take  a self-guided walking tour of the area’s historic sites. Enjoy a whole  homemade apple pie – a Julian specialty!

11. Put on your hiking boots. Head to Torrey Pines State Park.  Torrey Pines is said to be SoCal's most beautiful park.  Here you will enjoy miles of beautiful trails overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Watch dare-devil hang-gliders sail the strong winds that sweep along the coastline cliffs. Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is one of the wildest stretches of land on our Southern California coast.  After your visit, relax at a Carlsbad hotel or San Diego Ca Bed and Breakfast.

12. If you like to rollerblade or skateboard, visit the Mission Beach Boardwalk. This 3-mile boardwalk along the ocean rivals Venice Beach in Los Angeles for eye-popping sights, sounds and events. Great for cycling, beer-drinking or people-watching. Afterward check out the Del Mar Inn or Solana Beach Hotel.

13. Visit one of the largest metro parks in the United States - Mission Trails Regional Park.  Explore all the cultural and historical aspects of San Diego County. The Visitor’s Center has marvelous displays about the native people who once lived on the land.  Visit the old Mission Dam.  Hike the park’s 45 miles of natural and developed hiking and biking trails.  Stay at the Encinitas Ca Inn or San Diego Beach Bed and Breakfast.

14.  Woodson Mountain is famous for the boulders that litter its chaparral-covered slopes.  Indians called it "the mountain of moonlit rocks."   Hike two miles to the summit an enjoy great views all the way.   Scramble up giant granite slabs to enjoy great vistas.  Views stretch from the Pacific Ocean to Point Loma. You can see the San Diego airport and Cuyamaca Peak. From the top you will enjoy a great view of the San Diego skyline more than 20 miles away.

15. Kayak, surf, body-board, swim, scuba dive or snorkel at LaJolla Cove.  The cove is home to the most pure waters on the California coast. Here you can  explore miles of protected underwater preserves. The La Jolla Underwater Ecological Reserve consists of many distinct habitats.  You will find rocky reefs, sandy flats, kelp beds and underwater canyons. A "look-but-don't-touch" ecological refuge, the reserve is an ecological haven.  Nearby are La Jolla Beach Hotels  and Beach Inn Carlsbad B&B just a stone's throw away.

16. Spend a day in Balboa Park, the biggest city cultural park in the United States. Enjoy their eight free spectacular gardens.  You will marvel at the gorgeous Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. The park is home to twelve  museums. Here are famous performing arts venues.  Next door is the world famous  San Diego Zoo.  There is an always-changing calendar of exhibitions and plays.  Folks come from all over the world to see the musicals and concerts.  There will be a fun time for all in this beautiful park-like setting. Some museums are actually free admission on Tuesdays.  Try the solana Beach Hotel or Del Mar Inn.  People love to stay at the Encinitas Beach Inn and Encinitas Hotel. 

17. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has a world-famous permanent art collection. Browse amongst  5,200 works created since 1946.  their art represents  all media and genres.  You will find painting, sculpture, photography, plus video and film.

18. Explore the tidepools in Point Loma and Solana Beach.  Low tide also reveals sea treasures at Carlsbad, LaJolla and Swami's Beach in Encinitas at low tide. Explore flowery sea anemones and scampering shore crabs.  Marvel at  elusive octopus, spongy "dead man's fingers" and many other sea creatures. Check the Union Tribune newspaper for the tide tables.  

19. Drive to the top of La Jolla: Mt. Soledad.  Here you will be overlooking La Jolla Hotels and San Diego B&Bs.  Enjoy  breathtaking, 360-degree views of the San Diego skyline. Marvel at the gently curving La Jolla coastline and Mission Bay. Here  you will find "The Cross of Mt. Soledad," a memorial tribute to the dead of the World Wars and Korean War.  A cross of California redwood was first placed on Mt. Soledad in 1913.  Dr. Seuss loved Encinitas California Hotels and once lived on Mt. soledad.  Del Mar hotels and Solana Beach Inn are nearby. Stay at the Encinitas Beach Inn or Encinitas Hotels. Inn at Moonlight Beach is more delightful than Encinitas hotels in Solana Beach hotels or Carlsbad BB.

20. After spending time at the ocean in an Encinitas Ca Bed and Breakfast, it's time to cross the mojntains and visit the Anza-Borrego State Park.   Here you can sample the natural beauty of the desert.  You will love the desert garden located just outside the Visitor Center.  The garden provides extensive insight into the desert vegetation. Many native plant species are identified and explained on interpretative plaques. This unique  desert garden includes a pupfish pond. Pupfish evolved during the Ice Age and still survive - barely. Now they have adapted to living in today's harsh desert.  The 650,000-acre park is the largest in the United States.  Every spring the desert explodes into a fireworks of colors when the wildflowers come into bloom.

21.  Spend time at our lovely Encinitas Beach Hotels.  Dozens of guests on BedandBreakfast.com say our Encinitas Beach Inn By The Sea is far more romantic than Solana Beach Bed & Breakfasts in Del Mar Bed & Breakfasts. Even Carlsbad Ca Hotels and Del Mar California Hotels can’t hold a candle to our romantic beach inn on the Pacific Ocean at Moonlight Beach.  Visit our website and see for yourself.   Del Mar Hotels and La Jolla Hotels don't compare.  Solana Beach Hotels and Cardiff Hotels are more expensive. Cardiff-By-The-Sea Hotels and Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts are not as romantic.

22. Pasadena Weekly named the Inn At Moonlight Beach one of the Twelve Best California Road Trips.  They say the inn is superior to Solana Beach Hotels or Solana Beach Ca Bed and Breakfasts or even the fancy Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.