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If you’re looking for souvenirs or that unusual knick-knack for the shelf, this is the right place. You’ll find kites, magnets, gifts for left-handed people, and T-shirts galore. The Village’s superb location along San Diego’s waterfront will keep you occupied.

Kids love to press their faces against glass tanks, inches away from whales, sharks, and manatees. And there’s nothing more fun than to be drenched by a performing dolphin (see SeaWorld).

At one of the premiere attractions of Southern California, leaping killer whales, cavorting dolphins, and promenading sea lion divas entertain over four million visitors a year (see SeaWorld).

Since 1964, SeaWorld has introduced over 100 million guests to marine life, with more than 30 attractions, exhibits, and shows. The park has recently introduced a few thrill rides to compete with the numerous Southern California adventure parks. You can don a wetsuit and enter the dolphin pool in the Dolphin Interaction Program, or participate in Trainer For A Day, where you learn what it takes to be a killer whale and dolphin trainer. SeaWorld also hosts sleepovers, resident, and day camps (see SeaWorld).

This restaurant-nightclub offers everything Latin. Tango and Flamenco dinner shows spotlight the Spanish restaurant, while instructors teach salsa and samba downstairs. You can practice your moves to the live bands that perform afterwards. The basement becomes a Latin/ Euro dance club on Friday and Saturday nights.

Not really an island but a peninsula that juts out into San Diego Bay from Point Loma, the “island” is home to thousands of pleasure boats and a park that stretches along its length. In the 1950s, the city dredged millions of tons of sand and mud from the bay onto a sandbar to create land for marinas and hotels. A number of hotels still have hints of Polynesian themes, a popular style at the time. At the entrance to Shelter Island is the San Diego Yacht Club, the three-time host of the prestigious America’s Cup sailing race.

Conveniently located near the aiport, this immense property has over 1,000 rooms, bike paths, a marina, a tennis court, and a swimming pool.

Renowned for its 1980s, Latin, and Gothic theme nights.

You’ll find some of the best shopping in Coronado among these extensive shops in the hotel, including women’s upscale casual wear, sunglasses, toys, Jessop’s jewelers, and the books of L. Frank Baum (see Meade House).

Genuine Mexican silverwork is lovely. By law, it must have four identifying marks: “.925,” “Mexico,” a tax identification number of the company, and the initials of the city of origin. Anything else is fake.