DK Travel : San Diego

Blessed by a sunny climate that never varies ten degrees from moderate and a splendid setting along the Pacific Ocean, San Diegans can well boast they live the California Dream. Although non-stop outdoor recreation, a vibrant downtown, and world-class attractions keep the city’s spirit young, its heart lies in its Spanish beginnings as the birthplace of California.

Trader Joe’s

This market sells imaginative salads, a wide variety of cheeses, wine, and fun ethnic food that you won’t find in a regular supermarket.
Traffic, 2000

Along with scenes of San Diego and Tijuana, Traffic’s car explosion took place in the judges’ parking lot of the Hall of Justice.
Transcontinental Railroad Arrives (1885)

Interest was renewed in San Diego when the Transcontinental Railroad finally reached town. Real estate speculators poured in, infrastructure was built, and the future looked bright. However, Los Angeles appeared even more promising, and San Diego’s population, which had risen from 5,000 to 40,000 in two years, shrank to 16,000.
Trattoria Acqua

Enjoy northern Italian cuisine and the sea, and imagine you’re on the Riviera.
Tunaman’s Memorial

A bronze sculpture of three tunamen casting their lines.
Twiggs Bakery & Coffee House

Enjoy a latte and a snack in this fun café. It’s packed all day with neighborhood residents and their dogs. In the Green Room, you’ll find nightly live entertainment ranging from poetry readings to Celtic music.
U.S. Apothecary & Soap Shoppe

This Old Town shop is filled with bins of herbal- and citrus-scented bath salts, and handmade soaps and lotions with unusual scents such as cotton candy, lemon-grass, and eucalyptus.
U.S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant Jr. commissioned this stately 1910 Renaissance palace. A $10 million-dollar renovation has restored its past glory, with mahogany furniture and paneling, tile floors, and luxurious rooms.
UFO Spotting in East County

Several San Diego groups take UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) sightings seriously. The best places to spot UFOs are in Borrego Springs and Ocotillo Wells. Given San Diego’s strong military presence, that saucer in the sky might well be a secret government mission.
University of San Diego

Grand Spanish Renaissance buildings distinguish this independent Catholic university, its design inspired by the university in the Spanish town of Alcalá de Henares. Of exceptional note is the Founders Chapel with its white marble altar, gold-leaf decoration, 14 stained-glass nave windows, and marble floor. The campus is known for the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies and its programs in law, education, nursing, and engineering.

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