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Book collectors will be in heaven at this three-story second-hand bookstore that is jampacked with out-of-print treasures. This is the largest and oldest bookstore in San Diego.

Vintage clothing includes party dresses, leopard jackets, and Western wear.

No expense was spared in re-creating the anteroom of the Palace of Versailles in the front lobby. Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Persian carpets, and French tapestries are just backdrops to the gracious service. European furniture graces rooms equipped with marble baths.

California’s first two-story brick structure also served as San Diego’s first courthouse, county seat, and home to Thomas Whaley, who built this house in 1856 over a graveyard and site of a former gallows. Considered one of the most haunted in America, the US Commerce Department declared the house officially haunted in the 1960s.

With an emphasis on fresh organic food, you’ll find flavorful produce, a great assortment of imported cheese and olives, a deli that specializes in healthy takeout, and all the vitamins you’ll ever need.

At this park, herds of animals roam freely in enclosures that replicate their natural African habitats. Compatible animals are mixed, allowing you to observe their interac-tions. Children enjoy the Petting Kraal and seeing the newborns at the Animal Care Center. Those over 8 can accompany their parents on a photo caravan for an encounter with giraffes and rhinos (see Roar & Snore at San Diego Wild Animal Park).

This financier (see William Heath Davis House) established a new settlement known as “Davis’ Folly”.

Legendary among surfers for its shorebreaks, this beach found literary fame as the setting for Tom Wolf e’s The Pumphouse Gang. The beach gets a little wider south of the “Shack,” a local landmark, but those with small children should still take care.