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This station provides shore support and living quarters for over 50 naval ships of the Pacific Fleet, and is one of only two major fleet support installations in the country.

Head here for Victorian cutglass doorknobs and handles, claw-foot bathtubs, leaded glass, and vintage doors.

An eight-block area that overlaps part of the Gaslamp Quarter designates the former center of San Diego’s Asian community. The Chinese came to San Diego following the California Gold Rush and took up fishing and construction work; others ran opium dens and gambling halls. Filipinos and Japanese soon followed. This is the home of Chinese New Year celebrations, a farmers’ market, and an Asian bazaar. Pick up a walking-tour map at the Chinese Historical Museum (see San Diego Chinese Historical Museum), and look out for the Asian architectural flourishes on the buildings you pass by.

Expect a sensational presentation of classical Greek cuisine. The menu relies heavily on fish and meat.

Dedicated to the European discovery of San Diego and Alta California, this draws over one million people a year. The statue of Cabrillo is a replica of an original that could not withstand the wind and salt air (see Cabrillo Statue).

Exceptional Californian and Southwestern food. Wood-fired pizzas and rib-eye steaks are prepared in an open kitchen.

Formerly a Victorian village that fell into neglect but survived as a warehouse district and artist colony, this is downtown’s newest redeveloped area. Petco Park, the 2004 state-of-the-art baseball stadium and home to the San Diego Padres (see San Diego Padres), is the neighborhood’s latest focal point. Check out the 1909 Western Metal Supply building: architects incorporated the vintage building into the stadium’s structure. A new Children’s Museum of San Diego, a new main library, shops, restaurants, artists’ lofts, and 4,000 new dwellings are currently under construction.