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A Day Walking Around Downtown
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Morning
Start at the Santa Fe Depot. Walk right on Broadway, cross the RR tracks, and walk two blocks to Harbor Drive. Turn right and head to the Maritime Museum (see San Diego Maritime Museum). Check out the exhibits and climb aboard the Star of India . Walk back down Harbor Drive. to the ticket booth for harbor tours. A narrated harbor cruise brings you close to the naval facilities. Next, spend an hour or so aboard the USS Midway at the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum (see Aircraft Carrier Museum: USS Midway). Finally, it’s time for lunch at The Fish Market (see The Fish Market).
Afternoon
Continue down Harbor Drive to Seaport Village (see Seaport Village) and stay on the sidewalk until you reach a crossing. Turn left; walk up the street past the Hyatt Hotel, across Harbor Drive and the trolley tracks. Walk onto the Martin Luther King Promenade, which stretches past beautiful downtown apartment revitalizations. At the Convention Center trolley stop, turn left and then right on J St. On J and 3rd, stop by the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (see San Diego Chinese Historical Museum). Turn left on 3rd and right on Island; you’ll pass the historic Horton Grand Hotel. At 4th, visit the William Heath Davis House (see William Heath Davis House). One block farther is the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter. After walking around, treat yourself to a sundae at Ghiradelli Soda Fountain at 631 5th Street.
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