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Things to do in San Diego area, California · FunTrotter

Sergiy Galyonkin · CC BY-SA 4.0

San Diego area

San Diego Zoo, the USS Midway on the harbor and Joshua Tree's desert boulders inland.

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★ FamousJoshua Tree National ParkParks & nature
★ FamousSan Diego ZooAttraction
USS Midway MuseumThe USS Midway was the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the 20th century. Named after the climactic Battle of Midway of June 1942, Midway was built in only 17 months, but missed World War II by one week when commissioned on September 10, 1945. Midway w
Hale Telescope200-inch Telescope
San Diego Zoo Safari ParkAttraction
SeaWorld San DiegoAttraction
Balboa ParkParks & nature
San Diego Museum of ArtMuseum
Cabrillo National MonumentParks & nature
Samuel Oschin TelescopeAttraction
Anza-Borrego Desert State ParkParks & nature
Legoland CaliforniaAttraction
Timken Museum of ArtMuseum
The Living DesertAttraction
Black's BeachAttraction
Blacks BeachAttraction
USS DolphinAttraction
Cleveland National ForestParks & nature
Star of IndiaAttraction
Mount Soledad CrossAttraction
Museum of UsMuseum
San Diego Air & Space MuseumMuseum
Belmont ParkAttraction
Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkParks & nature

What’s on in San Diego

Concerts, games and shows in the next few weeks. Tickets open on Ticketmaster.

Mon, Oct 5 · 6:25 PMEmpire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife North American TourPetco Park Plan a weekend around it

Tue, Oct 6 · 6:30 PM

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Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres: NLDS (Home Game 1)

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Wed, Oct 7 · 7:00 PMMilwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres: NLDS (Home Game 2, If Necessary)PETCO Park Plan a weekend around it

Fri, Oct 9 · 12:00 PMNiteharts FestivalSnapdragon Stadium Plan a weekend around it

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PMBassem Youssef: The Belly of the Beast TourBalboa Theatre Plan a weekend around it

Fri, Oct 9 · 7:30 PMJack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC Tour 2026North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 10 · 12:00 PMNiteharts FestivalSnapdragon Stadium Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 PMEdgardo Nuñez & Kane RodriguezSan Diego Civic Theatre Plan a weekend around it

Sat, Oct 10 · 8:30 PMMANÁ: VIVIR SIN AIRE TOURNorth Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Plan a weekend around it