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Attractions near San Diego

Start with Snapdragon Stadium: the sights of San Diego

San Diego has 71 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. 47 of them are inside San Diego. Roughly 4M visitors a year make it to SeaWorld San Diego. For a longer trip, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park lies 51 mi away.

Attractions nearby
71
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
San Diego Zoo
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Zoo & aquarium · in town

San Diego Zoo

Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Furthest from the centre is Cleveland National Forest, 37 mi away.

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Orange: San Diego. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

The 47 inside San Diego come first, then 24 more within 60 miles.

The places inside San Diego lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in San Diego → · San Diego’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Snapdragon Stadium: Terrible Tim, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petco Park: Mds08011, CC BY 4.0 · San Diego Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Diego: ZooFari, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Park: Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pechanga Arena: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Midway Museum: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Whaley House: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Flickr user: Olivier Bruchez https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruchez/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Balboa Stadium: Eric Bekins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Viejas Arena: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain · The Old Globe: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cabrillo National Monument: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Diego Air & Space Museum: San Diego Air & Space Museum, No restrictions · Belmont Park: David S. Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Us: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presidio of San Diego: Unknown, Public domain · Chicano Park: Rpotance, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maritime Museum of San Diego: Logawi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve: Jpt004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: Mfield, Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Balboa Theatre: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birch Aquarium: Flickr user: Falashad https://www.flickr.com/photos/f_jean/, CC BY 2.0 · Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum: User:Cdydatzigs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Diego Museum of Art: https://www.flickr.com/photos/97964364@N00/, CC BY 2.0 · San Diego Natural History Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timken Museum of Art: Wmpearl, CC0 · Mingei International Museum: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reuben H. Fleet Science Center: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michael-seljos/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Diego Civic Theatre: OperaSmorg, CC BY 3.0 · San Diego Model Railroad Museum: Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Comic-Con Museum: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 · San Diego Hall of Champions: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spreckels Theater: Allan Ferguson, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Photographic Arts: https://www.flickr.com/photos/osbornb/, CC BY 2.0 · San Diego Automotive Museum: Thomas, CC BY 2.0 · San Diego History Center: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · House of Charm: User:Ashstar01, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve: Wilson44691, Public domain · San Diego Art Institute: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The New Children's Museum: Omar Bárcena, CC BY 2.0 · May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden: Originally uploaded by Carptrash (Transferred by Cloudbound), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mexico–United States border wall: Földhegy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland California: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdigger/, CC BY 2.0 · Black's Beach: Levi Clancy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copyright clai, CC BY 2.5 · Cleveland National Forest: Michael Romanov, Public domain · North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre: Ewen Roberts, CC BY 2.0 · Doheny State Beach: Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Onofre State Beach: California State Parks, Attribution · California Surf Museum: Gwsuperfan, CC0 · Self-Realization Fellowship Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens: Invertzoo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Ysabel Asistencia: Tristan Loper, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Creation and Earth History: No machine-readable author provided. Mycota assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain · San Diego Botanic Garden: Bovlb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum: Alan Islas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Living Coast Discovery Center: Janet Hudson, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Making Music: Museum of Making Music at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Classic Rotors Museum: Hughes-MDflyer4, CC BY 3.0 · Craftsmanship Museum: Jim1138, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alta Vista Gardens: BCM11 (talk | contribs), Public domain · Granger Hall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · WWII/Korea LVT Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0

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