Activities in San Diego

Known locally as “The AC,” the Air Conditioned Lounge is located in a non-descript white stucco building with red tile roof. The interior, however, is

Career fireman Pat McIlhenney opened this microbrewery in 2002, but it wasn’t until 2009 that he became a full-time brewer. About 30 minutes outside S

Altitude Sky Lounge is an open-air bar on the rooftop of the 22-story San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter. Views of the city's skyline are the main att

One of San Diego’s breakout breweries sprouted from a home brew supply shop called Home Brew Mart, and now occupies a Scripps Ranch warehouse due east

Named one of the top 20 beaches in the nation by Travel + Leisure, this isolated section of shoreline

Glass-paneled hotel bar

The clear waters and beautiful sandstone cliffs of La Jolla Cove make it one of the San Diego area’s most breathtaking spots. Time your visit with sun

The theater is the perfect way to follow a beachside sunset viewing.

San Diego's art-minded museum has studio space where kids can decorate a 1973 VW Bug.

The shopping area has a year-round farmers’ market and a dog park, complete with a drinking fountain for your pooch.

If San Diego County had a craft beer church, it would be this San Marcos brewery where Tomme Arthur produces beer for both Port and The Lost Abbey. Po

The expansive “habitats” include a tropical rainforest filled with gorillas, a recreated Arctic tundra with polar bears and reindeer, and a Giant Pand

For the aromatherapy massage (from $135) therapists blend a range of essential oils to relieve your emotional tensions and give you a three-ounce bott

Located just a 10-minute drive from downtown in Mission Bay Park, SeaWorld is a marine-inspired theme park covering nearly 200 acres. The park has act

Named for its shimmering oyster-strewn shore, this stretch is also scattered with sand dollars, cockles, and scallops. Hotel del Coronado, a coral-red

After dinner, hit the expansive nightclub Stingaree, the town’s hottest new haunt.

This California-based surf school runs intensive weeklong surf camps for women in Costa Rica, between the months of November and July. The surf camp i

Located in downtown San Diego right on the water in the city’s scenic bay, the USS Midway is the first aircraft carrier to be built after World War II

Take an exhilarating morning hike through the home of the nation’s rarest pine trees as well as sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and La Jolla Point