1000 Fun Things to do in San Diego by air, land & sea + top 10 attractions, 50 FREE map tours, Shop Tijuana

200 Top Restaurants

From Romantic ocean views to where kids eat FREE to eat FREE on your birthday.

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56th Annual City Guide

San Diego is a restaurant town. Thus, we feature the top 200 personally reviewed restaurants reviewed by Barry Berndes, San Diego’s Dean of Restaurant Reviewers. He has literally dined in 10,000 restaurants since 1969, paying for his own meals and inspecting their kitchens. The same extensive research is done for attractions, museums, cities, suburbs and more. It’s like your best friend is giving you a personal tour of their hometown.

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The Contents Page is literally the entire 650 page website with each listing being hot-linked to its category often with maps. Nothing could be simpler.

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Barry Gets “San Diego Day” from City of San Diego

The Mayor of San Diego and all of the city council members gave Barry a BARRY BERNDES DAY on Jan. 14th, 2018. This prestigious award was given to Barry in recognition of his over 50-years of showing his hometown to millions of people.

Sandiegan.com is an Internet Pioneer

In 1995, three years before Google was founded SanDiegan.com was an active resource for Newcomers, Visitors and Residents. With its vast 650 pages of content Google categories the San Diegan as an authority site just as it does The New York Times.

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200 Personally Reviewed Restaurants Recommended

Having literally dined in 10,000 Restaurants in San Diego, publisher Barry Berndes knows all of the great restaurants and recommends the best San Diego restaurants to you. He often suggests a specific table offering a spectacular ocean or bay view. Barry is always on the lookout for spectacular views or special seating to make your excursion memorable. Check out Eat FREE Free on your Birthday in San Diego and where Kids Eat Free in San Diego for an extra FUN Adventure. So, without a doubt, his 200 personally reviewed restaurants are indeed one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego.

Outlet Shopping Attractions

San Diego has awesome factory outlet centers, where you can literally shop till you drop! Outlet Shopping is one of the TOP 100 San Diego Attractions and one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea. We also showcase the major shopping centers, as they are glamorous major attractions too.

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Enjoy major discounts for major attractions and high-end shopping. No less wonderful are the host of restaurant discounts. We are also top ranked on Google for Eat FREE on your birthday and where kids eat FREE.

Beach Towns Attractions

Aquatic activities abound including visiting the world-famous La Jolla Shores for swimming, surfing, sunbathing and strolling on beach. Beach towns are one of the most popular TOP 100 San Diego Attractions and one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea.Be sure to read the chapters titled Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad, and Oceanside to introduce you to these fun beach town adventures.

Calendar of Events

The HUGE constantly updated calendar of events page is under construction. It is a constant resource for fun things to do and attractions to discover in San Diego and regionally. One seasonal adventure discovered via the Calendar page is San Diego’s freeway close wine country. Also freeway close is a day excursion to Temecula and Baja, California, Mexico.

Romantic Getaways

Being visited by 36 million visitors annually, San Diego is a perfect vacation getaway. But when locals really want to get away their favorite destinations include romantic Catalina Inland, the nearby gold rush town of Julian, the desert getaway of Borrego Springs, the wineries in Temecula and Baja California, Mexico. Each destination has its own chapter with a may featuring stayed, dine and what we suggest do, which we independently researched and paid for ourselves. Plus, Romantic Getaways is one of the 1000 fun things to do in and around fabulous San Diego.

Brewery Hopping Attractions

San Diego County is the Microbrewery Capital of the World. Thus, a fun self-paid-for-personally-researched easy-to-navigate brewery tour of 13 must-visit breweries can be discovered by reading the Mission Valley Chapter. Included on the tour are two of the top microbreweries in America. They are Stone Brewery & Coronado Brewery. Microbrewery hopping is one of the TOP 100 San Diego Attractions. Plus, Cabrillo Monument is one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea. The idea of the Top 10 Attractions is nonsense. The truth is there are easily 1,000 must-see attractions in San Diego, which is why visitors, military stationed here, and college students end up relocate here. San Diego is a FUNNER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK & PLAY.

Wineries are BIG Attractions

San Diego is blessed with ideal weather and suburb terrain and coastal breezes, which are the key ingredients nor growing grapes. Thus, San Diego is home to two in San Diego wine growing regions and two freeway close regional wineries: Temecula and Baja California, Mexico. All are great attractions for the day or weekend getaways. Plus, wineries are one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea.

Cabrillo Monument’s offers Spectacular 360 degree View

From the tip of this vantage point, you’ll see a spectacular 360-degree view of San Diego’s majestic harbor and the lay of the land for 30 miles in all directions. Thus, you’ll be able to understand the layout of San Diego and together with the many maps on this website you’ll fall in love with the simplicity of navigating your way from one suburb or attraction to another. Plus, Cabrillo Monument is one of the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea. VISIT THIS SITE.

HOTELS: Where You Stay is Important

Where you rest your head even for a night is an important decision. Therefore, we personally reviewed every hotel as if we going to stay there by inspecting three rooms and inspected all of the amenities at the hotel we have recommended. Plus, the added enjoy of finding 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea. WE WERE NOT PAID FOR OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.

San Diego Relocation

A high percentage of San Diego residents were once visitors, in the military or college students. Thus, the need for an online relocation chapter arose out of the necessity for where to live, find a job and navigate the city with ease arose to find and enjoy the 1000 fun things to do in San Diego by air, land and sea. We personally research our recommendations before we recommend them including best places to live near each military base and military housing with personal inspection of multiple units and apartment complexes. Thus, SanDiegan.com is a trusted resource.