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Attractions
Sea World - Over 100 acres houses one of the world's
largest marine-life amusement parks. Sea World is definitely
San Diego's most popular attraction. See show after show
after show and still want to see more. Sea World is home to
the very popular Shamu show with giant killer whales, also
see shows with dolphins, sea lions, water ski stunts and
much more. Check out the Mission: Bermuda Triangle show
which replicates the thrills of a submersible dive to the
ocean floor. $30.95 per person: Located at 1720 South Shores
Rd. (619)226-3815 Mission Bay, San Diego
San Diego Wild Animal Park - Located 32 miles
northeast of the Zoo near the city of Escondido in north San
Diego County, the San Diego Wild Animal Park is 20 times
larger than the Zoo. It is also a completely different
experience than a visit to the Zoo. The 1,800-acre wildlife
preserve, which allows visitors to view herds of exotic
animals as they might have been seen in their native Asia
and Africa, was established in 1969 under the directorship
of Dr. Charles Schroeder. It opened its gates to the public
in 1972 and has grown more impressive ever since. Today, the
Park has over 3,500 animals representing 260 species, and is
also an accredited botanical garden.
San Diego Zoo - Located in beautiful Balboa Park, the
100-acre World-Famous San Diego Zoo was founded by Dr. Harry
Wegeforth in 1916. This colorful and extremely enterprising
San Diego physician started the collection with 50 animals
gathered from various local menageries. Today, the San Diego
Zoo cares for over 3,800 animals of 800 different species.
Its collection of animals, as well as its plant collection
of over 6,500 species, is acknowledged as one of the finest
in the entire world.
San Diego Balboa Park - Though Balboa Park isn't the
largest park in San Diego (Mission Trails takes that honor),
the horticultural wonder in downtown was recently recognized
as the best urban park in the Americas, including the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico and all of South America. And now, the
administration at Balboa Park can say that all of these
factors have made Balboa Park the best park on our
continent.
San Diego Maritime Museum - In 1927 the Star of India
was donated to a group of San Diego historians who had a
dream of restoring the sailing ship. Despite their good
intentions, they lacked the money to adequately maintain the
Star. It was not until 1957, when Captain Alan Villiers, a
famous skipper and author, came to San Diego on a tour and
saw the dilapidation of the old ship, that things began to
change. Villiers so reprimanded the city for their lack of
responsibility that people began to donate money, even if
only to relieve the burden on their consciences. By 1976 the
ship's restoration was complete and she was sailing off the
coast near San Diego. The San Diego Maritime Museum was
founded in 1948. Prior to this official beginning, committee
members had been involved with the Maritime Research
Society, a branch of the Zoological Society. By 1958 the
group broke away and became completely responsible for
managing the Star. The museum expanded in 1973 with the
acquisition of the ferryboat Berkeley and the steam yacht
Medea. After six decades of carrying passengers across San
Francisco Bay, the Berkeley came to rest at the San Diego
waterfront acting as headquarters for the museum, housing
workshops, offices, the maritime library and the gift shop.
San Diego Natural History Museum - is dedicated to
interpreting the natural world through research, education,
and exhibits; to promoting understanding of the evolution
and diversity of Southern California and the peninsula of
Baja California; and to inspiring in all people respect for
the environment.
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