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ENTERTAIN GUESTS & GRAND CHILDREN
In And Around North San Diego County, CA
OVERVIEW
North San Diego County is a great place to entertain visitors. Here are some suggestions on how to show both Children and Adult visitors a great time. We suggest that you also visit our Senior Activities and Resources Directory, talk to your neighbors and visit our local Senior Centers for additional ideas.
A Sample of
THINGS TO DO
Surfing Lessons
Visit Legoland, California
Visit the San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Visit Sea World
Visit Disneyland
Fish at the Oceanside City Pier
Boat From Oceanside's Harbor & Marina
Ride Hot Air Balloons in Del Mar
Take a Whale Watching Excursion From San Diego
Gamble
& Watch Casino Shows
Near Valley Center
Fish at Lake Dixon
Ride The Palm Springs Tram
Watch Pacific Sunsets from The Beach House Restaurant
ENTERTAINING CHILDREN
Visit Local Attractions and Activities for Children-
Here are some great local attractions and activities: Sandy Beaches in Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach or Del Mar, Surfing Lessons in Leucadia, Carlsbad's Legoland Theme Park, Vista's Wave Waterpark, Escondido's great Wild Animal Park and the Escondido Children's Museum.
A Less Than One-Hour Drive Will Take Them To-
La Jolla to the Birch Aquarium or to San Diego to Sea World, the famous San Diego Zoo, the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster at Belmont Park or Balboa Park with its wonderful Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, IMAX Theater and other attractions for children.
In A Less Than One And A Half-Hour Drive, You Can Take Them To-
Anaheim to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks or to Buena Park's Knott's Berry Farm theme park.
An Approximate Two And A Half-Hour Drive Will Take Them To-
Hollywood to
Universal Studios or to Valencia to the
Six-Flags Magic Mountain
Theme Park.
ENTERTAINING GUESTS
Enjoy Many of The "Entertaining Children" Activities-
Listed above.
Explore Our Coastal Beauty-
Walk, jog, swim, sunbath, play in the sand or surf at one of our fine
public beaches, walk the
Oceanside Pier
and have lunch at
Ruby's Diner
at the end of the pier, visit the
Oceanside Harbor and Marina
or the beautiful nearby
LaJolla Cove.
Visit Local Attractions-
Such as: San Marcos
Double Peak Park, Encinitas'
San Diego Botanical Gardens, LaCosta's
Museum of Making Music,
Oceanside's
Museum of Art, The
Museum of Surfing
or Escondido's
Mingei International Museum. In the spring visit-
Carlsbad's Flower Fields
or at any time of
the year, attend an event at the
Del Mar Fair Grounds.
Take a Leisure Drive-
Some interesting drives include: Drive up Palomar mountain and visit the famous
Palomar Observatory.
Drive north out of Fallbrook on
De Luz Road
through beautiful hills covered with avocado groves to Temecula and visit Temecula's
Old Town
and
Wine Country. Drive east
out of Escondido on Highway 78 to the unique village of
Julian, a nice place to shop for gifts and to enjoy a
slice of famous Julian
Apple Pie. Drive to
Palm Springs, explore this beautiful desert resort community and go for a ride on the famous
Palm Springs Ariel Tram, up 8000 feet to where the temperature is 40 degrees cooler. In season, visit
Anza Borrego State Park
to see the beautiful desert wild flowers when they are in bloom.
Visit San Diego-
Explore San Diego
and partake in the hundreds of things to do there such as:
Harbor Cruises
(dining, moonlight or mystery) cruises, a
Ferry Ride to Coronado Island
or a spend day or more visiting beautiful
Balboa Park
with its 17 museums and over 85 performing arts and international organizations.
Give Them A Memorable Adventure-
Some examples are: Treat them to a
Hot Air Balloon
or
Biplane Ride, a
Whale Watching
or
Deep Sea Fishing
Excursion, a shopping experience in
Tijuana
or possibly a round-trip ride on
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Train from Oceanside to Los Angeles for the day, for a
Walking Tour of famous
Olvera Street
and Chinatown.
Take Them to a Play, Casino Show, Ballet, Opera or Symphony-
You will find that we have a wide choice of
Play Houses,
Vista's
Moonlight Stage Productions
, Escondido's
California Center for The Arts
and San Diego's
Lamb's Players
Theater are among our favorites. San Diego also has a
City Ballet,
the
San Diego Symphony
and the
San Diego Opera.
Casino Shows are available at our
Valley Center's gambling casinos.
Gambling and Night Clubbing-
Treat them to gambling, dining and stage shows at the 4 Local
Indian Gambling Casinos, or go to the
Del Mar Racetrack
to thoroughbred races when in season or to para-mutual betting during the off-season. Go dancing at the
Belly Up Tavern.
Sports Activities For Everyone-
Go Golfing- Experts agree, North County is a golfer's paradise.
Our
Golf Course
choices include some great courses such as famous local
LaCosta Resort,
Four Seasons Aviara nearby
Torrey Pines
as well as selection more
Affordable
Nearby Golf
Courses.
Go Fishing- Take a
Deep Sea Fishing Excursion
or fish from the surf or from the Oceanside Pier (where you don't need to purchased a
license and can rent fishing equipment and bait), or at one of our many
Nearby Lakes.
Take a Hike- On the 58
miles of
Hiking Trails In the beautiful hills surrounding San Marcos
or on other North County Hiking
Trails.
Treat them to a sports function-
Padres Baseball and
Chargers Football
are examples.
Give them a
Surfing Lesson,
Rent a Kayak
or in the summertime, go swimming in the ocean.
Take a One or Two-day Trip-
Propose to your guests one of the myriad of possible short, one to two day visits to
Los Angeles,
Hollywood,
Palm Springs,
Catalina Island
other interesting nearby places too numerous to mention here.
Take Them To Your Favorite Shopping And Dine Places-
North San Diego County has hundreds of great places to shop-
Carlsbad's
Premium Outlets,
Downtown LaJolla, San Diego's
Horton Plaza
and
Seaport Village
are among the favorites. More than 1500 restaurants (See
North San Diego Count Dining Guide),
provide a wide choice of excellent dining options to fit nearly anyone's taste and budget.
Among local favorites are the restaurants at
Old California Restaurant Row in San Marcos and the
Beach House and
Ki's Restaurant, located in the Cardiff by the Sea Village of Encinitas.
Please
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