San Diego is one of the top naval cities in the United States. This makes it an appropriate place for the USS Midway Museum. The USS Midway was a long-serving aircraft carrier. Touring the Midway is one of San Diego’s top attractions for all ages. This is the Fun Diego Family guide to the USS…
Along with the USS Midway Museum, the Maritime Museum of San Diego is on our list of San Diego’s top attractions. Visiting the museum is great fun because you can climb aboard a wide variety of ships. For those that want to take it to the next level, there are several at-sea excursions the museum…
San Diego is one of the top naval cities in the United States. The Maritime Museum of San Diego was established in 1948 as a display of actual historic sea vessels. Combined with the USS Midway Museum next door, the Maritime Museum of San Diego is a great hands-on look at the evolution of sea…
Balboa Park is one of San Diego’s greatest attractions. Located right next to downtown San Diego and the airport, Balboa Park is best known for the San Diego Zoo. However, it is also home to many great museums. One of the major museums is the San Diego Natural History Museum. This is our guide to…
San Diego’s Museum of Man is running a special exhibit on Cannibalism through 2020. This is an overview of Cannibals: Myth & Reality. UPDATE: As of August 2020 the Museum of Man has been renamed the Museum of Us. In December the Museum was forced to close because of the COVID spread. It is unclear…
San Diego is a prime strategic military location, especially for the Navy. With its long military history, San Diego has several notable monuments. One of the most accessible is the Greatest Generation Walk by the downtown harbor, a short distance from the airport. This is our guide to the Greatest Generation Walk. The Greatest…
Seven Bridges Hike is a classic San Diego walk that takes you through Balboa Park and the Hillcrest neighborhood. The fact that it is flat and goes across some cool bridges make this a perfect walk for doing with kids. Starting Point: Park Blvd near San Diego Zoo (we park on the street between Robinson…
San Diego has all kinds of big-ticket premium attractions. However, unlike a place like Orlando, there are many natural attractions that are free or require only the cost of parking. This is our guide to San Diego’s Top 10 Free Attractions. Unlike our list of major attractions, this list of free attractions is not ranked…
Balboa Park is one of San Diego’s greatest attractions. Located right next to downtown San Diego and the airport, Balboa Park is best known for the San Diego Zoo. However, it is also home to many great museums. One of the most surprising museums for both kids and adults is the Museum of Man. This…
Fun Diego Family are big fans of Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Not only do we read his books, we have built a collection of his artwork. The week I moved to La Jolla in September 1991, Dr. Seuss passed away. This was one I first found out that Dr. Seuss was a…