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San Diego Rich In History, Things To See And Do

Linknet  Places  -  December  30,  2005History, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San
Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego Art
**Follow the Founders' Trail to relive theInstitute: Museum of the Living Artist, San
early  history  of  San  DiegoDiego Automotive Museum, San Diego Hall of
Champions Sports Museum, San Diego Model
The Founders' Trail consists of sevenRailroad Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, San
historic sites in the San Diego area whereDiego Museum of Man, and San Diego Natural
you can learn about the early history of theHistory  Museum.
area.
Visitors also can upgrade the Passport with a
The earliest inhabitants of the San Diegoone-day deluxe admission to the San Diego Zoo
area were Native Americans. Mission Trailsfor a savings of about 50%. Passports are
Regional Park includes 3000 acres ofavailable at the Balboa Park Visitors Center.
countryside preserved much as it was when the
Kumeyaay people hunted and harvested here**Things  to  see  and  do  around  San Diego
hundreds  of  years  ago.
The California Center for the Arts 2005-2006
The Cabrillo National Monument marks thePerforming Arts Season presents exciting
place where Juan Rodriguez stepped ashore inperformances by classic celebrities, jazz
1542  and  claimed  the  region  for  Spain.legends, opera performances and Broadway
favorites. Attend performances at either the
It wasn't until 225 years later in 1769 thatCenter Theater or the Concert Hall of the
the first Franciscan missions wereCalifornia  Center  for  the Arts, Escondido.
established in the area. Junipero Serra
Museum, Mission San Diego de Alcala, andWhale watching season runs from mid-December
Mission San Luis Rey all display this era into mid-March in San Diego County. More than
the  development  of  the  San  Diego  area.15,000 California gray whales head south from
Alaska to the warm water breeding areas of
The Mexican era began in 1821 when Mexico wonBaja California. A glassed-in observatory at
its independence from Spain. This was theCabrillo National Monument, on the panoramic
beginning of the era of giant ranchesPoint Loma peninsula, is a great place to
displayed at Rancho de los Pinasquitos andwatch the whales. You can also examine whale
Rancho  de  Guajome.exhibits, and listen to presentations
featuring the whales and their habitat.
The Mexican era ended in 1848 after the twoWhale-watching tours are available from local
year war between Mexico and the United Statesboating  companies  throughout  the  season.
and the California territory was transferred
to the U.S. Revisit this era in local historySan Diego Beach Scene - Visit San Diego's
at the visitor center at San Pasqual, thebeaches for a wide range of experiences. The
site of the only major battle of the warContinental Shelf extends many miles
fought  in  the  San  Diego  area.offshore, protecting the area from localized
North Pacific storms and swelss from the
**San Diego to host World Baseball ClassicSouthern Ocean. The temperate climate makes
FinalsSan Diego's many beaches safe and pleasant
all year-round. Three distinct beach areas
The first ever World Baseball Classic is setoffer variety of experience and scenery. The
to begin on March 3, 2006. Sixteen countriesNorth County coast features sandstone bluffs
or territories are committed to the event. Itand fine beaches from Torrey Pines to San
begins March 3 in Japan's Tokyo Dome and willOnofre. The Central Coast is marked by
end with an inaugural champion crowned ondramatic headlands at La Jolla and Point Loma
March  20  in  San  Diego's  PETCO  Park.with the impressive waterways of Mission Bay
in between. In the South Bay, the beaches of
Those teams so far confirmed have beenCoronado and the Silver Strand make San Diego
divided into four pools for the first round.one  of  the  world's  great  seaports.
They include: Pool A -- China, Chinese
Taipei, Japan, Korea; Pool B -- Canada,The Museum of San Diego History is located in
Mexico, South Africa, U.S.; Pool C --Balboa Park. The museum presents the diverse
Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico and possiblyhistory of the region, with interpretion of
Cuba; Pool D -- Australia, DominicanSan Diego's growth since the 1840s. Attend
Republic,  Italy,  Venezuela.public lectures, workshops and educational
programs presented in the museum's 100-seat
The two big "maybes" for the tournament areThornton  Theater.
the team from Cuba and Alex Rogriguez. The
Cuban team has been told by the U.S. TreasuryThe San Diego Zoo is one of the great zoos of
Department that it cannot participate becausethe world. It is part of Balboa Park. Zoo
of U.S. laws governing financial transactionsfeatures  include
with Cuba. Rodriguez has said he will likely
not participate because of divided loyalties* Monkey Trails and Forest Tales, an
between his birthplace (Dominican Republic)elaborate habitat housing more than 30
and his adopted home (U.S.) Both issues arespecies of exotic and endangered birds,
the subject of much speculation and aremammals, reptiles and amphibians from Afica
currently  being  negotiated.and  Asia.
**San Diego's Balboa Park largest U.S. urban* The Giant Panda Research Station - the zoo
cultural  parkhouses four giant pandas in an area built
especially for them. The pandas are in San
Balboa Park in San Diego is home to 15 majorDiego as the result of an agreement between
museums, several performing arts venues, 12the  Zoo  and  the  Chinese  government.
gardens, and many other cultural and
recreational attractions including the San* Absolutely Apes houses the orangutans and
Diego Zoo. Visitors can access 13 of thesiamangs who have been a major feature of the
parks attractions buy purchasing a "Passportzoo for many years. The animals inhabit a
to  Balboa  Park"  for  just  $  30.naturalistic area where they can climb,
swing, and live in the same terrain as they
The Passport is good for for seven days andwould in the wild. Visitors can get up close
guests can visit the Museum of Photographicand personal with the curious and playful
Arts, the Japanese Friendship Garden, Mingeiapes when they choose to sit on the mulch
International Museum, the Museum of San Diegoright at the viewing window.



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