San Diego is GRRREAT for Families!

At the end of the day, the city and villages that make up San Diego are truly a collection of families. Many call the city home, and the infrastructure is perfectly suited for all involved to have a great and memorable time. Most, if not all of the hotels are family friendly, and with some of the children’s programs offered makes a vacation seem as easy as pie, while giving you a chance to enjoy the vacation too. The beaches and theme parks offer the action and excitement that the smaller ones sometimes need, and a chance for the adults to see life again through young eyes. San Diego offers one of the best family destinations in the continental US, and one trip here will forever change the way you and your kids interact.

Daytime Activities & Attractions

 San Diego Zoo - Among the 4,000 animals are some of the rarest wildlife in the world, including koalas and giant pandas (and the only panda cub in the U.S.). Deluxe admission includes guided 40-minute Bus Tour and (more).....


 San Diego Wild Animal Park - Experience a unique adventure at the 2,100-acre preserve where animals wander freely in surroundings much like their native homelands. A quiet monorail, pathways and animal shows enable visitors to observe the animals and many species of exotic plants. Truly a zoo unlike traditional zoos. (more).....


 LEGOLAND California - A 120+ acre park geared specifically towards youngsters ages two through 12. With rides, interactive attractions, shows and building projects, Legoland mixes education, adventure, and fun in this first park of its kind in the U.S. (more).....


 SeaWorld -There's no place in the world like SeaWorld San Diego. Where else can you touch and feed dolphins, count the teeth on a shark and come face-to-face with a polar bear? Brave the waves on the Shipwreck Rapids adventure ride. Venture into the tail-chasing, ruckus-raising world of your pet in SeaWorld's new show (more).....


  San Diego 3 for 1 Pass - Do you want to visit San Diego’s premier attractions at a great savings? The San Diego 3-for-1 Pass offers unlimited admission to the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Wild Animal Park and SeaWorld for up to five days. All for less than the price of one day’s admission to each park. (more).....


 Old Town Trolley Tours - Two hour, fully narrated sightseeing tours of America's Finest City and Coronado. The trolley makes 8 stops so you can disembark along the way and enjoy Old Town, Seaport Village, Horton Plaza, Balboa Park, Coronado and the San Diego Zoo. From coast-to-coast, Old Town Trolley Tours has been telling the story of America for over 20 years. Old Town Trolley Tours is proud to offer the finest sightseeing tours in our nation's most interesting cities. (more).....


 SEAL Amphibious Tour - It's a boat! It's a bus! It's San Diego's original amphibious Sea and Land Adventure! Your 90-minute, fully narrated SEAL tour begins in Seaport Village. Wind your way through picturesque San Diego streets before splashing down for a cruise through the waters of Mission Bay. (more).....


 San Diego Harbor Excursion - Whether you choose the one or two hour narrated harbor cruise or the 2 1/2 hour harbor dinner cruise, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the San Diego skyline. (more).....


 San Diego Scenic Tours - San Diego Scenic Tours offers high quality sightseeing tours of San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. All sightseeing tours are professionally narrated on our air-conditioned minibuses and motorcoaches. Our friendly and courteous driver guides are there to lead the way and answer all of your questions. We offer our tours every day of the year except Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. Take one of our tours at the beginning of your stay in San Diego to get an overview of all there is to see in America's Finest City. (more).....


 San Diego Passport - The ultimate San Diego tour, attraction, shopping and dining package! This convenient passport will allow the holder to experience the best of "America's Finest City" while receiving tremendous savings. With all our participating partners located along the Old Town Trolley route, your tour will be a complete San Diego experience. Have your passport stamped at each location as you travel around "America's Finest City". Check out the lists below to see what each type of passport package offers for your family. (more).....


 Knott’s Soak City USA - San Diego County's wildest water adventure park! Thirty-two water-logged acres packed with 22 of the most intense water rides imaginable -- all themed to the surf woodies and longboards of the 1950s San Diego coast! (more).....


 San Diego Adventure Tours -Adventure San Diego Tours is your avenue to experience the adventurous side of San Diego. Offering Hiking, Biking, Kayaking and Baja Excursions (more).....


  Hike Bike Kayak San Diego - We specialize in multisports tours of San Diego and have many memorable experiences for the active adventurer in you. We would be happy to personalize a trip for you according to (more).....

Other San Diego Attractions

Cabrillo National Monument 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr, Point Loma 619.557.5450 The park offers a superb view of San Diego’s harbor and skyline. At the highest point of the park stands the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, which has been a San Diego icon since 1854. A statue and museum in the Visitor Center commemorate Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's exploration of the coast of California. In (more)…..

The Firehouse Museum of San Diego 1572 Columbia Street, Little Italy 619.232.fire (3473) Dedicated to all Firefighters, the Firehouse Museum displays a large collection of fire-fighting equipment and memorabilia from across the country and around the world. This amazing story of fire-fighting is displayed in memorabilia, photographs and equipment. Come see what our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers had to use when it came to fighting fires.In (more)…..

William Heath Davis House Museum410 Island Avenue, Gaslamp 619.233.4692 The 140 year old William Heath Davis House is the oldest structure in the "New Town" section of downtown San Diego. Gaslamp walking tours, Wyatt Earp audio walking tour
Museum Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11-3; Saturday & Sunday 10-4 (more)…..

San Diego Chinese Museum404 Third Avenue, Gaslamp 619.338.9888 Since the Museum's inception, the well-traveled and popular exhibit In Search of Gold Mountain, A Photographic History of the Chinese in San Diego, California has become a part of the permanent collection. This 16 paneled display documents the immigration (more)…..

Computer Museum of America640 C Street, Gaslamp 619.235.8222 While without a display space in its early years, through the efforts of a tireless band of volunteers the Museum continued to collect and preserve historic computer equipment. The Museum does not currently have a parking facility available for guests; we recommend taking the San Diego Trolley as there is a stop just one block away. The famous dining and shopping of the historic Gaslamp Quarter is just blocks away from the Museum, as is the Horton Plaza downtown shopping mall. Just minutes away by Trolley are Old Town, Seaport Village, the San Diego Convention Center, the international border with Mexico, and the Fashion Valley and Mission Valley shopping malls. (more)…..