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Magic Mountain Airbnb

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Friendship Park

IMPERIAL BEACH

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Vineyard Hacienda

RANCHO SAN DIEGO

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Cemetery 1

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Los Jilgueros Preserve

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SPOT 6

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Valley Center’s Yellow Brick Rd.

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Lopez House

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SPOT 13

Kwaaymii Point has one of the

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Goat Canyon Trestle

Hike the historic Goat Canyon

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Elfin Forest

Visit one of San Diego's haunt

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Explore one of San Diego's abandoned historic homesteads tucked away in an overgrown and forgotten field.

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Explore one of San Diego's aba

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Explore one of the old wagon trails in Lake Hodges, owned by the Carroll brothers

SPOT 7

Explore one of the old wagon t

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Black Mountain Mine is an abandoned arsenic mine used in the early 1900's. Now deemed unsafe for visit, the surrounding area is still cool to explore!

MINE 2

Black Mountain Mine is an aban

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CAVE 1

Visit the ancient mud caves lo

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Tucked away off a busy road lays the foundation of an abandoned masonic lodge. Beautiful details embedded into the foundation make this a neat place to explore!

SPOT 3

Tucked away off a busy road la

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Explore a creepy abandoned commune in the hills of San Diego. The abandoned homes of hellhole canyon leave many tales untold.

Abandoned Homes of Hellhole Canyon

Explore a creepy abandoned com

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SPOT 2

Hike to an abandoned glamping

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The White Lady Cave got its name after a tragic incident in the 1800’s involving a young lady who was swept out to sea.

CAVE 7

The White Lady Cave got its na

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MINE 3

Explore the Warlock mine out i

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Secret Pyramids of Scripps Ranch

Hidden in the woods of Scripps

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San Diego Flume

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WATERFALL 2

Salt Falls is an easy hike to

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Rum Runners Cave is a historic smugglers cave on the coast of San Diego that was originally part of an elaborate park called Spalding Park

CAVE 8

Rum Runners Cave is a historic

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Rattlesnake Mountain is an historic canyon filled with wildflowers in the springtime, a dam overflowing with water after a good rain & an exlporatory mine!

MINE 1

Rattlesnake Mountain is an his

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The legendary Popcorn and Gnome caves offer stunning views of the valley below and an adventure-packed day!

CAVE 5

RANCHO BERNARDO

The legendary Popcorn and Gnom

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Explore several beautiful mica mines out in the San Diego desert

MINE 4

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The MacVane House was built in the late 1800's & was burned down by an arsonist who also happened to be a volunteer firefighter on the scene!

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The MacVane House was built in

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Lake Hodges Dam is a multiple-arch dam that sits on the San Dieguito River. This is an amazing adventure and place to hike around!

Lake Hodges Dam

Lake Hodges Dam is a multiple-

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Oceanside’s Heritage Park

OCEANSIDE

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Historic Flume Trail

LAKESIDE

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High Desert Retreat

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Visit the Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park

Old Mission Dam

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Visit the Old Mission Dam in M

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Visit the ruins of hermit Marshal South's home on Ghost Mountain in the Anza Borrego Desert

Ghost Mountain & Marshal House

ANZA BORREGO DESERT

Visit the ruins of hermit Mars

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Valley Center Historical Society

Learn more about the history o

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Legends of a Big-foot type monster have swarmed Prctor Valley for over 50 years now! Come out to see if the stories are true!

Proctor Valley

CHULA VISTA

Legends of a Big-foot type mon

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Visit the world-famous Natural History Museum in Balboa Park!

Natural History Museum

Visit the world-famous Natural

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Museum of Man

The Museum of Man in Balboa Pa

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Marston Canyon is one of the extensive trails located within Balboa Park. There are many paths you can take, all filled with their own unique beauty.

Marston Canyon & Footbridge

Marston Canyon & Footbridge

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Daley Ranch

Hike to one of the earliest pi

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Salk Institute

Visit the prized Salk Institut

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Japanese Friendship Garden

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Golden Gem Mine

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Star of India

SEAPORT VILLAGE

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Fort Rosecrans Cemetery

POINT LOMA

Fort Rosecrans cemetery honors

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Harmony Grove

ESCONDIDO MEMBERS

Drive through Harmony Grove, o

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Visit Warner Springs

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The Balboa Desert Garden is a historic garden that was created under the supervision of Kate Sessions for the California Pacific International Exposition.

Balboa Desert & Rose Garden

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Stay at one of famous designer James Hubbell's homes in Alpine, named the Shire after its whimsical look!

The Shire

ALPINE

Stay at one of famous designer

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Explore old, abandoned train carts known as the Carrizo Gorge Railyard in the Jacumba. This is an historic area great for photoshoots.

SPOT 10

Explore old, abandoned train c

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Visit the San Diego Crime Victims Oak Garden which was started as a tribute to Cara Knott

Cara Knott Memorial Garden

SCRIPPS RANCH

Visit the San Diego Crime Vict

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The Campo stone store museum was the result of a raid by border bandits in 1875. The store decided to re-build their store into a stone “fortress” to ensure protection from future issues.

Campo Stone Store Museum

CAMPO

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Calavera Lake’s Cave, Volcano & Labyrinths

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Balboa’s Bridle Trail

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Boulder Park is one of Jacumba's coolest places to explore filled with rocks carved into animals!

Boulder Park

Boulder Park is one of Jacumba

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Poway Stage Coach Stop

POWAY

Walk along the oldest road in

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Gaslamp Museum

Visit the William Heath Davis

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Palm Canyon is a tropical oasis, containing more than 450 palms (58 species) within its 2 acres. A true hidden spot in Balboa Park!

Palm Canyon

Palm Canyon is a tropical oasi

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Bly Rock Quarry is one of San Diego's rock quarries used to construct a dam nearby

Lake Hodges

RANCHO BERNARDO

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Munchkin House

A mini home in La Jolla is rum

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Visit Pala's beautiful Native American cemetery. Here you can also view an historic chapel, garden and museum!

Mission San Antonio de Pala

PALA

The Mission San Antonio de Pal

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Eichar’s Grave

RANCHO PENASQUITOS

Visit the grave site of John E

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Día de los Muertos happens once a year, & is a time when the spirits of loved ones who have died return to earth to celebrate with friends and family.

Old Town’s Dia de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos happens on

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Desert View Tower

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Visit the historical Presidio Park, with its rich history, beautiful greenery, old monuments and ruins and even a battlefield!

Presidio Park Hiking Trails

Visit the historical Presidio

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Visit Cuyamaca State Park. This is one of San Diego's mountain towns complete with a lake, cabin rentals and much more!

Cuyamaca State Park

Visit Cuyamaca State Park. Thi

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Visit Golden Hill Park in Balboa Park. This fountain grotto is the oldest surviving structure in the entire park!

Golden Hill Park

GOLDEN HILL

Golden Hill Park

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Visit the Grant Hotel, one of San Diego's most historic hotels where many of our presidents have visited and is also rumored to be haunted!

Grant Hotel

Visit the Grant Hotel, one of

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Hotel del Coronado

CORONADO

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Grape Day Park

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Visit the Alpine Historical Society and learn about our great history!

Alpine Historical Society

ALPINE

Visit the Alpine Historical So

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Explore one of San Diego's ghost town, Old Highway 80! There are a ton of abandoned spots to see!

Abandoned Highway 80

MISC

Explore one of San Diego's gho

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Standing alone on a hillside in the small town of Santa Ysabel, this 19th century church, museum and cemetery can present a haunted atmosphere.

Santa Ysabel Mission

SANTA YSABEL

Standing alone on a hillside i

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Visit the Rancho Penasquitos Adobe, one of San Diego's oldest homes, now turned into a museum.

Rancho Penasquitos Adobe

RANCHO PENASQUITOS

Visit the Rancho Penasquitos A

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Rancho Guajome Adobe

VISTA

Visit the Rancho Guajome Adobe

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Presidio Park Historical Spots

Explore San Diego's birth plac

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Visit one of San Diego's oldest and most historic monuments, the Point Loma Lighthouse

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

POINT LOMA

Visit one of San Diego's oldes

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Cosmopolitan Hotel

Visit the Cosmopolitan Hotel i

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Copper Creek Falls & Mine

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Ché Café & Community Garden

Visit the Che Cafe in La Jolla

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Visit the St. Francis of Assisi Chapel & Cemetery, land of the Cupeno Indians and where the Trail of Tears began

St. Francis of Assisi Chapel & Cemetery

Visit the St. Francis of Assis

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This historic lighthouse & Cabrillo national monument offers a storied history & views all the way to Mexico.

Cabrillo National Monument

POINT LOMA

This historic lighthouse & Cab

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Visit Bate's Nut Farm, one of San Diego's most beloved pumpkin patches complete with a petting zoo and fresh, local food goods!

Bates Nut Farm

Visit Bate's Nut Farm, one of

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Heritage Park

Visit Heritage Park, San Diego

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El Campo Santo Cemetery

Visit El Campo Santo Cemetery,

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Balboa Botanical Building

Visit Balboa's historical bota

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Visit the Hermitage Self-Realization Gardens, one of San Diego's most peaceful meditation gardens

Hermitage Self-Realization Gardens

ENCINITAS

Visit the Hermitage Self-Reali

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Barker Valley

Hike Barker Valley Trail, one

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Explore the Dolphin Submarine in Seaport Village. This is a real submarine in San Diego's Maritime Museum!

USS Dolphin Submarine

SEAPORT VILLAGE

Explore the Dolphin Submarine

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Spruce St. Suspension Bridge

HILLCREST

Walk across one of San Diego's

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Mason Street Schoolhouse

Visit the Mason St. Schoolhous

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La Casa de Machado y Stewart Museum

Visit one the Machado y Stewer

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Hike Upper Otay Lake in Chula Vista and explore one of San Diego's coolest graffiti dams and reservoirs

Upper Otay Reservoir & Dam

CHULA VISTA

Hike Upper Otay Lake in Chula

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Visit the Sunny Jim Cave in La Jolla, one of San Diego's historic smuggler's cave!

Sunny Jim Cave

Visit the Sunny Jim Cave in La

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Visit the Stonewall Mine Ruins and old cabin in Cuyamaca for a slice of San Diego's mountain history!

Stonewall Mine

Visit the Stonewall Mine Ruins

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Visit one of San Diego's most haunted spots. Once used as a cemetery for early pioneers has now been turned into a park!

Pioneer Park

Visit one of San Diego's most

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Seeley Stables

Visit Seeley Stables in Old To

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SS Monte Carlo

CORONADO

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Questhaven Rd.

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Visit the Volcan Mountain, one of San Diego's mountain rich in Native American history

Volcan Mountain

JULIAN

Visit the Volcan Mountain, one

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Visit Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlasbad. This is the Cisco Kid's family home and with dozens of free-range peacocks!

Leo Carrillo Ranch

Visit Leo Carrillo Ranch in Ca

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Visit the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo with the opportunity to get to explore up-close old, retired train carts.

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

CAMPO

Visit the Pacific Southwest Ra

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One of Palomar Mountain's day hikes takes you to a mysterious, stone structure called the Weir

The Weir

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

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Santa Margarita Preserve & River

Hike alongside the Santa Marga

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Felicita Park

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Kumeyaay Lake & Campground

SANTEE

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Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association

Visit the Harmony Grove Spirit

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Eagle Rock

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Visit Mt. Woodson castle in Ramona. This is one of San Diego's haunted castles!

Mt. Woodson Castle

RAMONA

Visit Mt. Woodson castle in Ra

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Hike to the historical plane crash memorial Jamacha Ridge . This is a nice hike in the hills of Green Valley, Cuyamaca

Airplane Crash Memorial on Jamacha Ridge

Hike to the historical plane c

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Crestridge Ecological Reserve

EL CAJON

Hike Crestridge Ecological Res

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Coronado Sand Dune’s Secret Message

CORONADO

Find out what the secret messa

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Bernardo Winery

RANCHO BERNARDO

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Hike Torrey Pines, one of San Diego's most scenic coastal parks.

Torrey Pines State Reserve

TORREY PINES

Hike Torrey Pines, one of San

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Palomares House

Visit the historic Palomares H

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Victorian Homes of Golden Hill

GOLDEN HILL

victorian homes of golden hill

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Visit the Dyar House ruins. This is one of San Diego's historical ruins in Cuyamaca.

Dyar House Ruins

Visit the Dyar House ruins. Th

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Visit one of San Diego's most haunted Victorian homes. Famous musician Jesse Shepard was known for holding seances inside.

Villa Montezuma

GOLDEN HILL

Visit one of San Diego's most

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Have you ever wondered what that mysterious sign that reads "Lemurian Fellowship" driving up to Ramona was all about? We took the time to dig deeper and find out!

Lemurian Fellowship

RAMONA

Have you ever wondered what th

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Visit the San Diego Mission Basilica de Alcala, San Diego's oldest mission, founded in 1769

San Diego Mission Basilica de Alcalá

MISSION VALLEY

Visit the San Diego Mission Ba

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Hike around the historical Hendrix pond Scripps Ranch! This used to be connected to the Scripps Castle which has since been destroyed.

Hendrix Pond

SCRIPPS RANCH

Hike around the historical Hen

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Chinese Historical District

San Diego's historic Chinatown

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Odd Fellows Cemetery

Visit San Diego's Oddfellows C

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Visit the San Luis Rey Pioneer Cemetery in Oceanside. This is one of Southern California's historic pioneer cemeteries and in poor condition.

San Luis Rey Pioneer Cemetery

OCEANSIDE

Visit the San Luis Rey Pioneer

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Visit Balboa Park's historic international homes and get a taste of cultures from around the world! The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages.

House of Pacific Relations International Cottages

Visit Balboa Park's historic i

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Old Adobe Chapel

Visit Old Town's historic Old

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Palomar Mountain is one of San Diego's most diverse mountainscapes! From lush green hiking trails to camping spots, you'll feel you're in another city!

Palomar Observatory

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

Palomar Mountain is one of San

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Visit the Horton Grand Hotel, one of San Diego's oldest and most historic hotels, rumored to be haunted and located in the Gaslamp District.

Horton Grand Hotel

Visit the Horton Grand Hotel,

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Visit the San Luis Rey Mission in Oceanside. This is one of Southern California's historic missions and gorgeous in real life!

San Luis Rey Mission

OCEANSIDE

Visit the San Luis Rey Mission

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Marston House & Garden

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Hike Tecolote Park, one of San Diego's trails rich in Native American culture & history. This is a fun day trail.

Tecolote Natural Park

LINDA VISTA

Hike Tecolote Park, one of San

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Take a unique visit to the Salt Mines in Chula Vista: This is San Diego's 2nd second-longest running business mining salt from the ocean.

Salt Mines

CHULA VISTA

Take a unique visit to the Sal

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Escape the city for a day and head to the beautiful back-country of Warner Springs to Indian Flats Campground

Indian Flats Campground

Escape the city for a day and

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Take the alternative drive to Palomar Mountain on the historical and beautiful Nate Harrison Grade. Learn all about the man that inspired the name.

Nate Harrison Grade

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN

Take the alternative drive to

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Explore some of the few remaining homesteads from the early 1900's as this field slowly gets destroyed by modern life along with a dam

SPOT 4

Explore some of the few remain

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Perched atop a San Diego hillside are the beginnings of what was to be an elaborate castle, constructed from rock that was quarried on-site

SPOT 8

Perched atop a San Diego hills

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Herman's House is one of San Diego's historic farm houses in San Diego! Barely standing today, this ranch has had a lot of stories to share!

Herman’s Farm

ENCINITAS

Herman's House is one of San D

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Ocean View Gem Mine & Inn

PALA

Ocean View Mine is located in

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Meadowlark Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

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Visit Mission Trails Regional Park's Visitor Center before heading off on your hike!

Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor’s Center

SANTEE

Visit Mission Trails Regional

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The San Pasqual indian cemetery is a sacred burial ground for Natives in the surrounding area of these Escondido hills

San Pasqual Pioneer Cemetery

The San Pasqual indian cemeter

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Fat Man's Misery is a coastal slot canyon made from sandstone that gives the illusion that you can't fit yet we have proven that even a 200lb. man can!

Crooked Hill

Fat Man's Misery is a coastal

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Hubbard Mine

Located in Old Banner City, th

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Visit the historic Gopher Mine and migrant camp in the backcountry of Julian. This is a beautiful, scenic hike with multiple mines to explore!

Mine 6

Visit the historic Gopher Mine

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Hidden in the hills of San Diego lays several old mining prospects that are still littered with quartz crystals all over the area!

CAVE 4

Hidden in the hills of San Die

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Many secrets lay tucked away in this San Diego Canyon. Come visit Rattlesnake waterfall & dam! Just one of many treasures out here!

WATERFALL 5

Many secrets lay tucked away i

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The Ready Relief mine is one of San Diego's most successful mines during the Gold Rush days and comes complete with a murder mystery!

MINE 5

The Ready Relief mine is one o

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Visit one of San Diego's Freemason cemeteries located in Fallbrook.

Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery

Visit one of San Diego's Freem

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Visit Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead in Escondido, one of Escondido's early Pioneer homes which has now been turned into a museum

Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead

Visit Sikes Adobe Historic Far

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The historic Old Cactus Garden in Balboa was developed under the direction of Kate Sessions for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition.

Old Cactus Garden

The historic Old Cactus Garden

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Visit Vista's historic gas & steam engine museum! Walk amongst thousands of antique steam engines.

Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum

VISTA

Visit Vista's historic gas & s

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Hidden in the thick of a forest lays the remains of a dozen judaic art installations. They are slowly decaying unfortunately and in a deep state of disrepair.

Judaic Architectural Graveyard

Hidden in the thick of a fores

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Explore the historic Sutherland dam in Ramona. Beautiful views of Sutherland Lake and fun adventures await!

Sutherland Dam

RAMONA

Explore the historic Sutherlan

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The Anza Borrego Desert is one of California's National State Parks in San Diego! It is filled with many great adventures awaiting you!

Visit Anza Borrego Desert

ANZA BORREGO DESERT

The Anza Borrego Desert is one

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Hike to one of San Diego's historic dams in Escondido, the Lake Wohlford dam. This is an enjoyable lake to fish and hike around.

Lake Wohlford Dam

Hike to one of San Diego's his

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The Longview Ruins and cemetery is a historic pioneer home and graveyard that was burned down by robbers in the early 1900's!

SPOT 15

The Longview Ruins and cemeter

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Julian Pioneer Cemetery located in Julian is one of San Diego's most historic cemeteries

Julian Pioneer Cemetery

JULIAN

Julian Pioneer Cemetery locate

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Visit one of San Diego's oldest roads that was once a Native American village and later a stagecoach stop!

Old Pomerado Rd.

POWAY

Visit one of San Diego's oldes

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Explore an historic diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy in Seaport Village.

Soviet B-39 Submarine

SEAPORT VILLAGE

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Explore the Mushroom House, one of the most bizarre homes in America located at the bottom of a nice hike in La Jolla, San Diego

Mushroom House

Explore the Mushroom House, on

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Visit Little Italy

Little Italy is an authentic I

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Kit Carson Park Hiking Trail

Hike one of Escondido's beauti

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Jacob’s Cave

Jacob's Cave is a secret cave

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The Sorrento Valley Pet Cemetery is the oldest pet cemetery in San Diego.

Sorrento Valley Pet Cemetery

SORRENTO VALLEY

The Sorrento Valley Pet Cemete

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Carmel Valley Cemetery

CARMEL VALLEY

Carmel Valley Cemetery in Sorr

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Visit the historic pond Evan's Pond in Scripps Ranch that once sat on E.W. Scripps' daughters estate

Evan’s Pond

SCRIPPS RANCH

Visit the historic pond Evan's

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Savage Dam