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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!

Abandoned Masonic Lodge

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The Solana Beach Coastal Rail trail is a colorful 1.5 mile walk that will take you across the entire length of the City of Solana Beach!

Solana Beach Coastal Rail Trail

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Saving Animals & Healing Hearts is an animal sanctuary located in Ramon. This is an animal rescue that is giving a second chance to neglected & abused animals.

Saving Animals & Healing Hearts Rescue

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Visit Convoy's new speakeasy, Realm of 52 Remedies, and be transported into magical world of ancient Chinese practices and decor!

Realm of 52 Remedies

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The easiest hike in Palomar Mountain will take you to the beautiful Doane Pond, situatied in Doane Valley. Picnic with friends, fish and relax the day away!

Doane Pond

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Santee Lakes has 7 amazing lakes all back to back in San Diego where you can fish, boat, camp, lodge, play, have a wedding or event and so much more!

Santee Lakes

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Rove

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The Rancho Penasquitos-Trans County Trail is great for beginner hikers. With lush, shades trees and wildflowers, this is a delight for the entire family!

Rancho PQ-Trans County Trail

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Hannah Lee's Teahouse sits inside an authentic Victorian home in Heritage Square. This block is brimming with history and worth a visit on its own!

Hannah Lee’s Teahouse

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In memory of Barry Koral of Barry Koral's Tropical Fruit Farm & Art Museum, located in Vista, CA

Koral’s Tropical Fruit Farm

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Get all your homesteading needs at this adorable modernday apothecary in Escondido: Modern Maker Market

Modern Maker Market

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Visit the Kona Kai Resort & Spa on Shelter Island for an unforgettable experience dipped in luxury and family-friendly beauty!

Kona Kai Resort & Spa

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PB has caught onto the secret bar trend with their very own tik-inspired speakeasy. Enter through a freezer in a Poké bar to this tropical wonderland!

The Grass Skirt

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Chromotherapy is an ancient form of healing using color and heat. Blu Life Wellness Studio carries chormotherapy saunas which packs a huge uplifting punch!

Blu Life Wellness Studio

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The Moon Song Waterfall is a seasonal waterfall. The hike is beautiful with many accessible trails nearby and very little elevation.

Moon Song Waterfall

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Get a glimpse into San Diego's fading history at the Warner-Carrillo Rancho House, once used as a stagecoach stop for the Butterfield Stage Line.

Warner-Carrillo Ranch House

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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.

White Lady Cave

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Sage Winds Farm is a family-owned farm that grows and sells sage products, homemade tie-dyed clothing and offers camping on their 40 acre land

Sage Winds Farm

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Hike to an old, foregotten pump house in the back-country and what's left of a homestead, complete with 6 wells!

Abandoned Pump House

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The Heritage Ranch

The Heritage Ranch is home to the San Dieguito Heritage Museum which was founded in 1988. The museum’s goal is to help preserve the history of Leucadia, Encinitas, Olivenhain, Cardiff, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and Rancho Santa Fe. You will […]

Hike along the aqua-hued Lake Morena to the majestic dam and overlook. This is a great adventure and day trip!

Lake Morena & Dam

Lake Morena is a beautiful reservoir in Campo that can be used for all sorts of recreational activities, including camping, fishing, boating and hiking! Sitting at an elevation of 3,000 feet, this is considered the most remote reservoir in San […]

Flōt Spa is a sensory deprivation tank providing a light & sound-free environment in 12″of water and 1000 lbs. of dissolved Epsom salt.

Flōt Spa

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Located in what feels like the middle of nowhere lay some of the country's largest Buddhist statues, all created by one lone monk

Buddhas Enlightenment

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

Popcorn & Gnome Caves

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San Diego has its own magical forest the locals call Narnia, complete with secret swings, tiny caves and a raging creek!

Narnia

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San Dieguito County Park is HUGE with 5 miles of hiking trails, suspension bridges, look-out points, a butterfly garden and so much more!

San Dieguito County Park

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Alter Experiences offers a camping experience unlike anything you've had in propelled tree tents!

Alter Experiences Tree Tents

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Foster Point is an easy hike in Mount Laguna which offers stunning views of the Anza Borrego Desert and neighboring peaks

Foster Point

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Catch the best seat in the house to watch the sunset at Stairway to the Sun!

Stairway to the Sun

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Located in a traditional suburban neighborhood in San Diego is one house that stands FAR out from the rest of them: The 'Heartbreak Hotel'.

The Heartbreak Hotel

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Carlsbad has one of the most picturesque shorelines in all of San Diego and a few hidden caves if you know where to look!

Cerezo Bluffs

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Hike Marian Bear Park East, one of Clairemont's most diverse trails!

Marian Bear Park East

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Hike Cowles Mountain at night and not only have the entire mountain to yourself but be greeted by other-worldly views at the top!

Cowles Mountain

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Alter Experiences Glamping Retreat

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Tipitopia is a unique way to enjoy a day at the beach with your own glammed-out tipi, stocked with snacks and furnished with boho-style comfort!

Tipitopia

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Cuyamaca Peak offer stunning panoramic views of San Diego, Mexico, Arizona and San Bernadino!

Cuyamaca Peak

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True Rest Float Spa is a sensory deprivation tank filled with 1,000 lbs of epsom salt and heated to your body's temperature for a healing experience!

True Rest Float Spa

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There are more secrets than meets the eye on Mt Soledad in La Jolla. Learn all about the Troll Bridges and where to find them!

La Jolla’s Troll Bridges

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Explore one of San Diego's abandoned amusement parks, now sits like a decaying ghost town.

Abandoned Amusement Park

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Iron mountain is located in Poway and is the 2nd highest peak in this town. From the top you get beautiful panoramic views that can be seen all the way to the ocean.

Iron Mountain

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Tucked away in the hills of Del Dios & over-looking Lake Hodges stands the Spaceship House. Come take a look inside!

The Spaceship House

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Hike one of Palomar Mountains easy and beautiful trails in Doane Valley. The French trail is under a mile but packed with beauty!

French Valley Trail

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Wonderspaces is a pop-up art event in San Diego with a large emphasis on immersive, interactive art with heavy touches of futurism & integrative technology.

Wonderspaces

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Silver Wing Monument

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

Carroll Crescent Wagon Trail

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Rancho Buena Vista Adobe is a preserved adobe house & event venue with tours that is allegedly haunted!

Rancho Buena Vista Adobe

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Come take a look at the inside of the abandoned Old California Theater and what it looks like today

Old California Theater

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Monument Peak is one of the highest peaks in San Diego and offers one of the best breath-taking views!

Monument Peak

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Learn about some of the secret ties Coronado has with Wizard of Oz author L. Franks Baum

Coronado’s Wizard of Oz Secrets

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

Dickinson House

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Hike to the abandoned Electrical Vault known as the Graffiti Shack on the Mission Beach jetty!

Graffiti Shack

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Visit San Diego's very own hobbit house, hidden in the hills of North County!

The Hobbit House

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Visit the Inaja memorial park dedicated to 11 firefighters who lost their lives fighting a fire here in the 1950's

Inaja Memorial Park

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Do a fun night hike up to Potato Chip Rock and get one of the greatest views around!

Potato Chip Rock

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

Julian Pioneer Cemetery

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Visit one of San Diego's creepiest tunnels, the Specter Tunnel!

Specter Tunnel

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Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

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Formerly known as the Mushroom Caves, come explore the ancient slot canyons in Sorrento Beach called Annie's Canyon!

Mushroom Caves

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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.

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Soviet B-39 Submarine

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Re-charge yourself through a self-guided meditation walk and enjoy the beautiful & colorful grounds while doing so!

Juniper Canyon Labyrinth & Healing Grounds

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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

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Little Italy is an authentic Italian neighborhood in San Diego filled with delicious cuisine, beautiful art and thick with culture.

Visit Little Italy

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Tucked away in the woods lays a magical mosaic land!

Queen Califia’s Magical Circle Garden

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Hike one of Escondido's beautiful and historical forested trails in Kit Carson Park

Kit Carson Park Hiking Trail

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Check out San Diego's most hidden skatepark in Littaly Italy: Washington Street Skatepark! Built by the people for the people.

Washington Street Skatepark

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Check the hundreds of Little Free Libraries throughout each neighborhood of San Diego!

Little Free Libraries

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Gary's Record Paradise Vol. II in Escondido is San Diego's most psychedelic record shop!

Gary’s Record Paradise Vol. II

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Meadowbrook BMX Trail

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Jacob's Cave is a secret cave tucked into one of the hills in San Diego. Easy to miss but very cool to visit!

Jacob’s Cave

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

Sorrento Valley Pet Cemetery

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Carmel Valley Cemetery in Sorrento Valley is a spot you may drive by everyday and never knew existed!

Carmel Valley Cemetery

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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

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Visit one of Escondido's beautiful lakes, Lake Wohlford! Great for fishing and relaxing.

Lake Wohlford

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Visit one of San Diego's most historic dams in Chula Vista, Savage Dam, part of Lower Otay Lake

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Blue Sky Ranch is one of San Diego's beautiful healing grounds, tucked away in the hills of Lakeside

Blue Sky Ranch

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Grab one of San Diego's most beautiful views atop the luxurious Mount Soledad in La Jolla, California!

Mount Soledad

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The Berkeley Ferryboat is a steamboat that was built in 1898 and operated for 60 years on the San Francisco Bay. It is now part of the Maritime Museum.

Berkeley Ferryboat

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Check out San Diego's very own U.S. training center for Olympic athletes located in Chula Vista!

U.S. Olympic Training Center

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Visit one of San Diego's exotic bird sanctuaries, Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary, located in Del Mar!

Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary

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Check out one of San Diego's best panoramic views located in San Marcos, Double Peak Park!

Double Peak Park

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Visit La Casa de Estudillo in Old Town, one of the oldest and most historic homes in San Diego!

La Casa de Estudillo

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The Herb Shoppe in Normal Heights is one of the oldest & best herb shops in San Diego! Come support this mom and pop shop!

Herb Shoppe

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A Chicano Community Cultural Center & alternative space in Balboa Park that encourages and facilitated artistic growth and cultural interchange in the San Diego/Tijuana region

Centro Cultural de la Raza

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Located in Balboa Park, the World Beat Center aims to present African & Indigenous cultures of the world through Music, Art, Dance, Education & Technology

World Beat Center

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The Institute of Perception in Jacumba is dedicated to the Evolution of the human spirit through the Arts.

Institute of Perception

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Visit Kuma Bonais Nursery in El Cajon, the only full service bonsai nursery in San Diego County!

Kuma Bonsai Nursery

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Scripps Coastal Reserve is a beautiful hiking destination in La Jolla with a pristine views of the ocean and magnificant mansions

Scripps Coastal Reserve

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Visit one of San Diego's historic parks located in Logan Heights. Rich in Chicano history and filled with murals underneath the Coronado Bridge!

Chicano Park

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Mount Helix offers the best panoramic views in La Mesa, check it out!

Mount Helix

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Visit this historic Medea Steam Yacht in Seaport Village, built over 100 years ago! Part of the Maritime Museum along the coast of San Diego.

Medea Steam Yacht

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The Eagle Mine in Julian was one of the most successful mines in San Diego during the Gold Rush and is now open for tours!

Eagle & High Peak Mine

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Visit this beautiful back-country town in San Diego! Julian is known for their delicious apple pies, snow in the winter and gold rush history.

Visit Julian

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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!

Visit Palomar Mountain

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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!

Black Mountain Mine

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Balboa BMX Bike Trails

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Follow us behind the infamous Questhaven gates in Escondido. It is said that this is one of the most haunted forests in San Diego

Questhaven Retreat

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Take a beautiful hike in the back-country to a waterfall in Rancho Penasquitos! We've got you covered on the directions and tips for a great experience!

Rancho Penasquitos Waterfall

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The Whaley House in Old Town San Diego is said to be one of the most haunted homes in all of America. We've had our own paranormal experience here!

Whaley House

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Visit all the amazing ravines, caves and coves in the Sunset Cliffs region!

Sunset Cliff’s Ravines, Caves & Coves

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Hike to One of San Diego's Smugglers Caves & Ancient Wind Caves deep in the desert

Smugglers & Wind Caves

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Check out one of San Diego's most beautiful hidden beaches! The shoreline has mushroom like formations giving it the name Mushroom Beach.

Mushroom Beach

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Come explore the Lawrence Welk Caves, these are some of the coolest talus caves in San Diego!

Lawrence Welk Caves

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Explore the McGinty Mansion, an abandoned compound high up in the hills of San Diego!

McGinty Mansion

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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!

Ready Relief Mine

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Kwaaymii Point has one of the most beautiful viewpoints in San Diego! Popular with hikers and hanggliders alike, visit the backcountry of San Diego!

Kwaaymii Point

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

Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery

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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

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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

Rum Runners Cave

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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

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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

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

Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum

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Hike the open-space Dinwiddie Reserve right across from one of the oldest homes in Fallbrook, the Palomares House!

Dinwiddie Preserve

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Learn about the historic and haunted kiln located in the backcountry of Jamul. We had a crazy experience while visiting this spot!

Jamul Kiln

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The abandoned Champagne Rancho House was once owned by a prominent breeder of quarter horses. It later burned down in a fire and sits rotting since.

Champagne Ranch House

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A legal modern-day torture house in the suburbs of San Diego posing as a haunted house. We got one of the people who's been through the haunt to tell us some of their secrets

McKamey Manor

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Hidden in the woods of Scripps Ranch are said to lay 7 mysterious pyramids. We have found 3 of them so far and are still searching for the others!

Secret Pyramids of Scripps Ranch

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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

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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

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

Sutherland Dam

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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

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Explore several beautiful mica mines out in the San Diego desert including this one we happened to stumble across while driving through Jacumba!

Osama’s Mica Mine

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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!

Longview Ruins & Cemetery

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Explore the Half Moon Tunnel, one of San Diego's best underground tunnels!

Half Moon Tunnel

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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

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Located in Old Banner City, the Hubbard Mine is one of San Diego's one of the largest mining operations located in the Julian district

Hubbard Mine

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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!

Gopher Mine

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San Diego Flume

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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

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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!

Rattlesnake Mountain

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Explore the Warlock mine out in the backcountry of San Diego! This area is filled with old mining history from the Gold Rush days!

Warlock Mine

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Explore an historic homestead, small waterfall and magical forest!

Summer Sage Woods

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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!

MacVane House

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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!

Quartz Caves

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Hike to one of the prettiest panoramic views to a large rock with two chair cemented to it, earning its name Lover's Peak

Lover’s Peak

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The Nipple is a hiking destination in San Diego's to one of the most beautiful panoramic viewpoints the city has to offer!

The Nipple

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Hidden in the hills of San Diego lays a small hole that opens up into a 3-room cave. It is said it was originally dug out by a homeless man

Dead Man’s Point

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Hike to a rock that looks like a bulldog and caves with a beautiful view! Highland Rock hike is a very unique place to visit!

Highland Rock & Caves

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Salt Falls is an easy hike to one of San Diego's ancient, secret waterfalls!

Salt Falls

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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!

Rattlesnake Falls & Dam

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Visit Beeler's Hobbit House, an abandoned hobbit home in San Diego! This is a quick hike that takes you to a unique stone home.

Beeler’s Hobbit Home

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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

Historic Dam, Resevoir & Homesteads

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Resembling a less populated and untouched Mushroom Caves, this area seems like the perfect set for a sci-fi movie and a great opportunity to step away

Martian Mountains

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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

The Lookout

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Visit the ancient mud caves located in the San Diego desert. You will feel like you have transported to another planet!

Arroyo Tapiado Mud Caves

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Get a glimpse into San Diego's underworld! The Alvarado Tunnel is one of the city's widest tunnels making it great to explore!

Alvarado Tunnel

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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

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Visit San Diego's extraterrestrial school Unarius! This is a spiritual academy that helps you tap into your purpose and past lives!

Unarius

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Lake Ramona is definitely one of San Diego's more hidden lakes, given the hike to getting here is rather long with a steep incline.

Lake Ramona

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Ocean View Mine is located in Pala and is one of San Diego's few operating mines where you can even pan for your own gems!

Ocean View Gem Mine & Inn

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Meadowlark Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

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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.

Halloween Events

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The butterfly farm in Encinitas is a unique and educational place to connect with nature and witness all stages of a butterfly

Butterfly Farm

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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 Indian Cemetery

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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

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Visit Mission Trails Regional Park's Visitor Center before heading off on your hike! There are a ton of educational parts of this center.

Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor’s Center

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Visit Poway's historic Old Poway Park. A wonderful place for the entire family with train rides and lots of great events year-round!

Old Poway Park

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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

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Hike to an abandoned glamping resort and historical dam in San Diego, only a stone's throw away from the rest of the world

Abandoned Glamping Resort & Dam

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Visit Old Town's historic Old Adobe Chapel. This is a historic chapel that is said to be haunted!

Old Adobe Chapel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Visit one of San Diego's largest Asian supermarkets! Located in Clairemony, 99 Ranch Market has a huge variety of Asian goodies!

99 Ranch Market

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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

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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

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Visit New Roots Community Farm in City Heights. This is one of San Diego's largest community gardens!

New Roots Community Farm

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Visit Wat Lao Boubpharam Temple, one of La Mesa's beautiful Buddhist temples!

Wat Lao Boubpharam Temple

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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

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Hike the Luelf Preserve, one of Ramona's pretty hiking trails!

Luelf Preserve

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Lemurian Fellowship

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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

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Hike Marian Bear Park, one of Clairemont's most diverse trails!

Marian Bear Park (West)

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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

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Hike the Hosp Grove, one of Carlsbad's beautiful nature trails alongside one of San Diegos lagoons

Hosp Grove

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San Diego's historic Chinatown, is an eight-block district adjacent to and in part overlapping with the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District.

Chinese Historical District

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Visit Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona. This is San Diego's very own camel farm!

Oasis Camel Dairy

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Visit San Diego's Oddfellows Cemetery. This is one of Fallbrook's oldest cemeteries and very unique place to visit.

Odd Fellows Cemetery

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Visit the beautiful Green Valley Falls in Cuyamaca. This is a short hike through the mountains and a beauty-packed adventure!

Green Valley Falls

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Visit one of San Diego's most diverse and beautiful community gardens, located in Imperial Beach

Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Community Garden

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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

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Visit the historic Palomares House in Fallbrook, one of the oldest homes in Fallbrook!

Palomares House

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The Grand Tea Room in Escondido is a perfect representation of authentic tea houses from the Victorian days.

Grand Tea Room

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Hike Doane Valley, one of Palomar Mountain's most stunning areas, filled with thick trees, fog and wildlife

Doane Valley

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Hike in the woods at Hoyt Park. This is one of Scripps Ranch's many forested trails, shading you with eucalyptus trees.

Hoyt Park

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Visit Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple, one of San Diego's most beautiful Cambodian Buddhist Temples, located in City Heights

Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple

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Explore El Cajon's 5 acre Water Conservation garden, free to the public! Roam around the different sections while educating yourself.

Water Conservation Garden

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Elfin Forest

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Galleta Meadows

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Victorian Homes of Golden Hill

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Hike Cypress Hill in Sabre Springs to one of San Diego's flag mountains with a beautiful view of Poway

Cypress Hill

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

Dyar House Ruins

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Adobe Falls

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Visit the Deer Park Monastary. This is one of San Diego's most beautiful Buddhist monasteries tucked into the hills of Escondido

Deer Park Monastery

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Coronado Dog Beach

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Felicita Park

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Kumeyaay Lake & Campground

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Explore the Miramar Tunnel. This is one of San Diego's graffiti tunnels

Miramar Tunnel

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Visit the Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association. This is a psychic village in Harmony Grove, Escondido

Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association

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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

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Grazin’ Pig Acres Rescue

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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

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Hike Crestridge Ecological Reserve. This is one of San Diego's majestic lands that looks straight out of a Hobbit movie!

Crestridge Ecological Reserve

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A Ship in the Woods

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Find out what the secret message inside Coronado's huge sand dunes!

Coronado Sand Dune’s Secret Message

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Buddha’s Peak

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Bernardo Winery

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

Torrey Pines State Reserve

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Jack’s Pond

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Hissing Hills

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Hike the Camino Ruiz Trail, Mira Mesa's most beautiful hiking trail that leads you to the PQ Waterfall!

Camino Ruiz Trail

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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

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Hike Battle Mountain in Rancho Bernardo, which leads you to the cross on the hill off of highway 163

Battle Mountain

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Explore some of Poway's secret trails

Poway Back-Trails

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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

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Visit the Metta Forest Monastery, one of San Diego's beautiful Buddhist monasteries, tucked away in the hills of Valley Center

Metta Forest Monastery

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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

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Stunning Sculptures at Raschelica Winery makes this one of the most unique wineries in San Diego!

Rashelica Winery & Art

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The Weir

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Hike alongside the Santa Margarita river and explore some abandoned homesteads!

Santa Margarita River & Ruins

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The secrets of UCSD include talking trees, a 100 ft. bear made out of boulders, a house crashed into a building.....

Secrets of UCSD

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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

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Walk across one of San Diego's most historic and scariest bridges, the Spruce Street Suspension Bridge!

Suspension Bridge

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Harper’s Topiary Garden

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Visit the Mason St. Schoolhouse. This is San Diego's schoolhouse located in Old Town!

Mason Street Schoolhouse

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Visit one the Machado y Stewert Museum, one of San Diego's oldest pioneer homes located in Old Town

La Casa de Machado y Stewart Museum

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Vista’s Yellow Deli

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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

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

Sunny Jim Cave

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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

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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

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Visit Seeley Stables in Old Town, a museum dedicated to San Diego's early Stagecoach line

Seeley Stables

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SS Monte Carlo

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Visit the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Old Town. This one of San Diego's oldest standing buildings, rumored to be haunted!

Cosmopolitan Hotel

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Copper Creek Falls & Mine

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Visit the Che Cafe in La Jolla. This is one of San Diego's historic music venues tucked into the woods of UCSD

Ché Café & Community Garden

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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

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

Cabrillo National Monument

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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

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Visit the Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad. This is one of San Diego's lagoons up close and personal with over 600 acres to explore!

Batiquitos Lagoon

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Visit Heritage Park, San Diego's most beautiful Victorian homes located in Old Town

Heritage Park

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Visit El Campo Santo Cemetery, San Diego's oldest cemetery that is known for its ghostly visitors!

El Campo Santo Cemetery

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Visit Balboa's historical botanical garden, free to the public!

Balboa Botanical Building

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Hike Barker Valley Trail, one of Palomar Mountains most scenic trails with a waterfall below!

Barker Valley

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

Hermitage Self-Realization Gardens

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Visit the Alta Vista Gardens in Vista. This is one of San Diego's largest and cheapest botanical gardens!

Alta Vista Gardens

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

Alpine Historical Society

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We found an abandoned commune in Pala!

Abandoned Commune of Pala

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Christmas Light Displays

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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

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Spanish Village in Balboa Park is San Diego’s coveted secret for art lovers. Visit artist studios and gawk at the beauty surrounding you!

Spanish Village

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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 & Cemetery

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

Rancho Penasquitos Adobe

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

Rancho Guajome Adobe

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Have a homemade meal at the Yellow Deli in Valley Center, one of the quaintest restaurants in San Diego County!

Yellow Deli Valley Center

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Explore San Diego's birth place Presidio Park, filled with old monuments and rumored to be haunted!

Presidio Park Historical Spots

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Hike one of Poway's beautiful trails that takes you along Lake Poway and into Blue Sky Reserve

Poway Lake & Blue Sky Reserve

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

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

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Visit the Phap Vuong Monastery, one of San Diego's beautiful Buddhist Monasteries located in Escondido

Phap Vuong Monastery

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Visit San Diego's most unique plant nursery, Exotica Rare Fruit Farm, filled with over 500 varieties of exotic fruits from all around the world!

Exotica Rare Fruit Farm

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Visit the grave site of John Eichar, one of San Diego's earliest pioneers. The location is tucked away in the woods of Rancho Penasquitos.

Eichar’s Grave

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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.

Dia de los Muertos

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Desert View Tower

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Coyote’s UFO Repair Shop

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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

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There are many secrets that lay in these woods. Cypress Canyon is a green wonderland of hiking trails!

Cypress Canyon

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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

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The Giant Grove Trail is an enjoyable 1-mile loop loop in Scripps Ranch shaded by eucalyptus trees

Giant Grove Trail

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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

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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

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Grape Day Park

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Hotel del Coronado

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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

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La Jolla's coast is a whole new world when the tide goes down!

La Jolla Caves, Coves & Tidepools

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Lake Hodges

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Lake Hodges has one of San Diego's easiest waterfall hikes for all ages!

Lake Hodges Waterfall

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Visit San Diego's very own Lavender Farm, located in the back-country of Valley Center!

Keys Creek Lavender Farms

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Lhooq/Exrealism Vintage Bookstore

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Wine & dine at Lips while being entertained by ridiculously talented drag queens!

Lips

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Maple Canyon

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Metate Meadows is a lush green wonderland hike in Poway!

Metate Meadows

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Visit Morning Star Ranch, the compound and growing grounds responsible for the wonderful Yellow Deli!

Morning Star Ranch

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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 Cemetery

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A mini home in La Jolla is rumored to have been owned by the munchkins from the Wizard of Oz

Munchkin House

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Hike one of Serra Mesa's beautiful trails, Sandrock Canyon!

Sandrock Canyon Trail

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Take a scenic hike in Palomar Mountain which leads you to the Palomar Observatory!

Observatory Trail

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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

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Hike to Tooth Rock, a boulder resembling a giant tooth in Poway!

Tooth Rock

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Carrizo Gorge Railyard

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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

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Campo Stone Store Museum

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Calavera Lake’s Cave, Volcano & Labyrinths

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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

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

Bly Granite Quarry

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The Black Mountain Gliderport is one of San Diego's historic gliderports that has been used since the 1920's

Black Mountain Gliderport

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summers past farms

Summers Past Farms

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$Get healed for a fraction of the cost at Hillcrest Community Acupuncture!$

Hillcrest Community Acupuncture

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Visit Altipiano Winery. This is one of Escondido's most beautiful and scenic wineries!

Altipiano Vineyard & Winery

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Three Sisters Falls is one of San Diego's most impressive waterfalls, but doesn't come easy!

Three Sisters Falls

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Aesthetigeist is one of San Diego's most eclectic art collectives, constantly striving to break the barriers!

Aesthetigeist

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Hike La Jolla's Ho Chi Minh trail, one of San Diego's most dangerous but beautiful trails

Ho Chi Minh Trail

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Explore one of Poway's coolest storm drains: the Meadowbrook Tunnel

Meadowbrook Tunnel

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Visit or go fishing at the beautiful Miramar Lake in Scripps Ranch

Miramar Lake

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Walk along the oldest road in San Diego, once a stagecoach stop for the 3-day mail delivery from San Diego to Escondido

Poway Stage Coach Stop

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Visit the William Heath Davis House. This is a historical and haunted home in the Gaslamp District

Gaslamp Museum

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Explore the underworld in one of Poway's underworlds, the Midland Tunnel!

Midland Tunnel

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Visit the Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park

Old Mission Dam

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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

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Get one of the best views in Pacific Beach from Kate Sessions Park!

Kate Sessions Park

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Learn more about the history of Valley Center at their historical society!

Valley Center Historical Society

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Reuben H. Fleet Science Center features hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, IMAX theater & interactive displays.

Rueben H. Fleet Science Center

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Visit the Noble Experiment, one of San Diego's coolest speakeasies!

The Noble Experiment

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

Proctor Valley

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

Natural History Museum

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Hike the historic Goat Canyon Trestle

Goat Canyon Trestle

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Visit Seabreeze Organic Farm, one of San Diego's my beloved organic farms!

Seabreeze Organic Farm

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The Museum of Man in Balboa Park is one of San Diego's oldest and most prestigous museums. Free to San Diego residents the 3rd Tuesday every month.

Museum of Man

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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

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Florida Canyon

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Hike to one of the earliest pioneer's homes at Daley Ranch in Escondido

Daley Ranch

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A popular hike in San Diego County, the trail to Cedar Creek Falls is a challenging pathway through backcountry hills and down an exposed canyon to a spectacular waterfall.

Cedar Creek Falls

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Visit the prized Salk Institute, known for its photographic architecture, beautiful views of the ocean and honoring Nobel Prize winner Jonas Salk

Salk Institute

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Japanese Friendship Garden

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Golden Gem Mine

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Explore the secret swings of La Jolla!

Secret Swings

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Visit the Peace Garden. This is one of San Diego's greatest community gardens located in City Heights!

Peace Garden

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Fish at Lake Dixon, one of San Diego's most sparkling blue lakes, located in Escondido!

Lake Dixon

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Star of India

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Fort Rosecrans cemetery honors members of the armed forces features war memorials & water views.

Fort Rosecrans Cemetery

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Drive through Harmony Grove, one of the most haunted places in San Diego!

Harmony Grove

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Visit Warner Springs

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Explore four miles of garden trails, enjoy restful vistas, flowering trees, majestic palms, and the nation’s largest bamboo collection at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

San Diego Botanic Garden

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Visit Black's Beach, one of the most famous nude beaches in the U.S.!

Black’s Beach

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Balboa Desert & Rose Garden

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