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Or vote for your favorite: Birch Aquarium | Cabrillo National Monument | Missions of San Diego | Maritime Museum | Seaport Village | Carlsbad Flower Fields | Gaslamp Quarter | ARCO Olympic Training Center | Whale-watching | Indian Casinos
- Birch Aquarium: Unlike the "big" San Diego attractions focused on critters, this intimate aquarium is small and has extensive seahorse collection.
- Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument: A scenic lighthouse, tidepools and panoramic city views.
- Missions of San Diego: One of the San Diego attractions featuring its rich history, this is a good place to delve into San Diego's Spanish history at California's first mission, and one of its last.
- Maritime Museum: An impressive slice of maritime history that includes the Star of India, the world's oldest active ship.
- Seaport Village: Shopping, restaurants and an antique carousel
- Villa Montezuma: A Victorian-style "painted lady" house with unusual features, this is one of San Diego's haunted attractions, complete with a resident ghost.
- Carlsbad Flower Fields: Thousands of colorful acres, in bloom every March.
- Gaslamp Quarter: San Diego's Historic center, it's full of restaurants and shops, and history, too. Best at night.
- ARCO Olympic Training Center: Visit the facility where the Olympic athletes train.
- Whale-watching: Their annual migration carries them close to the San Diego coast, December through May, when they become one of the most interesting San Diego attractions.
- Indian Casinos: Closer than Las Vegas, with all the same games. Located on local Indian reservations.
