- Palm Springs: Desert playground filled with golf courses, resorts and shopping.
- Joshua Tree National Park: Natural wonders, rock climbing
- Julian: A former mining town, now famous for 1880s buildings, apples and antiques.
- Mount Palomar Observatory: Home of the 200-inch Hale Telescope, once the world's largest.
- Catalina Island: Catch a boat from Orange County and head for quaint Catalina Island where fish fly and people drive golf carts.
San Diego Side Trips and Weekend Getaways
Trips Within Two Hours' Drive of San Diego
By Betsy Malloy, About.com
These destinations are equally attractive as side trips during a San Diego vacation, or as weekend getaways for San Diego residents. All are within a two-hour drive of San Diego
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