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San Diego

United States · SAN · UTC-8
32.72°N
lat
117.16°W
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US
region
US
country
View of San Diego skyline with iconic buildings across the bay at daytime.
Avg trip cost · 5 nights
€768
mid-range, all-in
Best month
Jun
18°C · mild crowds
CO₂ from Berlin
1240 kg
short/long-haul · DEFRA
Match for "beach + family"
46
category match
Cost across the year

5-night trip · all-in · per traveler

flight + lodging + on-ground · 7-day rolling median

€648
cheapest · Jan
€650 €750 €850 €950 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec €1008 · best
↑ peak summer · €1008 (Jun) · ↓ winter dip · €648 (Jan)
Best time to visit

Jun. By a mile.

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Climate comfort
78
Crowd level
88
Price index
100
Sunshine
100
Event impact
72
Things to do

Six honest picks. Not sixty.

From Wikipedia + OpenStreetMap. No affiliate links, no crowd bias.

Museums

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is an art museum in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It is focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.

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Timken Museum of Art

The Timken Museum of Art is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, close to the San Diego Museum of Art. It was established in 1965.

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San Diego Air & Space Museum

The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California. It is located in Balboa Park and is housed in the former Ford Building, which is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. The museum was established by articles of incorporation on October 12, 1961, and opened to the public on February 15, 1963.

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San Diego Automotive Museum

The San Diego Automotive Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It contains a collection of cars and motorcycles illustrating the history of American automotive culture.

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Centro Cultural de la Raza

The Centro Cultural de la Raza is a non-profit organization with the specific mission to create, preserve, promote and educate about Chicano, Mexicano, Native American and Latino art and culture. It is located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The cultural center supports and encourages the creative expression “of the indigenous cultures of the Americas.” It is currently a member of the American Alliance of Museums.

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San Diego Natural History Museum

The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California. The present location of the museum was dedicated on January 14, 1933. A major addition to the museum was dedicated in April 2001, doubling exhibit space.

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Museum of Us €25
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Historical sites
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Getting there

Open Best Way
Flight from Berlin
recommended
door-to-door · 1 traveler
time
9h 15m
cost
€480
CO₂
1240 kg
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