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San Diego

From balmy beaches with a laid-back attitude to a gleaming modern image, San Diego offers much for the tourist to enjoy. Situated on the Southern California seacoast, San Diego is the second largest city in the state, with 1. Wikivoyage

Population 1,386,932 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around San Diego. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

    September

    The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) was an annual film festival originally based in San Diego until 2018, when it moved to Santa Ana. It was established in 2009 by Miguel Rodriguez.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. San Diego International Film Festival

    October

    The San Diego International Film Festival is an independent film festival held in San Diego, California, produced by the nonprofit San Diego Film Foundation.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 32 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: San Diego 1.4 km, Old Town Transit Center 6.0 km

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