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San Diegans
What neighborhood would you recommend for a couple coming to town for a fun weekend? Just want to walk/uber around eating and drinking. Maybe some tourist stuff. Tons of Airbnbs everywhere so looking to refine. Thanks.
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Stay near Gaslamp
things to do:
1) restaurants and clubs in gaslamp
2) La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Shores
3) Pt Loma Lighthouse
4) Balboa Park
5) Sea World or Legoland if you're into it.
6) poker
longer version:
It kind of depends what you want to do... but, then again, not so much because everything is like 20 minutes from everywhere else.
1) party? pacific beach or gaslamp
2) beach and scenery? la jolla cove is gorgeous
3) museums? balboa park has a ton, museum of modern art is also downtown and another in la jolla
4) poker? my house if you suck, if you're good then O11 or 7mile. Bring lots of bullets, games are actiony.
5) mexico? meh, border towns kind of suck and there isn't a great place to stay near the border. But, it's only 20 min from downtown.
I'm gonna say to stay somewhere near gaslamp. You can take an easy after or morning trip to La Jolla cove for unforgettable views and a great beach at La Jolla Shores. There is a sea cave kayak tour that you can buy on groupon for cheap and it's totally worth it.
While in gaslamp, you can enjoy dozens of great restaurants and night clubs... great for bfast, lunch and dinner. You can drop in and catch the Padres losing to your favorite baseball team, too. Bar crawls are easy if you're into it.
If you want to let your hair down a little then pacific beach is only 10 minutes away. If you feel like a little culture, then Balboa Park is 5 minutes away with museums and stuff to see.
An afternoon at Pt Loma Lighthouse is a must-see also... and it's only 20 minutes away from gaslamp. Same with Seal World and Legoland is only 30 minutes.
So, yeah, gaslamp.