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3 SeaWorld
500 Sea World Dr. Tel (800) 380-3203.
@ 9 (Jun–Aug), 10 (Sep–May).
Open daily. & 7 8
∑ seaworld.com
About 189 acres (60 ha) of Mission
Bay are covered by San Diego’s
SeaWorld®. Visitors can enjoy views
of the Bay with the ride up the
Skytower, a 320-ft (98-m) column.
Another fabulous ride is the 100-ft
(30-m) Bayside Skyride, where
gondola cars make an enormous Journey to Atlantis®, a water ride at SeaWorld®
loop over Mission Bay.
The attractions at the park “Mediterranean” view. The town Tijuana and Juarez. While tourists
include the Wild Arctic Ride, is home to the Univer sity of are almost never targeted, it is
a flight simulator that gives the California at San Diego and the recommended that visitors
experience of a jet-helicopter ride, Salk Institute for Biological check their local government
the thrilling Manta® roller coaster Studies, founded by Dr. Jonas website before visiting (see p21).
takes visitors into the world of rays, Salk, who developed the polio Travelling in groups, during the
and Journey to Atlantis® involves vaccine. The Scripps Institution day, and with trusted guides is
an adventurous ride, which ends of Oceanography has the Birch also advised.
with a 60-ft (80-m) plunge. Kids Aquarium at Scripps Institute Tijuana has a wonderful urban
will particularly enjoy playing with of Oceanography. It provides art scene, not to mention a host
Sesame Street® characters or an insight into the world of of trendy cafés and restaurants.
riding the Elmo’s Flying Fish. oceanography. The San Diego The futuristic Centro Cultural
SeaWorld®’s marine-mammal Museum of Contemporary Art Tijuana, built on the banks of
shows remain popular, but occupies a prime oceanfront the Tijuana River, has an
controversy surrounds its animal location. A companion to the Omnimax® theater, which screens
welfare standards (see p310). gallery in San Diego, it displays films on Mexico. The open-air
works of post-1950 art. Mexitlán rooftop exhibition
re-creates the country’s archi-
4 La Jolla tectural treasures in miniature.
5 Tijuana, Mexico
* 32,000. @ from San Diego. The best shopping is in the
n 7966 Herschel Ave, (619) 236-1212. Mexico. v San Diego Trolley to San quiet bazaars located on
∑ lajollabythesea.com Ysidro, then bus or walk. Tourist Office: the lively Avenida Revolución.
Ave Revolución and First. Tel (888) Painted pottery, leather boots,
Set amid cliffs and coves, 775-2417, (01152664) 685-2210. silver jewelry, and tequila are
La Jolla is an elegant coastal Open daily. some favorite buys.
resort. Its streets are lined with
gourmet chocolatiers and In recent years, the prominence E Centro Cultural Tijuana
jewelers, and visitors come to of drug cartels and gang-related Paseo de los Héroes and Javier Mina
enjoy the art galleries and the murders have deterred visitors Zona Rosa. Tel (0115266) 4687.
restaurants that promise a from crossing the border into Open daily. &

The beautiful rocky shoreline of La Jolla Cove

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