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San Diego Area Recreation & Attractions
Art Museums | Shopping | Golf Courses
Art Museums:
- MCASD La Jolla & Downtown locations – the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego includes more than 4,000 works created after 1950, representing all media and genres: painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video, film, and installation. For more information visit www.mcasd.org
- MCASD La Jolla – 700 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037-4291
- MCASD Downtown – Jacobs & Copley Buildings and 1001 Kettner Blvd., next to the Santa Fe Depot (between Broadway and B Street)
- Museum of Photographic Arts – Internationally renowned museum devoted to the arts of photography, film and video. For more information visit www.mopa.org
- 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California 92101
- San Diego Museum of Art – the region's primary resource for exhibitions and collections of fine art for more than 75 years. Located in the heart of Balboa Park, our galleries offer opportunities for learning, introspection, and connection with cultures from around the world. For more information, visit www.sdmart.org
- Tuesday through Sunday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. )
Thursdays (10 a.m. to 9 p.m. )
- 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California 92101
- Timken Museum of Art – located in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park, the Timken Museum of Art houses the world-class Putnam Foundation Collection of European old masters, American art and Russian icons. Admission to the Timken Museum of Art is always free. For more information visit www.timkenmuseum.org
- Tuesday through Saturday (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Sunday (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Closed on Mondays, major holidays, and the month of September.
- 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California 92101
Shopping:
- Fashion Valley Mall include Nordstroms, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s.
- (6 miles), 7007 Friar Road, San Diego, CA (619) 688-9113
- UTC-Westfield Shopping town, (9 miles), 4545 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, (858) 453-2930
- San Diego Seaport Village, (10 miles), 849 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA, (619) 235-4014
- Old Town, (8 miles), 4133 Taylor Street, San Diego, CA (619) 296-3161
- Girard Avenue and Prospect Street La Jolla – fashionable streets in La Jolla that offer expensive shops, boutiques, art galleries and elegant restaurants.
- Carlsbad Premium Outlets – located 30 miles north of Paradise Point on Paseo del Norte, off I-5 between Palomar Airport Road and Cannon Road
- Shops at Las Americas – Conveniently located about 20 miles south of downtown just off Interstate-5 at the Camino de la Plaza exit is the largest fashion outlet shopping mall in San Diego.
Golf courses, partnerships:
- Showtime Golf – a complimentary golf service offering tee time reservations and tournaments at San Diego’s finest championship golf courses.