| San Diego is one of the largest cities in the nation. | | | | outdoor activities. And if you need your snow in |
| What is it about this city that attracts people so? | | | | winter, mountains with good ski slopes are only a |
| It certainly isn't the housing prices. Housing costs | | | | couple hours' drive away. |
| are significantly higher in San Diego than in many | | | | You also get some activities you can't do in many |
| metropolitan areas. It's not the most expensive | | | | cities. Whale watching is at its best in late |
| place to live but not for the broke of wallet. | | | | December through early March. The best viewing |
| It's not the traffic, a popular complaint among San | | | | is from a boat, but sometimes one can be |
| Diegans. Once again, traffic in San Diego isn't as | | | | spotted from land. And then there's the San |
| bad as in many other cities but sometimes it's | | | | Diego Zoo, which is just spectacular, far beyond |
| pretty horrendous. | | | | the zoos available in most cities. |
| So what is it? | | | | There's a nice selection of amusement parks, |
| Weather pretty much has to top that list, | | | | either within the county or just a couple hours |
| especially in the more coastal regions. That's | | | | away. Sea World and Legoland are the big ones in |
| assuming you prefer warm weather to cold. | | | | San Diego County, but you can drive in just a |
| Sunny and 72 doesn't exactly describe it, but San | | | | few hours to the Los Angeles area to get to |
| Diego winters tend to be short. Hail and heavy | | | | Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic |
| rain are about as bad as the cold weather get, | | | | Mountain and Universal Studios. |
| and neither is all that common. | | | | Balboa Park is a true delight, and it can take |
| In coastal regions even the summer isn't too hot | | | | months to explore properly with the extensive |
| for most people's comfort. Inland it can easily | | | | museums, grassy areas and hiking trails. It's 1200 |
| break 100 degrees but in coastal areas things are | | | | acres of beauty. |
| much cooler. Still very warm but far from | | | | There's far more to recommend San Diego as a |
| intolerable. | | | | home or just a place to visit. Great shopping, |
| All that glorious weather means there's plenty to | | | | dining and plenty of fun to be had whether you |
| do in San Diego. Walking, hiking, surfing, skating, | | | | have a family or are going it on your own. |
| riding bikes, sports... all the classic warm weather | | | | |