San Diego Travel Guide

This city specializes in R&R.

Where to sun and surf in this epic beach town.

If you're in SoCal we know you've got a car. Time to put it to work.

Where fish tacos are a gateway food.

The city's drinks scene has done a lot of growing up.

A swanky restaurant on San Diego’s bay front for dressing up for dinner.

An unpretentious steak house with the cozy feeling of a neighborhood eatery.

There’s no bad seat in the house at this hotel eatery with sweeping ocean views.

This Little Italy spot promises the sacred trifecta for a fun night out: a chic space; great, but not overthought food; and a strong cocktail game.

A special occasion calls for a special restaurant—and California Modern meets the mark.

Expect a (worthwhile) wait for handmade tortillas and bone-marrow-topped tacos.

A transformative omakase in the most humble of settings.

This dressy Italian hotspot is famous for its cheese wheel.

The gold standard for San Diego tacos

Home to San Diego's first—and thus far only—Michelin star.

This is a zero-pretense place, where good pizza—and better company—prevails above all else.

Warm temperatures—and hotter beaches

Second City? Not by our count.

Where Lowcountry meets high charm

Warm temperatures—and hotter beaches

Welcome to the West Coast's cultural epicenter

Wonderland: The early nickname of America’s first national park is as apt today as when Yellowstone was founded, in March of 1872. On its sesquicentennial, we celebrate this miraculous place—while exploring a history that has too often excluded its original stewards—and consider how to ensure its survival for generations to come.

Charming and legitimately historic

Don't forget to pack an extra layer

Hard to crack. Easy to love.

It all starts at the Capitol.

Oysters and craft beer so good you won’t notice it’s drizzling

Famous for its ghosts, but plenty full of life

Beverly Cleary, Matt Groening, and James Beard are all from here. Enough said.