Great place to run stairs. Reward for those that make it to the very top is sweeping panoramic…read moreviews of San Diego Bay and Downtown. Some local gyms have organized workouts here

Wow what a great park. We stopped by to check out the out the play ground, and there was also a…read morehuge panda event. Which resulted in the playground being loaded with children and families having fun and relaxing in the cool breeze. There are ton of play activities for the kids: blue climbing mountain with slides, cool spaceship looking merry go rounds, swings, climbing, obstacle courses, etc. There are tons of tables, benches, and lots of shady areas for picnics or relaxing while the kids play. It was awesome to find this playground ride down the road from where we were staying. Too bad this is our last full day in San Diego.

This is a big park with a lot of grass area, a fountain, basketball and pickle ball courts, plus an…read moreoff leash dog park. What more can you ask for? What about great views of the harbor and city skyline on the other side? Yup it has that too. I come here many times with my dogs, as the dog park is a decent size for medium dogs to run around in. The dog area may not have grass, but it has dirt, and is usually kept clean. I actually prefer the dirt compared to artificial turf. Something to note is that there is only one park, so big dogs are combined with small ones. Theres a small obstacle course for dogs to jump and run through. And for the humans, there's also a few benches on the side to sit at.

I've known the Old City Hall building as my place of work for over a year now, but these walls have…read moreseen a lot of action since first being built in 1874. The popo, the mayor and even the library have all called this building home at one time or another. Now, Jimmy Love's pimps out street level while a mixture of cool-ass techies and other tricksters occupy the live/work lofts on the second through fourth floors. The building owner, Jason, is super friendly and does a fantastic job of keeping the building nice and purdy. The original, exposed brick walls make you feel like a real boss. Bossin' in the Gaslamp at the Old City Hall Building. Yeah. 5th and G is hard to beat. Good people watching day and night makes it really easy to forget about work, which is probably exactly what the mayors did back in the day. "Fred, I need to get some work done at Tivoli's. Gonna step out for a bit. Text me if you need anything. -Mayor Capp." Nothing's really changed in the last 135 years or so. More historical, and reliable, info here: http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/industry/urmoldcityhall.shtml

Great spot great food (roast beef sand which was phenomenal) good drinks broncos fans get the first…read moredrink free

Vivian M. the docent was fabulous. I will definitely be back. I learned so much about Chinese…read morereligious beliefs, dynasties and also the San Diego china town community

Enjoyed a the historical walking tour yesterday- thanks for keeping it even with the rainy weather…read more We appreciated the combo of historical knowledge and personal connections. Very important and interesting displays of San Diego history. worth a visit

A Funday Sunday Adventure! It takes a lot to get me downtown on a weekend if it's not for a great…read moremeal or a baseball game. Usually super busy, crowded and some areas very smelly, I'd rather kiss a pig than be there. The WNDR museum caught my eye. Saw some ads and had nothing planned. Checked tickets and availability was wide open for that day. Easy entering the lobby as well as starting our tour whenever we preferred. There were exhibits upstairs and down. Many were pretty cool with mirrors and lights which made for some WOW moments. Other guests generally moved at about the same pace as us. Some stayed in certain areas for extended time, which, at times caused some backlog of movement. Restrooms located adjacent to the snack bar which is just beyond the entrance/ lobby. Easily a great visit for the young and young at heart! I believe the WNDR museum is scheduled to close at the end of August '25.

Really cool museum, small but plenty of exhibits! My kiddo was fascinated! Must buy tickets online,…read morestreet parking or park in the parking structure near by. They have a little cafe, small little store to purchase souvenirs, clean bathrooms. Would definitely recommend!

We attended our FOURTH Taste of the Gaslamp, this is 2025!!! We have been coming since 2022!!!…read more It's a FUN San Diego Event. We started at Goodnight John Boy, which is a 1970's Nightclub!!! It was also STOP 1, serving PIZZA. We stopped at in on 16 RESTAURANTS!!! HERE IS HOW OUR DAY WENT: We proceeded over and up. We ate PIZZA again at PIZZA ON FIFTH. THEN, back down, BACK AND FORTH, and down some more. Back and Forth, AND UP!!! We had pizza and more pizza, a couple places had sliders. CHEESE BALLS at The Field!!! I ate both of our Cheese Balls, and they were large and filled with soft, creamy white cheese. When we walked into THE FIELD, the Staff approached us and took us to a table, the only empty table in the place!!! After that, they even exchanged the stool that was there with a backed chair. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! YUMMY, yummy Truffles at Sugarbear!!! We then ran into the MEXICAN REGION, with Rockin Baja and Hasta Manana, and Baja Rick's Cantina!!! We loved HASTA MANANA, in particular. It went all out MEXICAN FOOD, we had three different things to eat, including Chips and Guacamole, a Potato Taquito, and Arroz Con Leche. HASTA Manana was the HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY!!! At ROYAL India, we tried Chicken Marsala!!! We were thrilled to see CAFE SEVILLA again serving Paella!!! We were also thrilled to see SUGAR BEAR again serving DELICIOUS DESERTS!!! I have to say this about SUGARBEAR, we were greeted warmly by the owner, who was standing outside. It was JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. WHAT A DAY!!! I mean, this is a Classic San Diego LOCATION, location, location, the Gaslamp Quarter. Then, DID I MENTION, you get to taste the food at 16 Restaurants!!! TELL ME, what is better???

Very charming neighborhood of downtown San Diego! I stayed at the Sofia Hotel so walking and…read moreexploring the area was convenient and so easy. I loved getting to pass by all the historic buildings, most were constructed in the Victorian era. Also lots of restaurants and shops along the way to Harbor Drive

Pretty iconic statue along the boardwalk before you get to Seaport Village. There's not really a…read morequeue to take your picture in front of it, so hop in while you can. When I visited, there was yellow tape in front of the statue roping it off. Not clear on why.

this statue seems to be mistaken for the Unconditional Surrender statue a lot by reviewers…read more Unconditional Surrender is tall and in color, while the Homecoming statue is life sized and bronze. They could not be more different. You will find this statue on a grass patch along the street. Parking here to get a closer look is relatively simple. There is a huge metered lot within a reasonable walking distance of this statue. It is a simple statue that depicts a sailor being embraced by a woman, that I assume to be his wife and a small child that I assume to be shared by his wife. The sculpture is the work of Stanley Bleifeld, whose intent was to express the joy of the reunion between a family when a sailor returns from a long deployment. The statue not only honors the service member, but the sacrifices made by families during challenging periods without their loved ones. The San Diego sculpture is a replica of the original one in the US Navy Memorial in Washington, DC. You will find other copies in Virginia and South Carolina. The statue is about 7 feet high and was dedicated in August 1998. It is showing its age a bit, but still looks pretty good. It is a powerful sculpture and you can really feel the reunion. Be sure to check out the expressions on the sculptures' faces, especially the kid's. Anyway, as with most sculptures that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip. There are a ton of statues and memorials in that area including the USS San Diego Memorial, The Bob Hope Salute, The Aircraft Carrier Memorial and the Unconditional Surrender statue. I would also consider visiting the USS Midway Museum, as well.

One of the many places that when you look back at the many places along the areas of Broadway the…read moreman street of the city for the Horton Plaza Park was the Center of the Broadway Street that was dedicated by a president in the Year 1892. For the US Grant was the Grand hotel of the city. The people that came to the park enjoyed the fountain the monument held the plates of Cabrillo and the plaques of Alonzo Horton and Spreckles the creators of the Gaslamp and Spreckles theater. For the early years the streets were lit by gas lit lamps that gave light to the sidewalks with the first cars that came through the city. The Horton Plaza Park was the first opening of the Plant Hollywood Restaurant when the location opened it brought out the many of Hollywood for the outside the front of the Horton Plaza that had the Lyceum Theater. Traveling up and down the Broadway with the many buses you can catch the busses that come down from Hillcrestband the many express buses that travel up and down Broadway that goes up to 12th and College. With the Trolley you can catch the Blue Line at the Cst stations and the 5th Ave stations, and the station that connects with Horton Plaza at the 2nd and Cst. The location of the park you can get to the many streets of the Gaslamp with the restaurants that are located over at the 4th and 5thave. The parking garage that has places to park with the other nearest parking area located at the Civic Center that you can get to the Civic Center Trolley. As a Yelp Reviewer the Horton Plaza Park has so many memories for the the park is much older when you see the pictures at the US Grant. Horton Plaza is one of the many pieces of history with the Horton Plaza Park the many things that the park created with the many people the many that have come to Horton Plaza Park from the early Military to the days of the MPs you saw every day

For the nany groups that gatgerwd at the park you would find the shore patrol that patroled the…read morestreets for the times were early with the servicemen that would have time in the city on shore leave. For the Horton Plaza pigeon park fid have its bad sidez wgen the mall storez started changing it caused the park to be cleaned up. The Pigeon Park gad a tunnel that ran under the park that connected to the old Grey Hound Station that is locat at 1st and Broadway. The Banking Building tgat is located at the front it was one of the many that handeled the many stores for the Wells Fargo handled the businesses of Horton Plaza as the shopping center was changing. When planet hollywood was at the mall the rsstaurant was the support for the ma with the vest food and surprising dishes. Horton Plaza Park was the front row seats to the many premeres of the msll the park was one you saw the many speakers the park was the center of the visitors and the news conferences that would be broadcasted from the park. The founder and the one that developed the many properties i the fathers of the Gaslamp anx the Spreckles theater Alonzo Horton the founder of the gaslamp and the many of thr New City the firzt bame for the city of San Diego. Horton Plaza Park the centwr of the historical landmarks for the Horton Pkaza Park was an empty field before the mall was built the Spreckles Theater one of the first musical and the first Black and White theater. With the US Grant Hotel tht oldest of San Diego it was the business hotel the hietorical loxation that oversaw the openinfband the dedication of the park. As a Yelp Elite Reviewer the historical locationd of the Broadway the main street that runs down the middle of the city. From the trip that I toom down to San Diego the park been changed with i dustrial blowers and generators for the theater was started but was never finished. The company that was doing the demo and the remodel the problem there is no money the demo and remodel had ruined the Historical Landnark seeing this the city has ruined the Histotical welcome to visitors.

We had Lan tonight and it was a blast! She was the best!! We started in little Italy and ended up…read morein the Gaslamp district. She was enthusiastic and hardworking. Poor girl didn't have a motor even though the hills throughout little Italy but the city wouldn't allow it. She had great communication with us along with being a great host. 5/5 and HIGHLY recommend.

Our friends and I were looking for a fun and different way to experience the San Diego Gas Lamp &…read moreEast Village area, we found City Cruiser and absolutely loved the experience! Aimee was very accommodating & provided the unique experience we were looking for. I would definitely recommend City Cruiser for anyone looking for a fun and different way to enjoy San Diego!

Beautiful Morning Sail on San Diego Bay…read more What a perfect start to the day. Sailing with Sea Monkey Adventures and Captain Paul was a 5 Star experience from start to finish.

We had such a fun day on Sea Monkeys beautiful sailboat. Thanks for Captain Paul's expert sailing…read more PS - you will be barefoot - plan accordingly! We will be back.