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During your San Diego vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Museum of Photographic Arts
If names like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston stimulate your fingers to do the shutterbug, then don't miss a taste of the 7,000-plus collection of images housed by this museum -- one of few in the United States devoted exclusively to the photographic arts (which, at MOPA, encompasses cinema, video, and digital photography). A 1999 expansion allowed the museum to display even more of the permanent collection, while leaving room for provocative traveling exhibits that change every few months. Photos by Alfred Stieglitz, Margaret Bourke-White, Imogen Cunningham, Paul Strand, and Manuel Alvarez Bravo are all in the permanent collection, and the plush cinema illuminates classic films Friday, Saturday, and some weeknights. Allow 30 to 60 minutes to see the collection.
The Gondola Company
This unique business operates from Loews Coronado Bay Resort, plying the calm waters between pleasure-boat docks in gondolas crafted according to centuries-old designs from Venice. It features all the trimmings, right down to the striped-shirt-clad gondolier with ribbons waving from his or her straw hat. Mediterranean music plays while you and up to five friends recline with snuggly blankets, and the company will even provide antipasto appetizers (or chocolate-dipped strawberries) and chilled wineglasses and ice for the beverage of your choice (BYOB).
San Diego Automotive Museum
Even if you don't know a distributor from a dipstick, you're bound to ooh-and-aah over the classic, antique, and exotic cars here. Every one is so pristine you'd swear it just rolled off the line, from an 1886 Benz to a 1931 Rolls-Royce Phaeton to the 1981 DeLorean. Most of the time, temporary shows take over the facility, so check ahead to see if it's one you're interested in. Some days you can take a peek at the ongoing restoration program, and the museum sponsors many outdoor car rallies and other events. Allow 30 to 45 minutes for your visit.
Omni San Diego Hotel
The hotel is located directly across from the recently renovated San Diego Convention Center and adjacent to the historic Gaslamp Quarter. The hotel is connected via skybridge to the new San Diego Padres Petco ...
Residence Inn by Marriott Sorrento Mesa
Residence Inn by Marriott is designed to make you feel at home for a day, a week, a month or more. Our newly renovated suites give you fifty percent more space than most traditional hotel rooms. The Residence Inn Sorrento Mesa is located sixteen miles north of downtown San Diego and three miles from the Miramar Marine Corps Base. Pets are allowed with a non-refundable fee of USD 100. * Free high speed Internet access is available in all suites with wireless service in meeting space and ...
Bahia Resort Hotel
With over a mile of white sandy beaches, this 320-room 3 Star resort is secluded on its own 14-acre peninsula in the heart of Mission Bay, San Diego's largest aquatic park. Relax in the pool or whirlpool spa, practice your tennis or take advantage of a variety of water sport lessons and rentals. Relax to piano music in the Moroccan style Tangier Bar, complete your evening with a romantic moonlight cruise aboard the Bahia Belle ...
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