Beaches and Bays
Life’s a beach in San Diego, and we have 70 miles of coastline and two dozen idyllic beaches to prove it. Our bays aren’t too shabby, either. In 1602, Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno described San Diego Bay as “a port which must be the best to be found in all the South Sea.” Today, sightseeing and dinner cruises navigate the bay daily. Along the Embarcadero, historical vessels including the aircraft carrier USS Midway and the 1863 barque Star of India are floating museums; the area is also home to Seaport Village. On man-made Mission Bay—part of the 4,600-acre Mission Bay Park—kayaks, Jet Skis, sailboats and catamarans ply the calm water as bikers, joggers and skaters cruise along the bayside paths.
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