Travel Reference
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Look for the 100ft-high masts of the iron-hulled square-rigger
Star of India
, a tall ship that
plied the England-India trade route.
Coronado
Across the bay from Downtown San Diego, Coronado is a civilized escape from the
jumble of the city and the chaos of the beaches. The story of Coronado is in many ways
the story of the Hotel del Coronado, opened in 1888 and instantly the centerpiece of one of
the West Coast's most fashionable getaways. Coronado's
visitors center
doubles as the
Coronado Museum of History and Art
and offers 90-minute historical walking tours.
Coronado Municipal Beach
(parking up to $8; )
is consistently ranked in America's top
10. Four-and-a-half miles south of Coronado Village is the white-sand
Silver Strand State
Beach
. Both have warm, calm water, perfect for swimming and good for families.
Hotel del Coronado
HOTEL
Few hotels in the world are as easily recognized or as much loved as the 'The Del.' The
world's largest resort when it was built in 1888, the all-timber, whitewashed main building
offers conical towers, cupolas, turrets, balconies and dormer windows, but its biggest fame
came as the backdrop to the 1959 Marilyn Monroe classic
Some Like It Hot
. Acres of pol-
ished wood give the interior a warm feel that conjures up daydreams of Panama hats and
linen suits.
Point Loma
On maps Point Loma looks like an elephant's trunk guarding the entrance to San Diego
Bay. Highlights are the Cabrillo National Monument (at the end of the trunk), the shopping
and dining of
Liberty Station
(at its base) and harborside seafood meals.
Cabrillo National Monument
MONUMENT
