6 interesting facts about San Diego

[donald08]

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the eight largest city in USA, with approximately 2.9 million residents. Here are few general facts about San Diego which travelers might be interested to know:
1. San Diego was earlier named San Miguel by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo; the first Portuguese explorer to land here. But it was renamed San Diego by Sebastian Vizcaino.

2. Hua Mei, the first baby panda was born in San Diego's Zoo to a pair of giant pandas. She was the first baby panda to be born in the Western Hemisphere since 1990.

3. San Diego enjoys beautiful weather throughout the year with an average daily temperature of 70.5 degrees Fahrenheit (21.4 degrees Celsius). At times, you can experience mountain, coastal, and desert environments all in one day.

4. Legal drinking age in San Diego is 21.

5. San Diego is home to seventy miles of quaint and picturesque beaches.

6. USA’s largest wooden structure; the Hotel Del Coronado is in San Diego on Coronado island.

And you need not to shell out huge bucks to find an affordable accommodation in San Diego. You can easily avail economical vacation packages in San Diego and have the experience of a lifetime.

[SparKee]

Originally Posted by donald08

Legal drinking age in San Diego is 21.

Interesting indeed 0.o

Although the entire western states the legal age is 21.

[ufcmma]

cool facts guys..i have a question though, is it true that there's a waterfall in San Diego? if so, what's it called, where is it, and can you climb it?

[Ruby]

I believe there are more than one waterfall in San Diego. There is three sisters falls and Cedar Falls. The latter one is near Julian and you can hike it and swim beneath the waterfall, though I recommend doing the hike in spring when there is lots of water and wild flowers are blooming because in the summer it is too hot to do.

[zonealarm]

a few other facts I'd like to add on here are:

-You can't swim in any of San Diego's lakes.
-San Diego boasts more fleas than any other city in the US
-San Diego is nicknamed America's Finest City

[skananansie]

i'd like to add some more cool facts about San Diego:

-San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans
-Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay
-San Diego has the best climate in the U.S
-San Diego is the 9th safest city in the U.S

[villassun]

- San Diego was founded by Germans and not the Spanish
- San Diego hasn't won a Super Bowl, World Series, or NBA final, ever
- Ted Williams, WWE's Rey Mysterio and Tony Hawk grew up in San Diego
- The founder of McDonald's lived in San Diego
- San Diego boasts the most McDonald's restaurants in the US

[alansugar]

Originally Posted by villassun

- San Diego was founded by Germans and not the Spanish
- San Diego hasn't won a Super Bowl, World Series, or NBA final, ever
- Ted Williams, WWE's Rey Mysterio and Tony Hawk grew up in San Diego
- The founder of McDonald's lived in San Diego
- San Diego boasts the most McDonald's restaurants in the US

Didn't know Tony Hawk grew up in San Diego..cool!

did you guys know that San Diego is home one of the largest LGBT Community Center in the U.S? Also, San Diego is the first US city to elect an openly gay District Attorney..I bet most of you didn't know that;)

I also heard that San Diego has the best weather in the US, and possibly the world, which I'd agree since much of the year is just pleasant sunny weather.

[iguazafalls]

I love San Diego and have lived here for years and I have to agree San Diego's beautiful scenery and gorgeous weather really puts a smile on my face every day.

One interesting fact that most people will tell you is that people from other US states hate people from San Diego because they feel like we have an attitude problem or we're not as 'Friendly'. I reckon it has to be the weather that they are jealous about..where else can you get as much sun :)

[feendie67]

Originally Posted by villassun

- San Diego was founded by Germans and not the Spanish
- San Diego hasn't won a Super Bowl, World Series, or NBA final, ever
- Ted Williams, WWE's Rey Mysterio and Tony Hawk grew up in San Diego
- The founder of McDonald's lived in San Diego
- San Diego boasts the most McDonald's restaurants in the US

True, San Diego is widely known for having just about the best weather in the country with no extreme summers or winters, and no hurricanes or tornadoes. The only problem though is that if you like having the four seasons, then San Diego would not be the best spot in the US.