动物、沙漠和另类艺术

Land at San Diego Airport 你可以轻松地进入 San Diego蓝带景点. Only 10 minutes from the terminal, snap selfies in Balboa Park是这座城市的文化中心. 探索世界一流 San Diego Zoo, home to hippos, elephants, big cats, and giraffes, and wander through some of Balboa’s 17 museums: See warplanes, satellites, 月球登月舱 San Diego Air & Space Museum. 沉思荷兰的杰作 铁姆肯艺术博物馆. 惊叹于古埃及的文物 Museum of Us. Next, zip over to 圣地亚哥海洋世界 to mingle with the penguins and ride splashy roller coasters. Extend your San Diego 留下来，这样你就可以在海滨漫步了 Embarcadero 参观历史悠久的帆船和 USS Midway aircraft carrier. Refuel your sightseeing batteries with birria tacos in Old Town, then squeeze in a few of the city’s newer attractions like the WNDR Museum, a multisensory marriage of art and technology.   

In this tony seaside village, life is scheduled around leisure, but even so, each day is jam-packed. 和海狮一起晒日光浴 La Jolla Cove在……上打了几次浪 Black’s Beach，或者去划独木舟 sea caves. Strap on your snorkel or scuba gear and explore 拉霍亚水下公园—it’s like swimming in a giant aquarium filled with sea urchins, bat rays, barracuda, garibaldi, 温和的豹鲨. Or stay completely dry while you say hello to seahorses, sea turtles, and moray eels at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography，或惊叹于 Salk Institute’s ultra-modern buildings and spectacular Pacific view. La Jolla 也有迷人的植物群吗. 多利松州自然保护区 is home to the world’s rarest pine tree, rugged coastal badlands, and breathtaking ocean vistas.

Encinitas 不仅仅是一座城市，还是一种氛围. You’ll instantly see the surfer-cool factor in this North County community, 冲浪高手在哪里冲浪. Give the sport a try with a lesson from the instructors at Concept Surf Shop离这里只有两个街区 月光州立海滩. When you emerge from the water, you’ll be hungry, so nosh on tacos at Juanitas 或者炸鸡三明治 The Crack Shack. 花几个小时欣赏一下 圣地亚哥植物园’s lush collection of palms, bamboo, and succulents, or browsing downtown boutiques like Grounded (高档家居用品)和 Salt Culture (beach-cool服装). For dinner in Encinitas在美国，海鲜是餐厅菜单的头条 Lobster West and Fish 101，或者你可以吃素食 GoodOnYa有机餐厅.

如果你要去 Carlsbad 对于小孩子，他们会乞求 加利福尼亚的乐. The hands-on theme park has more than 60 rides, shows, and attractions, including the immersive LEGO MOVIE WORLD在这里，乐高电影栩栩如生. Adults find plenty of fun in this North County town, too: Tour the 音乐制作博物馆’s galleries filled with 20th-century instruments—many you’ve never heard of, plus drums, keyboards, 你还会弹吉他. In spring, ride a tractor wagon through 50 acres of blooming ranunculus at The Flower Fields. 这一年剩下的时间, you can tour a massive greenhouse filled with poinsettias or admire broad fields of smiling sunflowers. 别忘了 Carlsbad美丽的海岸线:沿着沙滩漫步 南卡尔斯巴德州立海滩, and stop into Carlsbad Aquafarm 品尝当地出产的牡蛎. For a laid-back meal with amazing Pacific views, order thin-crust pizza and beer at The Camp Store 在州立公园的露营地.

This sunny inland city is home to the 1,800-acre 圣地亚哥野生动物园, where more than 3,000 savannah animals roam in open-air habitats. Hop on the Africa Tram 去看乌干达长颈鹿和非洲犀牛, or sign up for a specialty safari: Visit the Rhino Rescue Center, feed giraffes, meet marsupials, 在吃草的瞪羚上方的滑索上翱翔, or even sleep overnight in the park. 享受更多以动物为中心的乐趣 Escondido at the 生态生活博物馆, a rescue facility for reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods. Pet a giant Galapagos tortoise or snap a selfie with a really big snake. 那就换种口味，去品酒 埃斯皮诺萨葡萄园 and 奥菲拉葡萄园和酿酒厂. 制定晚餐计划 石头酿造世界小酒馆和花园, Escondido是精酿啤酒的纪念碑. You’ll come for the award-winning brews but stay for the fish and chips, mushroom tacos, 超级食物沙拉.

In the Ramona Valley AVA, the days are warm and the nights are cool, creating ideal growing conditions for grapes. This is the California wine country you probably don’t know yet, 所以来这里悠闲地游览一下吧, 含蓄的葡萄园: 葡萄园格兰特詹姆斯 拥有屡获殊荣的rossams， 雷蒙娜牧场酒庄 专注于可持续酿酒， Hatfield Creek 酿造醇厚的仙粉黛酒 Milagro Winery 提供长相思和地滚球. Since you can only taste so much wine, discover more of Ramona 与一只不寻常的动物相遇 Oasis Camel Dairy. Feed the camels, 让你的孩子骑骆驼, or take home some camel-milk soap from the nation’s first camel dairy. Got more time? 探索当地景观 雷蒙纳草原县保护区 享受从农场到餐桌的美食 Marinade on Main.

The tiny town of Santa Ysabel slips under most visitors’ radars, 但值得为之刹车, 尤其是当你饿的时候. Start at Dudley’s Bakery, 当地所有美食的必去之地, including jalapeño cheddar or date-nut-raisin bread, 法式蘸酱三明治, 熊爪糕点, 浆果香草蛋糕. Fill up your car trunk with bags of baked goods, then visit the Santa Ysabel annex of Julian Pie Company to covet the pies: apple, strawberry rhubarb, pecan, and almost anything else that bakes in a crust. If your taste buds favor savory over sweet, head over to 乔西的藏身处酒吧. 走过停在外面的一排排哈雷, then devour a burger or pulled-pork sandwich while you listen to live music. Then go explore the rest of this tiny hamlet: Peruse eye-catching artwork at 圣伊莎贝尔艺术画廊, shop for antiques and gifts at the 1884 Santa Ysabel General Store, or go for a hike in the oak-dotted grasslands at 圣伊莎贝尔县保护区.

The Gold Rush began and ended in the 1870s in this Cuyamaca Mountains town, but crisp fruit is Julian现代黄金. 这就是为什么去旅行 Julian demands an empty stomach—you’ll need room for ap­ple pie, apple fritters, apple donuts, and apple cider. 吃点黄油皮 Mom’s Pie House, Julian Pie Company, or Apple Alley，并讨论各自的优点. 去参观一下里面 鹰和高峰地雷 to see 1,000 feet of underground tunnels, then try panning for gold. 请进来看看博物馆的展品 朱利安先锋博物馆, where display cases are packed with frontier ephemera. 在当地的酒吧啜饮精酿啤酒 镍啤酒公司 and 朱利安啤酒公司. 我需要离开那个派? 库亚马卡牧场州立公园 有130英里的燃烧卡路里的小径吗.

很难比每晚的明星表演更精彩 Borrego Springs但当地的艺术界也很接近. 驾车游览 Galleta Meadows’ fantastic roadside art—130 metal sculptures by Ricardo Breceda featuring historical and whimsical figures like a massive serpent, giant tortoise, saber-tooth tiger, gold miners, farm workers, 和雷克斯暴龙. The town’s centerpiece is a gleaming mid-century modern building housing the 博雷戈艺术学院, 一个有轮流展览的非营利性艺术画廊, pottery workshops, 社区花园, 还有农场新鲜的食物 Kesling’s Kitchen. 你也可以在附近的餐馆找到美味的饭菜 Borrego Springs’ eateries—eggs Benedict and huevos rancheros at the Red Ocotillo 还有汉堡和披萨 Carlee’s. 在豪华酒店的小屋过夜 La Casa del Zorro 或者粉色土坯房的露台房间 博雷戈山谷酒店, then get up early to spy on bighorn sheep in 博雷戈棕榈峡谷.

靠近东南海岸的辽阔 Salton Sea lies an astounding folk-art monument and Instagram pilgrimage site: Salvation Mountain. Leonard Knight spent 26 years building this colorful, 用干草堆成的三层楼高的“山”, adobe clay, latex paint, 还有各种各样的发现物品, 包括旧轮胎, car windows, and tree branches. The 50-foot-high structure crowned by the words “God Is Love” was an artistic testimony to his beliefs—its decorated with a colorful jumble of hearts, birds, flowers, trees, 和圣经的信息. Knight died in 2014 at age 82, but his massive art project remains open to the public. Take a walk up its hand-painted yellow brick road to reach Salvation Mountain’s summit. When it’s time to leave this desert bohemia behind, San Diego Airport is only a 2.5-hour drive west.