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San Diego Vacation Home Rentals
Many beachfront area rentals available, but vacancies disappear fast for this area.

GPS Gear - MainTour Pro-Shop Special
Popular for Runners, Boaters, Hikers, Bikers and Adventurers
Recent technology updates have made readily affordable for outdoor adventures a nifty item - the GPS Watch. It uses 3D Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to triangulate your position and elevation to within 20 ft accuracy. Prices and great quality GPS watches now run less than $100 from quality manufactures such as Garmin and Navman.

California is home to several major world class aquarium exhibits and a number of lessor ones with a major emphasis on exploring life and habitat in the great Pacific Ocean.

Tour Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey CA
Since it first opened in 1984, this facility has quickly evolved into one of the most unique and most popular attractions in America. It features many award-winning exhibits that are rich in information about the many animals, plants and natural habitats of our oceans with a special emphasis on the Pacific Ocean.

Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach CA
It takes more than an ordinary aquarium to lead you on journey of discovery of the world's largest ocean. Special exhibits let your dive into a unique exploration of sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.

Birch Aquarium - La Jolla
Located adjacent to the world-renown Scripps Institute of Oceanography this facility has large salt-water aquariums primarily dedicated to the study of both cold water and tropical water marine life of the Pacific Ocean. Includes giant octopus, jelly-fish, garibaldi, kelp forest and live coral. Several educational exhibits.



Legoland Aquarium : New - Opens Summer 2008
Legoland is building a big 36,000 square foot sealife aquarium exhibit just to the left of the main gate. The first floor is slated to include a freshwater stream, a children's maze, an area for harbor animals, a theater, a toddler water play zone and a classroom. A restaurant, a sea horse display area, a ray tank and nature discovery area are planned for the second floor.

Tour San Diego Sea World - Mission Bay
Sea World is one of the premier theme park attractions of Southern California. Founded in 1964 as the first in a series of aquatic theme parks, this 166-acre marine zoological park is located on beautiful Mission Bay. It is home to dolphins, sharks, penquins, polar bears, manatees, otters, seals, sea lions, walruses, flamingoes, and much more. This park also operates a major marine life rescue and research program.



California Whale Watching Tours : Jan-Mar
From January through March, some 28,000 Pacific Gray Whales make their annual migration up along the coast to their summer Alaska feeding grounds. During the summer Blue and Humpback Whales also come to visit the local waters delighting visitors with upclose encounters.

California Coastal National Monument
Established in 2000, the California Coastal National Monument runs the entire length of the California coast (1,100 miles) between Oregon and Mexico, extends 12 nautical miles from the shoreline, and encompasses thousands of BLM administered islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles above mean high tide. These provide forage and breeding grounds for significant populations of coastal birds and sea mammals.