Whales on the Move: Experience an Epic Migration From the San Diego Coast
January 3rd, 2018

 

This time of year, you can mix up the fine dining, theater- and concert- and museum-going, craft-beer tasting, historical sightseeing, and all the other cosmopolitan pleasures of San


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Don’t Miss Spring Whale Watching In San Diego!
March 16th, 2016|SofiaBlog

 

Now’s one of the very best times of year to watch whales along the San Diego coast. That’s because the northbound leg of the mammalian migration on Earth is underway right now in our watery front yard!
Thousands and thousands of gray whales are cruising up our coast between their Baja Californian nursery waters and Alaskan feeding grounds, a 10,000-mile [...]

Celebrating 100 Extraordinary Years: The Balboa Park Centennial
February 28th, 2016|SofiaBlog

 

It’s time to roll back the clock and celebrate one of the icons of San Diego’s cityscape, Balboa Park, and the lavish world’s fair that helped define it.
Balboa Park itself dates back to the late 1860s—it was initially known simply as “City Park”—but it really blossomed during the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition. A hundred years later, San [...]

Warm Up Your Winter With A Bonfire On A San Diego Beach
February 24th, 2016|SofiaBlog

 

What better way to close out an afternoon on one of our grade-A San Diego beaches than with a bonfire?
There’s something that’s just about universally appealing about a (controlled) blaze on a beach: the flames dancing to the soundtrack of Pacific surf, the sunset making its own fiery display over the ocean skyline. When you [...]

San Diego Weather Is Beautiful Year Round!
February 19th, 2016|SofiaBlog

 

San Diego has some of the most celebrated weather in all of the United States, and it’s not hard to see why. All across the calendar, our warm temperatures and plentiful sunshine add up to a climate that’s mighty hard to argue with.

Relish San Diego’s Museums In February With Half-Off Admission
January 29th, 2016|SofiaBlog

 

February’s just around the corner, and there won’t be a better month all year to enjoy San Diego’s fantastic—and fantastically varied—lineup of museums.
Why? Well, thanks to Macy’s, visitors will again be able to enjoy half-price admission to a whopping 45 museums affiliated with the San Diego Museum Council—all month long! The free passes, which can [...]