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Cabrillo National Monument
Nearby Attractions
 
Sunset view of San Diego's skyline
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The beautiful city of San Diego offers a wide variety of visitor attractions.
 

Cabrillo National Monument is located within the city of San Diego and is close to a number of local attractions.  Click on an attraction below to learn more about it, or click here to go to the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau website to plan your trip to San Diego.  Driving distances are approximate.  Please note that the following list is provided only as an aid to your trip planning; it is not intended as an endorsement of any of the attractions or facilities.

ARCO/U.S. Olympic Training Center (25 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Balboa Park Museums (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Beach nearest to Cabrillo National Monument is Ocean Beach (4 miles from park)

Belmont Park (7 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Birch Aquarium at Scripps (15 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Chula Vista Nature Center (14 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Coronado (12 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club (22 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Flower Fields (32 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Gaslamp District (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Knotts Soak City (22 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Legoland (34 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Maritime Museum Association of San Diego and Star of India (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Mission Bay (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Mission Trails Regional Park (17 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Old Town State Historic Park (6 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Quail Botanical Gardens (27 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Torrey Pines State Reserve (13 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

San Diego Zoo (8 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Seaport Village (9 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Sea World (7 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

Wild Animal Park (37 miles from Cabrillo National Monument)

 

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Did You Know?
Did you know that, back in the mid- to late-1800s, children of lightkeepers at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse at Cabrillo National Monument had to row a boat from Point Loma to Old Town San Diego to get to school?

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST