VISIT VIRTUAL SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA U.S.A.
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ABOUT
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BUSINESS
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- For work, consider Job Star or Net-Temps where job seekers can create a desktop, or try Craig's List.
- Based on a composite index for 2001, our largest public companies included:
Sempra Energy,
biogen idec,
Invitrogen,
Advanced Marketing Services,
Peregrine Systems (now HP),
Charlotte Russe,
Jack in the Box,
Alaris Medical Systems, and
Cubic.
- Or, here is a more complete list of our Largest Employers.
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EDUCATION
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ENTERTAINMENT
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- Americas Travel a resource for San Diego art, culture and entertainment.
- Gaslamp Quarter for conventions, dining, and entertainment downtown.
- San Diego Events picks for a variety of current events.
- Specifics for:
Arts,
Events,
Kids,
Opera,
Symphony, and
Visitor Information.
- San Diego Zoo, a world class exhibit of animals and plants.
- Sea World, a variety of aquatic shows and exhibits.
- Tours and other free things to do in San Diego.
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GOVERNMENT
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HISTORY
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LIBRARIES
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MEDIA
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- FM Radio: [ 89.5 public radio] [ 90.7 classical ]
[ 94.9 best of local music ] [ 96.5 soft rock ] [ 97.3 country music]
[ 98.1 great jazz, ] or two lists 1 and
2.
- Magazines:
ComputorEdge Online,
San Diegan,
San Diego Business Journal,
San Diego Family
San Diego Magazine and
San Diego Metropolitan.
- Newspapers: Metropolitan Daily Business
Report, Navy
Compass, the authorized Navy newspaper, San Diego Reader, and the Union-Tribune, the largest local daily.
- TV channels: CTN, 8 (CBS),
10 (ABC), 39 (NBC),
69 (WB), and others.
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MEETING PLACES
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- Twiggs Twiggs serves sandwiches, coffees, mochas, and fresh pastries.
Meet your family or friends in a relaxing and friendly out of the way location.
- Intermezzo Espresso: 7610 Hazard Center Drive, 92108 (296-JAVA) says they make the best coffee in town - - try their
Mocha Java Ethiopian, and they bake their own breads, scones, and cookies daily. Next to the Barnes & Noble bookstore.
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MILITARY
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MUSEUMS
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- AIR & WATER: Air and Space Museum, Birch Aquarium, and the Maritime Museum.
- ART: Contemporary Art, Museum of Art, and the Timken Museum Of Art.
- ATYPICAL: Aircraft Carrier, Automotive, Hall of Champions, Model Railroad, Railway, Photographic Arts,
Veterans, the UCSD Stuart Collection
and the Women's Museum.
- SCIENCE: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center.
- TRADITIONAL Museum of Man, and the Natural History Museum.
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MUST SEE
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- Balboa Park is the cultural heart of San Diego and includes six museums, the Spreckles Organ, the
Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center, ten engaging gardens, and the world famous Old Globe Theater known for its
quality stage performances. On Tuesdays certain museums are free. Here is a map.
- Palomar
Observatory remains an extraordinary scientific achievement
with a remarkable background.
- San Diego Skyline: The 901 public bus leaves Broadway
& Kettner (near the downtown Trolly or Train station), stops
at Horton Plaza (Broadway & 3rd), crosses the famous Coronado
Bay Bridge, stops at the Hotel Del Coronado and
continues south to the city of Imperial Beach. The entire bus
portion of the trip takes about 40 minutes, costs about $2.25 and
should be timed just before sunset. Ask for a transfer.
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NATURE
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SISTER
CITIES
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- San Diego has 15 sister cities. These are:
Alcala De Henares, Spain (1982),
Campinas, Brazil (1985),
Cavite City, Philippines (1969),
Jeonju (also Chonju), Korea (1977),
Edinburgh Scotland (1977),
Jalalbad, Afghanistan (2004),
Leon, Mexico (1969),
Perth, Australia (1986),
Taichung City, China (1983),
Tema, Ghana (1976),
Tijuana, Mexico (1993),
Vladivostok, Russia (1991),
Warsaw Province, Poland (1996),
Yantai, People's Republic of China (1985), and
Yokohama, Japan (1957--San Diego's first sister city).
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SPORTS
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- San Diego Chargers
[Football] In the 2005 season they won 9 and lost 7. This season they won 14 and lost 2 going into the playoffs.
- San Diego Golf Public and Military
San Diego has more golf courses per capita than any other place
on Earth.
- San
Diego Padres [Baseball] Tony Gwynn, our most popular sports
figure, attained hit number 3,000 on August
6, 1999 against Dan Smith of the Montreal Expos. He retired shortly after that, and entered Baseball's Hall of Fame on July 29, 2006.
Our current sports hero is LaDainian Tomlison.
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TRAFFIC
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VISITORS
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- Largest: Our largest visitors are the Gray Whales
which begin their migration in the frigid Alaskan waters and swim
southward at a rate of about 70 miles a day to their breeding
waters in Baha California.
- Most Frequent: Our most frequent visitors are humans, and
16.7 million people visited San Diego and spent $ 6.1 billion in 2005.
Visitor Information.
- Smallest: Our smallest visitors are the Cliff Swallows
which spend their winter in the South African forests. San
Diego County Bird Atlas.
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VISUALLY
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- Here is a JPL 285 Kb radar
image of San Diego and surrounding areas. The image shows the
Pacific Ocean (top left corner) to slightly east of the El
Capitan Reservoir, the dark feature in the bottom right. On the
left side, San Diego and its suburbs are recognizable by the
large network of freeways that crisscross the area. Cowles
Mountain County Park is the dark area in the center of the image.
San Diego Bay (bottom left), is separated from Mission Bay by the
Point Loma Peninsula. North Island, home of the U.S. Naval Air
Station and Silver Strand are on the left (west) side of San
Diego Bay. This image was taken (October, 1994) by the Spaceborne
Imaging Radar, onboard the space shuttle Endeavour. The image is
52 kilometers by 35 kilometers (33 miles by 22 miles). A huge (26 MB) image of that map can be found here.
- Use the Google map of San Diego but close the left side first (see center arrow).
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