San Diego Archive

  • Don't try to see the zoo in a day. The zoo has 9 different animal zones and covers 100 acres in Balboa Park. If you only have one day to spend there you won't be able to see everything, especially if you have kids in tow. To make sure that you don't leave disappointed, check out the San Diego Zoo website before you show up and come up with a list of must-see attractions. Once you know what you want to see check out the online Park Map [sandiegozoo.org] to come up with a rough plan of attack.

    San Diego Zoo Tips and Tricks

    Posted on April 25, 2012 | 25 Comments
    Don't try to see the zoo in a day. The zoo has 9 different animal zones and covers 100 acres in Balboa Park. If you only have one day to spend there you won't be able to see everything, especially if you have kids in tow. To make sure that you don't leave disappointed, check out the San Diego Zoo website before you show up and come up with a list of must-see attractions. Once you know what you want to see check out the online Park Map [sandiegozoo.org] to come up with a rough plan of attack.

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  • The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park, is the sister facility to the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Built in the early 70's to house larger animals and those that need more space than they could offer at the main zoo, the Safari Park was one of the first natural environment zoos in the world. The largest feature at the Safari Park are the large Asian Savanna and African Plains covering 300 acres where different animals roam and mix without dividers.

    Visiting the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

    Posted on April 18, 2012 | 21 Comments
    The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park, is the sister facility to the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Built in the early 70's to house larger animals and those that need more space than they could offer at the main zoo, the Safari Park was one of the first natural environment zoos in the world. The largest feature at the Safari Park are the large Asian Savanna and African Plains covering 300 acres where different animals roam and mix without dividers.

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  • While the park only really has 1 major thrill ride to satisfy big kids, there are plenty of small coasters, a target ride, a pirate themed splash zone, and many other well themed rides to keep kids from age 5 and up to the young teens entertained. And of course, adult fans of Lego (AFOL - there's actually an official club) and teenage fans of Lego will enjoy checking out the many Lego sculptures around the park. I would allow 2 full days to see everything.

    Top Tips for Visiting Legoland California

    Posted on January 4, 2012 | 5 Comments
    While the park only really has 1 major thrill ride to satisfy big kids, there are plenty of small coasters, a target ride, a pirate themed splash zone, and many other well themed rides to keep kids from age 5 and up to the young teens entertained. And of course, adult fans of Lego (AFOL - there's actually an official club) and teenage fans of Lego will enjoy checking out the many Lego sculptures around the park. I would allow 2 full days to see everything.

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  • Star Wars Miniland includes scenes from all 6 of the movies, although being of a certain age I'm partial to the original trilogy so most of my pictures were from those scenes. It's hard to get a sense of scale from the photos, but the sculptures are pretty big. The Millenium Falcon was 3-4 feet long and there was a Clone Wars Turbo Tank made up of over 10,000 pieces of Lego!

    Photo Gallery: Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California

    Posted on January 4, 2012 | 10 Comments
    Star Wars Miniland includes scenes from all 6 of the movies, although being of a certain age I'm partial to the original trilogy so most of my pictures were from those scenes. It's hard to get a sense of scale from the photos, but the sculptures are pretty big. The Millenium Falcon was 3-4 feet long and there was a Clone Wars Turbo Tank made up of over 10,000 pieces of Lego!

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  • This TPThursday post is of a distance marker sign post from Legoland California. I like this sign-post because it uses some rather unique units of measure. The consensus favorite is the distance to Alaska measured in moose droppings. I like the one giant leap measure to the moon, but then I'm a bit of a space nerd.

    Travel Photo Thursday: Unique Units of Measure

    Posted on December 21, 2011 | 7 Comments
    This TPThursday post is of a distance marker sign post from Legoland California. I like this sign-post because it uses some rather unique units of measure. The consensus favorite is the distance to Alaska measured in moose droppings. I like the one giant leap measure to the moon, but then I'm a bit of a space nerd.

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