From a local’s point of view, there are local San Diego landmarks – places and things that in one way or another signify the essence and character of San Diego. Now, we don’t mean your obvious and popular tourist attractions or destinations, like Sea World or the San Diego Zoo. Or even areas like the Gaslamp Quarter or Old Town.
What we are talking about here is entities that catch your attention while traveling through the city. For visitors, it is exemplified by “What is that?” factor: when you see it, it piques your curiosity for more information about it. Here’s a list of some of San Diego’s most striking landmarks.
San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge
This elegant, wide blue stretch is the main access point to views of Coronado and the North Island Naval Air Station. The free bridge offers one of the best views of the city and the bay from anywhere for the simple price of gas. Just remember, there is no stop at the bridge.
The california tower
This beautiful bell tower in Balboa Park (and part of the Museum of Man) is generally at the forefront of what grabs the attention of visitors to San Diego’s massive park. With its beautiful and ornate tiled bell tower, it evokes the Spanish Moorish architecture that permeates this region.
Mount solitude
This 800 foot hill with the cross on it in the La Jolla area of San Diego offers a 360 degree view of the city and the Pacific Ocean. Accessible by a winding road, the top of the mountain has parking and a grassy area for picnics, starting a run on nearby trails, or just enjoying a breathtaking view.
Mount Helix
Mount Helix is Mount Soledad County’s eastern counterpart on the coast: a tall headland adorned with a cross at its highest point viewed from Interstate 8 and accessible by a winding road in the exclusive residential area of Mt. Propeller. It also offers 360-degree views of eastern San Diego County. The mountaintop amphitheater is used for theatrical performances and popular Easter sunrise services.
The Mormon Temple
It looks like something out of a fantasy land, or a science fiction movie. With its pointed spiers and gleaming white facade, the Mormon Temple generates double and triple shots of motorists traveling on Interstate 5 through the La Jolla area. Only accessible to members of the Church of Latter-day Saints, this gleaming white structure has become a San Diego landmark for the sheer presence of its magnificent presence.
The car
You see them downtown, crossing the San Diego riverbed, speeding past when they catch you in the freeway traffic jam – it’s the San Diego streetcar. San Diego may not have a subway system like New York City, but we do have our bright red streetcar system. With its main hub in the center of the city and branching both south to the US-Mexico border, and through Mission Valley east to Santee, the San Diego Trolley is a popular mode of public transportation and a landmark. of San Diego like red tile roofs.
Cabrillo National Monument / Point Loma Lighthouse
In honor of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who sailed in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542, this National Park is located at the tip of Point Loma, a long and picturesque peninsula that forms the San Diego Bay. The park offers one of the most incredible views of the harbor, Pacific Ocean, and downtown, and you can get some history along with the view at the visitor center and the old lighthouse.
