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Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

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Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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Whaley House

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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Lucha Libre Taco Shop

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) Themed Taco Shop.

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Harper's Topiary Garden

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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Fathom Bistro, Bait, and Tackle

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

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