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The free guided tour inside the San Diego Mormon Battalion Historical Site in Old Town is fun, interactive and impressive!

The tour guides are all friendly and extremely animated, really getting the crowd involved. There are great special effects, like interactive hologram photos which spoke to us. Learning about the journey that the Latter-day Saint families took from Iowa in 1846, and about their 2,000-mile march west to California, was so interesting. The exhibits displayed historical treasures and artifacts from their trip, such as muskets, a gold pouch, baskets, actual bricks from the foundation of the Old Town courthouse, and a cannon that the battalion rolled across the United States.

I highly recommend bringing your family, as it is a great place for kids. You can even pan for gold! Best of all, it’s free!

The Mormon Battalion Historical Site is at 2510 Juan St. in San Diego’s Old Town. It’s open daily.

with tours available in both English and Spanish. Call (619) 298-3317 or visit http://mormon.org/mb.

By Carolyn Howard
Passport to San Diego

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Cathy Hendrie
PassPort to San Diego

Come face-to-face with with moray eels, an American bald eagle, sea turtles and many more fascinating animal residents at The Living Coast Discovery Center, just six miles south of downtown San Diego.

The center’s “living, breathing, flapping, buzzing, and splashing home” sits on the 316-acre San Diego National Wildlife Refuge on Sweetwater Marsh, the ideal location for exploration of the region’s most memorable wildlife in their native habitats.

Get close to rays as an interactive touch pool puts the aquatic creatures beneath your fingertips. Other experiences include bird-watching platforms and native-plant gardens attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. The Center also offers 1.5 miles of walking trails, nature day camps for kids and teens, overnight adventures, scouting programs, kayak tours of San Diego Bay, private birthday parties and much more.

Not to be missed is the Center’s annual summer “Farm to Bay” fundraiser, which invites guests to learn about the local sustainable food community and sample from dozens of San Diego’s top restaurants, farms, wineries and craft breweries. The Living Coast Discovery Center is open year-round at 1000 Gunpowder Point Drive in Chula Vista. Call (619) 409-5900 or visit http://www.thelivingcoast.org.

  

hands up thrills  kids on pick ride

Belmont Park is an iconic amusement center that is located on the surf and sand of Mission Beach. The amusement center dates back to 1925, where visitors still ride the Giant Dipper, an original wooden roller coaster, which sits majestically along the ocean and boardwalk of Mission Beach.  The park offers free parking and free park admission and is loaded with concession stands to fine dining eateries, amusement rides, arcade, laser tag, zip line and a  roller coaster!

Belmont Park is the optimal oceanfront destination for event planning.  The park has four unique oceanfront venues perfect for any event. Their experienced staff specializes in birthday parties, weddings and a favorite for corporate events.

3146 Mission Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92109
858.488.1549
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