Any great San Diego suggestions for families? (hotels, bridge, attractions)

[Alicia64]

Hi Everyone,

I'm looking for awesome hotels (all prices), attractions, restaurants that appeal to people w/ kids.

Great beaches, great activities, just fun stuff.

I'm especially having a tough time w/ restaurants oddly enough. Many are tourist traps, I've heard.

Thanks!!

Alicia

[5FLgirls]

I bought the book "Fun Places to go with kids (Southern California)" by Susan Patterson and it's great. Tons and tons of ideas for activities, museums, restaurants, etc. San Diego is a big area so it's hard to give you ideas? North county is close to Legoland. North Central has decent beaches and very family friendly but most of the cool activities are La Jolla southward and some things are inland. You just have figure out where you want to stay. Below is a list of links for all different kinds of activities...don't really know what you're looking for:

Legoland - LEGOLAND California - LEGOLAND California
Belmont Park Belmont Park | Mission Beach's and San Diego's BeachFront Amusement or Official Home Page Of The Mission Beach Giant Dipper or Wave House: A Taste of the Beach Lifestyle
Boardwalk Welcome to The Boardwalk Indoor Amusement in El Cajon / San Diego
Del Mar Golf Center Del Mar Golf Center
Agua Calient Springs Count Park County of San Diego: Parks and Recreation (this is an indoor pool fed by underground springs!)
Cabrillo National Monument - Areaparks.com
Quail Botanical Gardens Quail Botanical Gardens - Located North of San Diego in Encinitas, California
Scripps Park/La Jolla Cove/Coastline La Jolla Cove
Tijuana Estuary Tijuana Estuary
Camp Pendleton Official Website for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton - The Scout Newspaper
maritime museum Maritime Museum of San Diego
The muse - The New Children's Museum
Old Town San Diego www.sandiegohistory.org/links.oldtown.htm or Historic Tours of America - a city guide to history, historic events, tours, and attractions in Boston, Cambridge, Savannah, Key West, San Diego and Washington D.C.
Fleet Science Center Reuben H. Fleet Science Center - San Diego, California
Stein Family Farm National School District - Community
Oceanside pier/beach/harbor Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
Seaport Village Seaport Village - San Diego
La Jolla Cave La Jolla Cave Store in San Diego California great historical tourist attraction. A family vaction site on the pacific ocean.
Birch Aquarium :: BIRCH AQUARIUM: THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER FOR SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, UC SAN DIEGO ::
CA wolf center California Wolf Center - Home Page
You could go on a llama trek! yosemite sierra llama treks california trekking sequoia kings canyon hikes
Visit a camel dairy Welcome to cameldairy.com (204.42.238.135)
San Diego Wild Animal Park &/or Zoo Welcome to SanDiegoZoo.org!
Seaworld SeaWorld Home

Have you tried posting on the San Diego forum?