Old Town San Diego

Have you ever stopped to think about more than Old Town's zesty Mexican cuisine and mouth-watering margaritas? Although Old Town San Diego restaurants are among the very best restaurants for Mexican cuisine in San Diego, if you explore beyond the restaurants in Old Town San Diego, you will find evidence of San Diego history everywhere you look.

Old Town was the commercial, political and social center of San Diego from the early 1820s until the 1870s. In fact, Old Town San Diego witnessed remarkable change in early San Diego history from the decline of the presidio, the secularization of the San Diego missions, the creation of the ranchos, the coming of the Americans, and the building of the city of San Diego.

In Old Town San Diego, you can still see the well cared for historical remnants in Old Town State Historical Park, which is home to most attractions in Old Town San Diego. Visit the Whaley House in Old Town, which some claim is haunted, explore Heritage Park with its restored Victorian homes and buildings, and of course, no visit to Old Town San Diego is complete without stopping in at Bazaar del Mundo for a bit of food, shopping, fun and maybe even that margarita you were thinking about.

Old Town San Diego isn't any ordinary part of town...but then you already knew that, right? Right.

Learn more about Old Town San Diego at the Old Town Chamber Website