EPICUREAN SAN DIEGO
These excellent food, farm and libation tours afford an insider’s
guide to the country’s finest local and sustainable spots. Learn
about organic craft coffee at a local roaster, roam the fields of a
farm or nursery, savor a farm-to-table lunch, and cap the day with
a craft beer, honey mead or local wine tasting.
epicureansandiego.com
TAYLOR GUITAR FACTORY TOURS
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Taylor guitars
are made, from raw wood to finished instrument.
The free tour runs Monday–Thursday at 1 p.m.
1980 Gillespie Way, El Cajon
BROTHELS, BITES AND BOOZE TOURS
Revel in downtown’s scandalous past on a culinary and
storytelling tour through the former Stingaree district, once
home to more than 120 brothels. The tour includes multiple
stops for food, drinks and sweets along the way.
sodiegotours.com
WHALEY HOUSE GHOST HUNTING TOUR
Join Whaley House Museum staff and the San Diego Ghost
Hunters for a spooky, late-night paranormal investigation of San
Diego’s most famous haunted house.
2476 San Diego Ave., Old Town
Discover a different side of San Diego on
these atypical, engaging tours.
Top Tours &
Movie Magic
Sea World San Diego
Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell)
works as a trainer at our famed
marine park in Anchorman 2:
The Legend Continues.
500 Sea World Drive,
Mission Bay
Kansas City
Barbeque
Goose (Anthony
Edwards)
plays “Great
Balls of Fire” and
Maverick (Tom Cruise)
belts out “That Loving
Feeling” in Top Gun at this
classic barbecue joint.
600 W. Harbor Drive.,
downtown
Hotel del Coronado
The red-turreted Victorian
beauty served as a stunning
backdrop to the antics
of Marilyn Monroe, Jack
Lemmon, and Tony Curtis
in Some Like It Hot,
comic romp.
1500 Orange
Ave., Coronado
Balboa Park
This urban oasis,
with its Spanish
Renaissance architecture,
played a major role in the
cinematic masterpiece
Citizen Kane.
1549 El Prado, Balboa Park
MOVIE MOMENTS
SEEN ON THE SCREEN
San Diego has had its share of closeups
over the years as a cinematic destination.