Why Visit San Diego

The next time someone tells you, "San Diego Is Just For Vacations", or you have to buy a $75 fan because your PB apartment was built in the 40s and has no air conditioning and it's July, take a moment to think about all the things San Diego does better than anywhere else. 20 of those things are listed below:

1. Weather

It's the best weather in the nation. Possibly the world. People do NOT even argue about this, they just complain about it if they do NOT live here.

2. Happiness

San Diego consistently ranks as one of the happiest cities in the country.

3. Biotech

Between UCSD, the Salk Institute, and more than 600 biotech companies, the city has developed new medicines and search for cancer cures, which is impressive concentration considering the aforementioned weather.

4. Craft beer

Other places do it. Many of them do it well. But the preponderance of extraordinary craft beer from and found in San Diego is unmatched.   

5. Natural splendor

Parks, beaches, hiking trails, coves, lakes, estuaries, nearby mountains, bays...  

6. Military

The other reason to go to Miramar Road besides breweries and buying furniture.  

7. Attractive people

The Beach Boys could have easily just made the song "San Diego Girls".

8. Fish tacos

Deep-fried or grilled, mahi mahi or halibut, flour or corn tortilla, white sauce or salsa fresca or both, the rest of the country often imitates but never quite gets it right.

 9. Animals in captivity

Touch starfish. Ride the Skyfari. Feed butterflies. Let lorikeets land (and poop) on you. San Diego's zoo/aquarium-related activities are just better than other people's. Plus, they have pandas, polar bears, and Komodo dragons and stuff.  

10. Sunsets

There're science-based reasons (including pollution, but hey, whatever!), that give especially purple/pink/blue/"#magical"/"#incredible" sunsets. Plus, there's the whole palm tree/power line combo, the green flash, and piers and beaches from which to watch. 

11. Taco Tuesdays

Actually, just expand this to "finding any excuse to drink discounted margaritas".

12. Decorating a statue like it is a real person

From tutus to Cookie Monster outfits, the Cardiff Kook (aka the Silver Surfer statue on Highway 101) is always looking fab.
  
13. Drinking near the ocean

Regardless of where you do it, drinking near the ocean is one of the best activities ever.

14. Surf dialect

"Dude, do you want to paddle out at Black's tomorrow? It's supposed to be 4-5 with this NW swell."

15. Being the best city in California

San Diego was the first city in California. It is also the second largest. San Diego is the closest with Mexico. And San Diego's dining and nightlife is on par with most anybody else's.