Everyone knows that San Diego
has the most beautiful beaches,
The first drive-in restaurant in the United
States was opened in San Diego by the man
who later founded Jack in the Box in 1951.
WD-40 was invented in San Diego by the
Rocket Chemical Company in 1953.
From the early 1930s to the late 1970s, San
Diego was the tuna capital of the world.
The Hotel Del Coronado is not only the
oldest wooden structure in the USA, it was
the first to feature an electric lit outdoor
Christmas Tree in 1904.
It’s illegal to swim in any of the lakes in the
city; but since they’re all man-made and
there are 70 miles of shoreline to enjoy, it’s
no biggie.
Including the world’s oldest active sailing
ship, The Star of India, which resides in the
port of San Diego.
San Diego has the most ideal climate with
temperatures averaging 70 all year long.
May 29th is Tony Hawk Day in San Diego (
the post offices and banks don’t close,
though).
Well, at least two famous ones. Both Shaun
White and Tony Hawk hail from San Diego.
San Diego imports 168 million gallons of
water a day. That’s enough, if put into water
bottles, to circle the earth more than one
and a quarter times.
San Diego has more fleas than any other
city in the USA.
Celebrity singer Jason Mraz has a 5.5 acre
avocado farm in San Diego.
the most perfect weather and is
home to some of the most laid-
WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH
back, friendly folks in the nation.
THAT? But there are a lot of other really
cool and interesting facts about
America’s Finest City that you
SQUEAKY DOORS GET OILED IN may not know. Read on for fun
SAN DIEGO. facts about San Diego.
BRIDGES WITH PRESIDENTIAL Ronald Reagan was the first person to drive
across the Coronado Bridge when it opened
TUNA ANYONE? PURPOSE. in 1969.
In San Diego, it’s illegal to shoot jackrabbits
O’ CHRISTMAS TREE, O’ PROTECT THE JACKRABBITS! from the back of a streetcar.
CHRISTMAS TREE!
BAH HUMBUG… AFTER There are fines issued for leaving your
FEBRUARY 2. Christmas lights up past February 2nd.
DON’T GO JUMP IN A LAKE!
The top employer in the city is the United
GO NAVY! States Navy.
San Diego is home to the largest
THE CITY IS HOME TO MANY
MARINE LIFE RULES! oceanographic museum in the USA, the
STARS. Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
The Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster at
ANYTIME IS A GOOD TIME TO Belmont Park in Mission Beach, is the only
VISIT THE CITY. SAN DIEGO HISTORICALLY THRILLING!
roller coaster in the United States to be on
the National Register of Historic Places.
TONY HAWK HAS A HOLIDAY
NAMED AFTER HIM.
GET YOUR FILL OF THIS SUPER San Diego produces the most avocados in
FOOD! the United States.
IT’S A CITY OF SKATEBOARDERS.
HOW MANY FARMS DOES YOUR San Diego has the largest number in the U.
CITY HAVE? S., approximately 7,000.
THEY’RE A THIRSTY GROUP.
The University of California, San Diego’s
OH THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK Geisel Library in La Jolla is home to the
IN SAN DIEGO! largest collection of original Dr. Seuss
manuscripts and other materials in the world.
IT’S A FLEA CIRCUS!
The act of hypnosis is banned by public
JUST SAY NO TO HYPNOSIS!
EVEN THE FAMOUS FOLKS HAVE schools in San Diego.
FARMS.