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Horton Plaza

Occupying 15 blocks, the neighborhood is named after its main resident, Horton Plaza, a multi-level, outdoor shopping and entertainment center. Opened in 1985, Horton Plaza offers 130 specialty shops, restaurants, a movie theatre, and performing arts theatre. Well known for its whimsical and vibrantly colored design, Horton Plaza was created to resemble a European market place and function like an amusement park with colorful pathways, bridges and staggered levels.

Arts & Culture/Entertainment

The Lyceum Theater is home to the San Diego Repertory Theatre, which produces a six-play run each season featuring comedies and dramas exploring cultural diversity. www.sandiegorep.com

The 1,446-seat Spreckels Theater was built in 1912 and features neoclassical and art nouveau architecture; it currently houses everything from special theatrical engagements to rock concerts to dance performances by the City Ballet of San Diego.

Hotels

Adjoining Horton Plaza, Westin Horton Plaza San Diego offers 450 guest rooms and suites, a restaurant, sports bar and grill, two lounges, and health club.

Restaurants

At Dobson’s Bar & Restaurant, guests are served house specialties like mussel bisque en croûte and sautéed sea bass with roasted corn, sweet peppers, pancetta and saffron aioli.

Local chain Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza specializes in pizzas with unique ingredients such as Thai chicken and peanut sauce or duck sausage.

Panda Inn specializes in robust Mandarin and Szechwan dishes.

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