San Diego is the perfect destination for families looking to spend quality time at the beach, at a world-class attraction or up close and personal with wildlife!

San Diego punches well above its weight when it comes to restaurants and chefs with heavy-hitting credentials. A "Top Chef" winner? Yep, we have one. Master French Chef? That, too. James Beard honors and nominations? Too many to count. And that extreme rarity, a restaurant with three Michelin stars? You better believe it. Here are but a few of the proudest sons, daughters and kitchens of San Diego.

San Diego is packed with great things to see and do including these top theme parks and attractions.

With its unique identity as a beach town, a border city, a bustling international port and a former frontier burg, San Diego has mixed and matched architectural styles to surprising and sometimes dazzling effect over the decades. While the influence of the region's early Spanish settlement remains prominent, plenty of signature architectural sites here draw on other, more disparate traditions. Here's a look at 7 eye-catching San Diego buildings and districts that architecture-minded visitors will love discovering.