Adjacent to Old Town San Diego, Heritage (County) Park contains 6 restored Victorian homes and the city’s first synagogue, the Temple Beth Israel, which were relocated here during the 1970s and ’80s as a window into the city’s history.
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Designed by William Pereira to look like hands holding a stack of books, the UCSD Geisel Library, then known as the Central Library, opened in 1970. In 1995 it was renamed in honor of Audrey and Theodor ‘Dr. Seuss’ Geisel. A statue of Geisel and The Cat in the Hat welcomes all who enter.
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The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster at Belmont Park in Mission Bay is only one of two remaining classic wooden roller coasters on the West Coast. It was built in 1925, rebuilt in 1989-90 and currently operates daily.
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