Adjacent to the San Diego Bay in the city’s downtown, Seaport Village started as a humble landfill, but now boasts more than seventy stores and other attractions in a spectacular outdoor shopping experience. Designed to be a car-free environment, a number of walking paths criss-cross the village’s 90,000 square feet of space. You can literally spend all day just peeking into the more than 50 ground-floor shops that sell things as diverse as flags, music boxes, bath and body products, and more—from eclectic stores like The Mugger, which boasts the world’s largest selection of mugs, to Wind Song, a store stocked with chimes, bells, and mobiles, and filled with gentle music each time the ocean breeze rolls through. If you get hungry along the way, there’s a fair amount of food available, from sandwiches and hot dogs to a variety of ethnic cuisines. There's even a Ben & Jerry's to satisfy your sweet tooth. And even if you don’t want to spend any money, you can easily while away an afternoon walking around, looking at boats pass by in the harbor, or taking in a show from the musicians set up along the walking paths.

Seaport Village
849 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-7688
www.seaportvillage.com