San Diego is no doubt an extremely charming city plopped in California. With its bustling city and vibrant culture, the city is a hotbed of adventure. San Diego is best explored by rental car so buckle up and let’s get going.
Hire a car to explore San Diego, California, properly. Head north in your rental car on San Diego’s Harbour Drive to the Broadway Pier. Celebrate San Diego’s history as a seaport city with its massive bay full of cruise ships, yachts and sailboats. Head on down in your rental car to San Diego’s Maritime Museum, where it houses one of the world’s top collections of boats, including historic ships like the ferryboat Berkeley and the luxury yacht Medea. Across the street lies the County Administration Centre Waterfront Park, a sprawling 12–acre grassy park perfect for families. Cool off under the arcing water jets while kids favour the splash pond. Perfect for picnics, the interactive playground in the park is huge and consists of slides, climbing walls and other equipment for kids to play to their hearts’ content.
Visitors flying in can pick up their rental cars at San Diego International Airport and pop down to Harbour Island. Drive north along Harbour Drive in your rental car and loop about San Diego Bay area to enjoy spectacular panoramas of Point Loma, the Nay, Coronado Bridge and downtown. Hire a car and head over to San Diego’s Point Loma. Located up Cabrillo Memorial Drive, this peninsula is home to seaside residences, military bases and a national cemetery. Peaceful and scenic, you can enjoy a spot of silence here.
Travellers can also visit the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, which began operations in 1855, and lies unused now, but open to public viewing. Perched on the southwestern most point of continental US, it provides a vantage point to watch grey whales migrate south to Mexico during the winter months. Take your rental car down to San Diego Bay and enjoy the beachfront scenery. Here you can wade trough tide pools, take a ranger walk and enjoy the views of the harbour, city and Mexico.
Travellers can also head down to Mission By Aquatic Park in their rental car, located a short distance away from San Diego International Airport. This 46,000-acre aquatic playground boasts over 27 miles of beaches. Perfect for wind surfing, boating and kayaking, take your rental car up over San Diego’s Fisherman’s Channel and onto Crown Point Drive. While you’re in the vicinity, pop over to SeaWorld San Diego too, for an educational and entertaining display of sea creatures.
Drive your rental car along San Diego’s La Jolla Shores Drive and head down Coast Boulevard to La Jolla Cove. An enchanting spot for swimming, sea cave kayaking and snorkeling with orange Garibaldi fish, this destination is a must visit. Head further in your rental car to San Diego’s popular Children’s Pool, and view the adorable snoozing harbour seals. Enjoy nature and fun all melded into one.
San Diego is the most beautiful place to admire coastal scenery. Rent a car from Hertz and start on your journey to enjoy the beautiful sight and sounds San Diego has to offer.
