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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what San Diego does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

5 pieces · Updated October 23, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

A green lawn bordered by succulents, shrubs and a large tree, with a paved path at San Diego Botanic Garden Gardens

Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden, two Balboa Park gardens, and where to eat

By Botanical Garden Near Me · October 23, 2026 A wind-shaped pine tree on a dry scrubby bluff, with the blue Pacific Ocean and the coastline behind it OCT 21, 2026Day trip

Three state parks within 40 miles of San Diego, and where to eat after

By State Park Near Me → Spectators with small American flags lining Harbor Drive in San Diego on a clear November morning as a parade of veterans passes, the USS Midway and harbour water behind them SEP 16, 2026Veterans Day

Veterans Day in San Diego: the Harbor Drive parade, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Diego Castellano → Costumed visitors waiting at night at the entrance of an outdoor haunted trail in a park grove, fog drifting between the trees under red and orange light SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in San Diego, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler at the rail of the Shelter Island fishing pier at sunrise, San Diego Bay flat and pink, sailboat masts and the downtown skyline across the water SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Shelter Island Pier, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →