San Diego is known for being a popular tourist destination. How popular? In 2009, approximately 29 million visitors came to San Diego.

San Diego is chock full of fun things to do. Sure, there are books, websites, and lists of what to do in San Diego, but most of those mention the popular and heavily advertised destinations. Our goal is to discover and provide tips and information you probably won't find on other San Diego-related websites. Of course, we do have mainstream information such as San Diego attractions and San Diego beaches, but our primary focus is to lead you to the hidden treasures and local's spots.

Residents, if you want to save money and be a tourist in your own backyard, we have some great tips for you!

Tourists, if you are planning a visit to San Diego, our site can help you figure out where you want to go and stay. We are also happy to answer any questions you might have about traveling in San Diego.

I thought I knew just about all there was to know about San Diego until I came across your site.

San Diego Travel Tips.com is a free local website created and written by website owners/editors Julie Gelfat and Alexandra (Alex) Hart, who have lived in San Diego for decades. What makes us different from the other guides is that we personally check out all the places before we recommend them to our members.

After roaming the back roads and walking the urban sidewalks, photographing as we went along, we decided it was time to put our unique San Diego finds into a website. With over 40 years of checking things out in San Diego, we REALLY KNOW San Diego.