Taking the Kids: San Diego during kids-free month
-- Ride Free on the Old Town Trolley Tour.
-- Tour the San Diego Automotive Museum with all varieties of cars and motorcycles.
-- Cool off at Aquatica San Diego, SeaWorld's sister waterpark, known for their waterslides and exotic animals -- one child (aged 3 to 9) free with an adult admission.
-- Play a round of golf at the Riverwalk Golf Club -- for kids 15 and under on weekdays and after noon on weekends.
-- Join the Seaport Pirate Treasure Hunt around Seaport Village with Murder 'n' Mayhem tours.
-- Travel back to the 16th century at the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard a working replica of the ship that Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed when he discovered San Diego.
No need to feel guilty if the kids want to leave one of Balboa Park's museums, or even the zoo, to play in the park -- not when admission is free. (Consider that a one-day child's admission to the zoo is $40; $24.95 to the Fleet Science Center with its eight Interactive galleries and special Kid City for the under-five crowd.
Take the opportunity to museum-hop! (You can buy a seven-day Explorer pass valid for 17 museums and the zoo for $94; a one-day explorer for five museums for $45.)
Let's not forget
You'll find good hotel deals, too. For example, in Carlsbad, walking distance to LEGOLAND and the beaches, the West Inn and Suites offers rates starting at $159 a night, including free parking, Wi-Fi, breakfast, sand toys and boogie boards and even cookies and milk at bedtime.
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