40 with deals

Things to do in San Diego

Tours & cruises, museums and family fun — 127 places to go in San Diego, California. 7 free to enter · most admission $10 to $35. 40 have a verified saving right now.

San Diego attractions cluster around recreation and entertainment venues, with escape rooms, climbing facilities, and water-based activities appearing most frequently across the city. Asylum - Outdoor Bouldering offers climbing on natural rock formations for beginners through advanced climbers. Vertical Hold is an indoor climbing gym in Old Town where visitors climb on auto-belays, top rope, boulder, and lead climb. For families seeking amusement, Belmont Park is a beachfront amusement park where visitors ride the Giant Dipper roller coaster, experience zipline adventures, and access unlimited rides and attractions through Ride & Play Wristbands. SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park where visitors ride roller coasters and water attractions while viewing marine animals. Museum visits suit rainy afternoons: Fleet Science Center invites visitors to explore interactive exhibits and demonstrations within its galleries, while the San Diego Zoo features African elephants, African giraffes, and other wildlife across multiple exhibits including Elephant Odyssey. For older children and teenagers, whale watching tours depart regularly from Mission Bay and San Diego Bay, and attractions like K1 Speed San Diego operate an indoor go-kart racing facility where visitors drive electric karts around a challenging track.

What this list covers

San Diego has 127 places to go, mostly tours & cruises (35), museums (34), family fun (16).

83 of them publish an admission price, 78 publish opening hours, 6 have something dated on now, 40 are running a verified saving.

Every figure here was read on the attraction’s own website, most recently on September 23, 2026.

How we know these are real

Savings here are quoted from the attraction’s own website, word for word. This one, for example:

“Present your Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) card and photo ID at the ticket counter to receive $5 gallery only admission for up to 4 people per family.”

Quoted from fleetscience.org · checked on

What’s on in San Diego

6 places in San Diego have something dated on, 12 listings in all, the 6 starting soonest below. Dates and wording are the venue’s own.

Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m.Weekly

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego

Books & Art: Storytime in the Library

Families gather in The San Diego Museum of Art Library to listen to exciting storytelling each month, combining books and art for young children.

From $7 per personKids freeresident & student rates
Pick tickets

“Second Thursdays, monthly 10:30-11:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Library Gather to listen to exciting storytelling”

Quoted from sdmart.org · checked on
Details on the attraction’s site →

Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m.Weekly

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego

Storytime Family Tour

Museum docents lead family-friendly tours designed for young learners and caregivers, featuring interactive conversations about the Museum collection.

From $7 per personKids freeresident & student rates
Pick tickets

“Second Thursdays, monthly 9:50-10:30 a.m. The San Diego Museum of Art Join Museum docents for a family-friendly tour”

Quoted from sdmart.org · checked on
Details on the attraction’s site →

On nowSep 10 – Oct 31Season

Belmont Park, San Diego

Beachside Fall Fest

Families enjoy iconic amusement park rides, retro displays, and live music with weekly pumpkin jams every weekend throughout the fall celebration at the heart of the park.

From $34 per personmilitary & teacher rates
Pick tickets

“every weekend from September 10th to October 31st”

Quoted from belmontpark.com · checked on
Details on the attraction’s site →

On nowSep 11 – Nov 1Season

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego

Halloween Spooktacular

SeaWorld San Diego hosts a family-friendly Halloween event with trick-or-treat stations, the all-new Baby Shark Halloween Show, a pumpkin patch, dance parties, character meet-and-greets, and festive entertainment on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

From $45.99 per personKids freeSeason passes from $9
Pick tickets

“Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from September 11 through November 1, 2026”

Quoted from seaworld.com · checked on
Details on the attraction’s site →

TodaySep 23Event

The San Diego Veterans Museum, San Diego

Shakespeare Society presents the Mock Trial of Richard III

The Shakespeare Society presents the Mock Trial of Richard III at the Veterans Museum. Families can attend this theatrical event open to the public.

From $2 per person

“Sep 23 Shakespeare Society presents the Mock Trial of Richard III”

Quoted from veteranmuseum.net · checked on
Details on the attraction’s site →

Tours & cruises in San Diego35

All tours & cruises in California →

Museums in San Diego34

All museums in California →

Family fun in San Diego16

All family fun in California →

Escape rooms in San Diego8

All escape rooms in California →

Adventure in San Diego6

All adventure in California →

Ice & roller skating in San Diego6

All ice & roller skating in California →

Indoor climbing in San Diego4

All indoor climbing in California →

Parks & beaches in San Diego4

All parks & beaches in California →

Historic sites in San Diego3

All historic sites in California →

Theme parks in San Diego2

All theme parks in California →

Shows & live entertainment in San Diego2

All shows & live entertainment in California →

Bowling in San Diego2

All bowling in California →

Mini golf in San Diego2

All mini golf in California →

Zoos & aquariums in San Diego1

All zoos & aquariums in California →

Trampoline parks in San Diego1

All trampoline parks in California →

Farms & pumpkin patches in San Diego1

All farms & pumpkin patches in California →

Free in San Diego

7 attractions in San Diego get you in for nothing, in the venue’s own words.

All free things to do in California →

Common questions

How many attractions in San Diego are running a deal?
40 of the 127 attractions in San Diego currently have a verified saving, covering 103 offers in total. Each is quoted from the attraction’s own website.
How much do things to do in San Diego cost?
Most admission in San Diego runs $10 to $35 per person, and 7 places are free to enter. Published prices run from $14 to $500 — $14 at Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum, $500 at Pretty Pink Boat San Diego, across 23 attractions in San Diego that publish their own. Each figure is that venue’s own price line for what it names, which is not always plain admission, and each attraction’s page carries the rest of its rates.
What’s on in San Diego right now?
6 attractions in San Diego have something dated running, 12 listings between them. Each carries its own dates and the venue’s own sentence, and nothing is listed once its dates have passed.
Is there anything free to do in San Diego?
7 attractions in San Diego say on their own website that admission is free. We only say free when the venue does, unqualified — a child rate priced at nothing is not a free attraction.
What kinds of attractions are included?
tours & cruises (35), museums (34), family fun (16), escape rooms (8), adventure (6), ice & roller skating (6), indoor climbing (4), parks & beaches (4), historic sites (3), theme parks (2), shows & live entertainment (2), bowling (2), mini golf (2), zoos & aquariums (1), trampoline parks (1), farms & pumpkin patches (1).
Are these deals guaranteed to still be available?
No. Every deal here carries the date it was last checked on the attraction’s own website and a link straight to the page it came from, so you can confirm it before you travel. Prices and offers change without notice.
What escape room options does San Diego have?
Lara's Labyrinth is an immersive escape room facility with themed puzzle scenarios including Bewitched, Cannibal, The Heart of Bastet, Sheepshank Redemption, and The DaVinci Challenge. The Great Room Escape San Diego offers fully immersive themed rooms where teams of four to ten people have 60 minutes to solve puzzles and uncover clues. The Escape Game San Diego in the Gaslamp Quarter, Brainy Actz Escape Rooms, Quicksand Escape Games, and The Entrapment also operate escape rooms throughout the city.
Where can young children play indoors?
Tiny Tiger is an indoor playground in Miramar designed for children ages 1–7 to explore through imaginative play. Rise and Shine Play is an indoor playground designed for children ages five and under, where visitors engage in two-hour drop-in play sessions. Bluebird Play in Ocean Beach is an indoor play space with custom-built play structures, wall-to-wall murals, and pretend play zones.
What water activities are available?
Gone Whale Watching San Diego operates 2.5-hour dolphin and whale watching tours departing from Mission Bay. San Diego Seal Tours - Embarcadero operates 100-minute amphibious tours in Coast Guard-approved Hydra-Terra vehicles that travel both city streets and San Diego Bay. Kayak Joe SD offers guided kayaking tours on Mission Bay, and multiple sailing charters operate from San Diego Bay and Mission Bay.