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33 I San Diego is truly "America '.s Finest City. " A modern metropolis (second largest in Ca lifornia ) and a popu lar yea r– round resort, San Diego spreads fi'om th e coos! to !he dese rt, including cliff\ mesas, hills, canyons and va llers. San Diego also surrounds one ofCa lifo rnia '.s grea /es / natural harbors which has been a dominant fa ctor in determining th e city '.s his1orr, economr and de1 1 elop111 enl. Meteorologists cla im San Diego as th e country's only area wi1h p e1f ec1 climate. Th is idea l year-round en vironment pos/s an a rerage dartime lemperature of 70 deg rees, with an annual rainfall a1 1 erage of less than JO inches. Most days are sunnr, 11·ith humid i!r genera ll_r low, e1 1 en in th e summe1'. The clima/e, a {! racri, ·e se flin g and rec rea tional f acilities make San Diego "A merica '.s Finest Citr. " Accord ing to Sports lllus1ra1ed, " For sheer numbers of pa r!icipants, diversit_1·ofpursuils ofinvolvemenl, San Diego must rank as th e sports f itness capital ofth e U. S." Spor/s are a major f eature ofth e San Diego lif estyle. One can sail, swim, surf, scuba dive, snorkel, wind-surf on 70 miles of public beach o r go lf at any of the over 80 golf courses throughout the county. Ba lboa Park, a / , 158-acre recreation and cultura l center, offers 25 ten– nis courts, two gymnasiums, two municipa l go lf courses, and one ofth e nation 's fin est zoos. Miss ion Bay Pa rk is a 4,600-acre p larground fo rjogging, fis hing, bicycling, tenn is, golf, j et ski– ing and kite fly ing. As well as pa rticipating in recreationa l activities, San Diego suppo rts th eir p rofessional teams - th e NFL Charge rs and th e Na tiona l League Padres play at Qualcomm S1adium . During co llege foo lball bowl week, San Diego annua lly hosts the Holidm · Bowl. During 1998, Qualcomm Stadium hosted th e Super Bmrl game between Dem 1 erand Green Bay, and th e World Se ries bet11 ·een San Diego and New York Ya nkees. Wha1e ,·er sporting acti,·itr there is. it 's here in San Diego - th e spor/s capita l of !he U. S.A. SAN DIEGO HIGHLIGHTS ■ Balboa Park ■ San Diego Zoo ■ Wild Animal Park ■ Hall of Champions (sports museum) ■ San Diego Museum of Art ■ Old Town State Historical Park ■ Horton Plaza ■ Seaport Village ■ Sea World ■ Cabrillo National Monument ■ Mission Bay Park ■ Space and Science Museum

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