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Frommer's Guide
INTRODUCTION
GETTING TO KNOW
DINING
ATTRACTIONS
Suggested Itineraries
Special-Interest Sightseeing
Downtown
In Balboa Park
Especially for Kids
Free
The Three Major Animal Parks
Coronado
Exploring the Old Town
La Jolla
Mission Bay & the Beaches
NIGHTLIFE
SHOPPING
WALKING TOURS
ACTIVE PURSUITS
SPECTATOR SPORTS
FEATURES AND EVENTS
ATTRACTION Frommer
Museum of History and Art

This museum's new facility offers archival materials about the development of Coronado, as well as tourist information. Exhibits range from photographs of the Hotel Del in its infancy; the old ferries; Tent City, a seaside campground for middle-income vacationers from 1900 to 1939; and notable residents and visitors. Other memorabilia include army uniforms, old postcards, and even recorded music. You'll also learn about the island's military aviation history during World Wars I and II. Plan to spend up to half an hour here. The museum has a self-guided walking tour of Coronado available.

1100 Orange Ave.Phone: 619/435-7242.Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 11am-4pm.Suggested donation $4 adults, $3 seniors and military, $2 youths 9-18, free to children 8 and under.Bus: 901.


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