Sunny San Diego

Hash House a Go Go, 3628 Fifth Ave, phone 619-298-4646; www.hashhouseagogo.com/. Open  7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. weekdays, until 10 p.m. weekends.

San Diego Zoo at 2920 Zoo Drive in Balboa Park, phone 619-234-3153 (recorded info) or 619/231-1515; www.sandiegozoo.org . Open Sept to mid-June daily 9am-4pm (grounds close at 5 or 6 p.m.); mid-June to Aug. daily 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (grounds close at 9 p.m.)  Admission  is $21 adults, $14 children 3-11, free for those in military in uniform.

La Jolla Cove is located at 1100 Coast Boulevard. You can stroll here from downtown La Jolla and with parking as tight as it is at the cove, that may be your best strategy. Lifeguards are stationed here year round.

Tea Pavillion, in the Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park, phone 619-231-0048; www.cohnrestaurants.com/. Open daily from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Prado Restaurant, 1549 El Prado in Balboa Park, phone 619-557-9441; www.cohnrestaurants.com/. Lunch served 11:30 - 3 p.m.

Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park, phone 619-239-0003; www.mingei.org/. Open Tues-Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $6 adults, $3 children 6-17 and students with ID, free for children under 6. Free admission the third Tues of each month.

Cabrillo National Monument, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr at Point Loma, phone 619-557-5450; www.nps.gov/cabr. Open daily 9 a.m - 5:15 p.m. Admission $5 per vehicle, $3 for walk-ins.

George’s at the Cove, 1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla, phone 858-454-4244; www.georgesatthecove.com. Advanced reservations required.

La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive and Torrey Pines Rd in La Jolla, phone 858-550-1010; www.lajollaplayhouse.com.

Old Globe Theater, in Balboa Park, phone 619-23-GLOBE;www.theoldglobe.org.

Sycuan Casino and Resort outside El Cajon at 5469 Casino Way, phone 800-2-SYCUAN; www.sycuancasino.com/). Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer guides in bookstores now.

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