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Botanic Garden Fairy Festival
The San Diego Botanic Garden welcomes winged revelers, big and small. Read »
Encinitas Chocolate Festival
Your mom have a sweet tooth and love her garden walks? San Diego Botanic Gardens might have your perfect holiday outing. Read »
The Lush Gardens of Encinitas
What's behind those walls and gates, anyway? You'll get your answer at a special annual tour. Read »
Botanic Garden Valentine's Day
Love nature and want a more unusual Valentine's Day? Get to Encinitas. Read »
Encinitas Garden Festival
The sweet, Shangri-La-esque community is opening a lot of its gates for visitors over one bloomy Saturday. Read »
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Travel Kit
Hotel deals around the Golden State that don't nab all your gold.
Giant drive-through donuts? We got your giant drive-through donuts right here.
Attractions, eateries and secret spots that we won't tell the tourists about.
Unique hotels, ethnic festivals -- yes, there are reasons to drive north.
Pools and glow-in-the-dark margaritas and dice and nice suites. Oh yeah. You're going.
When you have to/want to take the kids along.
Authors
Alysia Gray Painter
Alysia Gray Painter has served as the West Coast Managing Editor for AOL CityGuide, as well as the Los Angeles editor; she has also written for Bark magazine, McSweeney's, Modern Humorist, and PBS programs and publications.
Becky Stickney
Becky Stickney is an editor for NBCSanDiego.com and has been a San Diego resident for more than 12 years. She's a mom who loves to travel around the Southwest, looking for interesting places to visit and photograph.
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