Travel To San Diego – Old Town
Need to get in touch with a little history? well, travel to San Diego and take a trip back in time to where Old Town started. In 1769, the first Spanish settlement was created in San Diego. A fort and a mission was established to start was was become the great city of San Diego.
Old Ton Park serves as a way to reconnect with the past. Back to the early Americans and early Mexican era of 1821-1872. Old Town has many things to show you how things were back in the days with a blacksmith shop, schoolhouse and several other historic building to take a look at, including the first newspaper office in San Diego. The museum, which is close by, has many artifacts that will reflect on the life that was once Old Town.
You can take a walk around the five adobes of the main complex. there are museums, shops, and several different restaurants. The garden courtyard and the La Casa mansion will help bring back the taste of Old Town.
Make it a point when visiting Old Town Park, to go by the Robinson-Ros House visitor Center. In there you will find a model of how the town was back in 1872. The model was design and built by Joseph Toigo. The building has been reconstructed now and is beautiful to look at.
The Old Town Park also offers exhibits of the way things used to be, programs, and even guided tours. If you like, you can get a personal tour of the park, a guide will explain everything to you as he takes you around the park. If you are looking to just have a picnic in the park with your family, they also have picnic areas or you can just get something from the many vendors the are there. Restrooms are clean and open.
Old Town Park is easy to find and get to, located on San Diego Ave and Twiggs Street. You can learn and experience a lot of the history of San Diego and get a taste of the past. So why not take a walk back in time and see for yourself.
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