As the locals will tell you, this big city with a small-town heart is a place to relax. Seventy miles of sun-drenched beaches await you on the Southern California coast, but San Diego has so much more to offer. It is an eclectic mix of modern sensibilities worked into the elegance of an old-time city. There are sprawling parks, perfect sunset views, renowned cultural events and, of course, world-class shopping. The city crawls into the canyons and up the hillsides, with a downtown that offers the cosmopolitan traveler a wide array of both historical sites and cutting edge urbanity.