Things To Do in Encinitas, Olivenhain and Carlsbad, California Provided by Sue De Legge

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

San Diego County Fair
Summer Concert Series Calender

San Diego Museum of Art
Located in the center of Balboa Park, this museum features exhibits from all over the world, guided tours, lecture series, and even drawing classes!

Museum of Photographic Arts
Both a school and museum, their permanent collection features over 7,000 photographs from the entire history of photography. Rotating exhibits feature works from both famous and up-and-coming artists.

Art Galleries of La Jolla
Nearby La Jolla is bursting with art galleries. This guide will help you find what you're looking for.

Solana Beach's City Art Guide
The city of Solana Beach supports its artists. Find out what's happening with public art in the area.

North Coast Repertory Theatre
Enjoy comedies, musicals, and dramas from this great group of performers.

Carlsbad Village Theatre
This auditorium is host to live entertainment throughout the year including plays, ncerts, dance performances, comedies, and cinema.

Village Faire's Summer Concert Series
Every summer you can enjoy a great lineup of musicians playing all genres of music-rock, bluegrass, folk, and classical-at the Village Faire Shopping Centre in Carlsbad.

House of Blues Website

Tickets to Concerts, Sports, Arts, Theater & More!
Provides exclusive ticketing services for hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters.

San Diego Symphony
Enjoy the music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Vivaldi; great jazz at the Winter Pops, and family symphonies geared especially for young audiences.

San Diego Opera
Classic and contemporary operas are performed by this long-standing opera company, now in their 40th year.

San Diego Dance Alliance
Find out about dance events and performances throughout the San Diego area. Performances range from ballet to African dance.

City Ballet of San Diego
Modern and classical ballet is performed by world-class dancers.

SPORTS AND RECREATION

Encinitas Ranch Golf Course
Golfers of all levels will enjoy beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean from the unique setting of this 18-hole championship golf course.

San Diego Area Golf Resources
A guide for the many fine golf courses in the San Diego area.

Four Seasons Aviara
Enjoy an afternoon on their Arnold Palmer-signature golf course, a spa treatment, and finish the day with a delicious meal in one of this resort's fine dining establishments.

South Carlsbad State Beach
Swim, surf, fish, or skin dive, and afterwards enjoy a picnic on the beach.

Visitor's Guide to San Diego Beaches
Want to find a beach off the beaten track, the best place to swim or surf? Check out this guide.

Batiquitos Lagoon
Located between Carlsbad and Encinitas, this lagoon is one of the few remaining wetlands in Southern California. Enjoy a day of hiking and learning about wetlands through their guided trail hikes, or join the foundation and help preserve this natural habitat.

Carlsbad Surf School
Always dream of learning to surf? Fear not, the great instructors at the Carlsbad Surf School can teach anyone! Their guarantee: "8 or 80 years young, after our two-hour class, you will stand up the first time out, or your money back!"

Guided Adventures in Nature
This company offers guided adventures in the beautiful Carlsbad area to help keep you in shape. If you enjoy hiking, kayaking, biking, or backpacking, and just need some company, incentive, or help in finding great locales, try out one of their guided adventures.

SHOPPING

Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Outlet shopping at its best, with over 90 stores including Barneys New York, Banana Republic, Coach, Crate & Barrel, and more.

Carlsbad Village Art & Antique Mall
Over 100 antique dealers and artist galleries can be found at this mall.

Del Mar Plaza
This shopping village overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Del Mar features over thirty shops and boutiques.

University Town Center
Located on La Jolla Village Drive in San Diego, this shopping center includes the major retailers of Sears, Nordstrom, Macys, and Robinsons-May, along with specialty stores, restaurants, and many other retailers.

Fashion Valley
Whatever you need or want, you can find it here: fashions for children, men, or women; accessories, shoes, electronics, health and beauty, home furnishings, jewelry, and more. When you need a break, catch a movie at the theaters or grab a bite to eat at one of the many dining establishments.

DINING

Vivace, at the Four Seasons Aviara
Fine Northern Italian cuisine served from an elegant dining room with views of the Pacific.

Bellefleur
Californian and Mediterranean cuisines are uniquely blended and served in this Tuscan-inspired restaurant (complete with a 40-foot tower), found in the midst of the Carlsbad Flower Fields.

La Costa Brasserie
Enjoy a superb French cuisine, finely prepared and served, at this Carlsbad-area restaurant.

Bluefire Grill, at the La Costa Resort
Just opening, this restaurant features finely prepared seafood and contemporary dishes, exquisite signature cocktails, together with a great ambiance-world music live entertainment, and beautiful surroundings.

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS

Legoland California (Carlsbad)
At this amazing theme park you can help create the largest Lego monument ever, visit Knight's Kingdom and tame the dragon, dig for skeletons of dinosaurs, enjoy amusement park rides, eat fun food, and just play!

San Diego Zoo
Lions, pandas, polar bears, birds, chimps, and almost any imaginable animal, reptile, or insect, large or small, can be found at this world-famous zoo.

San Diego Wild Animal Park (Escondido)
Can you visit a safari in Africa, while in California? You bet - just visit the Wild Animal Park (which is part of the San Diego Zoo). Take a 60-minute train tour through "Africa" and "Asia" and see native animals like you've never seen them before; visit the butterfly sanctuary; take an extreme log ride, and much more.

Biplane, Aircombat, and Warbird Adventures
Fly over the Pacific in a real biplane, fly a real WWI Warbird, and, in short, make your aviation dreams come true. Voted by Discovery Channel as one of the "top 101 things to do."

SeaWorld San Diego
Meet Shamu, see the dolphins, ride the amusement park rides, and enjoy a day full of water and fun at this not-to-be-missed fun park.

Birch Aquarium
Enjoy a day learning about the underwater world at this Aquarium, the public center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla.
Museum of Making Music
This unique museum takes visitors through interactive exhibits which examine the history of musical instruments from the 1890s to present.
Children's Discovery Museum of North County
Hands-on exhibits for children help them learn about the sciences, arts, and the environment.

The San Dieguito Heritage Museum
The local history of the Encinitas area is collected and presented in this museum.

Quail Botanical Gardens
Rare and endangered plants from around the world are found at these gardens in Encinitas. Looking for a beautiful locale for a wedding? You can even have a wedding here!

The Flower Fields, Carlsbad
Fifty acres of blooming blossoms!

For Sale By Owner >Are You Curious

Perhaps you have no plans to buy or sell a home right now, but you are curious about your possibilities. Real estate professionals can answer any questions you may have about the complexities of a real estate transaction and provide you with information to help you make a decision.

Call or send an email if you would like to discuss the local real estate market and determine whether it is a good time for you to buy or sell. If you are a first-time buyer, you may have questions about legal descriptions, fair housing laws or sources of financing. You may be curious about how sales prices are set.

A real estate agent's job is diverse, and the best agents are excellent sources of information. Each day, real estate agent's are actively involved with mortgage lenders, attorneys, surveyors and taxing authorities, discussing the latest developments in our ever-changing marketplace. Finding the right real estate agent is like finding the right physician. The help of a professional can help satisfy your curiosity. Call or email with your real estate questions.

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