虽然从技术上讲 圣地亚哥，社区 拉霍亚 feels like a destination unto itself: You could easily spend a few days in this enclave 和 get a full Southern California experience—along with a walkable village of hotels, 商店, 而cafés则有着复杂的氛围.

For starters, 拉霍亚 (pronounced la HOY-uh) has a prime perch on 圣地亚哥 County’s coastline. Located about 20 最小值utes north of downtown, 拉霍亚 is home to the wide, white-s和 beaches of 拉荷亚海岸, with surfing, snorkeling, 和 made-for-sunset firepits, as well as an adjacent playground for kids. 在。上冲浪课 日常加州, an 生态的 ocean adventure company that can also accommodate snorkeling, 单口paddleboarding, 或皮划艇计划. 另一个选择是 冲浪天后, a local operation that started out more than two decades ago as an all-girls surf school but now offers programs for anyone looking to hang ten, as well as a shop with classic surf gear 和 fashions. 或者带着 拉霍亚Kayak, 圣地亚哥自行车和皮艇之旅 和 paddle or snorkel among 拉霍亚’s marine denizens, 从 colorful garibaldi to (harmless) leopard sharks. To see more aquatic critters while on l和, explore the 桦树水族馆, affiliated with the renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography, or st和 along the sea wall at a beach known as The Children’s Pool, 观看一大群海豹休息, 树皮, 照顾它们的幼崽. 

The seals live right next to the heart of 拉霍亚, the hilly village areas known as The Cove 和 Bird Rock. The ocean is still in plain view amid the 商店, eateries, 和 places to stay—like 拉瓦伦西亚酒店, the Mediterranean-style “Pink Lady” that once hosted World War II soldiers about to ship out, 以及像格里高利·派克这样的好莱坞一线明星. Shop in the upscale boutiques along Girard Avenue 和 Prospect Street, or dine at beloved 乔治在海湾，五颜六色的玉米卷天堂 Puesto,夏威夷菜肴专家 杜克大学拉霍亚,或者seafood-rich 九百一十年.

Don’t miss the cultural stops, too, like the 拉霍亚 branch of the 圣地亚哥当代艺术博物馆, 沃里克的 (the nation’s oldest family-owned bookstore), or the local art galleries such as 传说画廊, where you can see out-of-the box paintings by the late Theodore Geisel, 他是拉霍亚的长期居民，更广为人知的名字是. 苏斯. (Insider tip: Look at the unique flora around 拉霍亚 to see what may have inspired 苏斯’s whimsical plants 和 trees).

Some must-stops in 拉霍亚 stretch beyond the Cove. 海洋的房间, 在拉霍亚海岸, offers incredible “high tide” brunches 和 dinners where the tall waves crash into the giant windows as you eat. 向北，在发球处发球 多利松高尔夫球场 (美国将在这里举行峰会.S. 2021年再次开放)，旁边的豪华 住在多利松镇.

或者，去看未来的百老汇大片 拉霍亚剧场, located on the University of California 圣地亚哥 campus. 由格里高利·派克在1947年共同创立, the theater has been the birthplace of a long list of crowd-pleasing 和 Tony Award-winning hits, 从 世界卫生组织的汤米 和 彻底的现代米莉 to 泽西男孩 和 来自外. 来吃一个吧 Page-to-Stage performances to watch (和 offer feedback on) works still in progress. You can even bundle in a dinner of fresh seafood or a Kobe burger at the theater’s on-site 詹姆斯的地方由著名寿司大厨詹姆斯·霍尔德掌舵.

Another great option: Hike the ocean-view trails at the 多利松国家自然保护区, 在稀有的阴影下, long-needled pine trees that are common in this little pocket of the Golden State.