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Cool Places

1. Aunt Marie's Trailer

170 6th Ave, San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · East Village · 3 tips and reviews
Phil's BBQ is one of Cool Places.

2. Phil's BBQ

9.1
3740 Sports Arena Blvd (at Hancock St.), San Diego, CA
BBQ Joint · Midway District · 510 tips and reviews
Revolution Village is one of Cool Places.

3. Revolution Village

170 6th Ave, San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · East Village · 6 tips and reviews
Gaslamp Strip Club Restaurant is one of Cool Places.

4. Gaslamp Strip Club Restaurant

7.8
340 5th Ave (btwn J & K St), San Diego, CA
Steakhouse · Gaslamp · 53 tips and reviews
Grimm Forest is one of Cool Places.

5. Grimm Forest

170 6th Ave, San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · East Village · 5 tips and reviews
Defiance SyFy Cafe is one of Cool Places.

6. Defiance SyFy Cafe

San Diego, CA
Diner · Gaslamp · 8 tips and reviews
Extraordinary Desserts is one of Cool Places.

7. Extraordinary Desserts

8.7
2929 5th Ave (btwn Palm & Quince St), San Diego, CA
Dessert Shop · Park West · 132 tips and reviews
Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of Cool Places.

8. Walt Disney Concert Hall

9.4
111 S Grand Ave (btwn 1st & 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Concert Hall · Bunker Hill · 163 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: More than just an architectural marvel! Designed by Yasuhisa Toyota, the sound in the main room is perfectly pristine! The multilevel downtown complex includes a bookstore, a cafe & several bars. Read more.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park is one of Cool Places.

9. San Diego Zoo Safari Park

8.9
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd (near W Zoo Rd), Escondido, CA
Zoo · Northeastern San Diego · 166 tips and reviews
Hillcrest Farmers Market is one of Cool Places.

10. Hillcrest Farmers Market

9.3
3960 Normal St, San Diego, CA
Farmers Market · Hillcrest · 82 tips and reviews
San Diego Zoo is one of Cool Places.

11. San Diego Zoo

9.4
2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA
Zoo · Balboa Park · 564 tips and reviews
The Gaslamp Quarter is one of Cool Places.

12. The Gaslamp Quarter

San Diego, CA
Neighborhood · 86 tips and reviews
Seaport Village is one of Cool Places.

13. Seaport Village

8.9
849 W Harbor Dr (at Kettner Blvd), San Diego, CA
Shopping Plaza · Marina · 143 tips and reviews
SeaWorld San Diego is one of Cool Places.

14. SeaWorld San Diego

8.8
500 Sea World Dr, San Diego, CA
Amusement Park · Mission Bay Park · 366 tips and reviews
Coronado Bay Bridge is one of Cool Places.

15. Coronado Bay Bridge

CA75 (San Diego Bay), San Diego, CA
Bridge · 35 tips and reviews
Top of the Hyatt Bar and Lounge is one of Cool Places.

16. Top of the Hyatt Bar and Lounge

8.0
1 Market Pl (Manchester Grand Hyatt), San Diego, CA
Hotel Bar · Marina · 27 tips and reviews
House of Blues San Diego is one of Cool Places.

17. House of Blues San Diego

9.4
1055 5th Ave (btwn Broadway & C St), San Diego, CA
Music Venue · Central San Diego · 91 tips and reviews
SEGA Pop-Up Arcade - Comic Con 2012 #segasdcc is one of Cool Places.

18. SEGA Pop-Up Arcade - Comic Con 2012 #segasdcc

200 Harbor Dr Ste 120, San Diego, CA
Arcade · Marina · No tips or reviews
Bat Cave @Comic-Con 2012, Bayfront Park is one of Cool Places.

19. Bat Cave @Comic-Con 2012, Bayfront Park

1 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA
Indie Movie Theater · No tips or reviews
Nintendo Gaming Lounge is one of Cool Places.

20. Nintendo Gaming Lounge

Arcade · Marina · 1 tip
Nintendo Wii U Experience! is one of Cool Places.

21. Nintendo Wii U Experience!

Arcade · Marina · No tips or reviews
GameSpot Base Station featuring CNET is one of Cool Places.

22. GameSpot Base Station featuring CNET

224 5th Ave (K Street), San Diego, CA
Bar · Gaslamp · 7 tips and reviews
New Children's Museum is one of Cool Places.

23. New Children's Museum

8.6
200 W Island St (at Front St), San Diego, CA
Museum · Marina · 36 tips and reviews
Warner Bros. France is one of Cool Places.

24. Warner Bros. France

115-123 avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France
Office · 1 tip
Chinatown is one of Cool Places.

25. Chinatown

Los Angeles, CA
Neighborhood · 38 tips and reviews

LA WeeklyLA Weekly: The charming pedestrian streets host a myriad of culture, from hip contemporary art gallery nights to the Annual Chinese New Year Parade! Have a beer at Hop Louie's and toss a penny to fulfill a wish! Read more.

San Diego Model Railroad Museum is one of Cool Places.

26. San Diego Model Railroad Museum

8.4
1649 El Prado (at Balboa Park), San Diego, CA
Museum · Balboa Park · 25 tips and reviews

27. Zombie Walk: San Diego

1875 El Prado (at large El Prado fountain), San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · Balboa Park · 2 tips and reviews

ZombieWalk:SanDiegoZombieWalk:SanDiego: Check us out at http://www.sdzombiewalk.com :)

Petco Park is one of Cool Places.

28. Petco Park

9.3
100 Park Blvd (at Tony Gwynn Dr), San Diego, CA
Baseball Stadium · East Village · 260 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: The first baseball game ever played at Petco Park, on March 11, 2004, was the first game of a four-team NCAA invitational tournament hosted by San Diego State University.

Comikaze Expo is one of Cool Places.

29. Comikaze Expo

Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Entertainment · South Park · 4 tips and reviews
Universal CityWalk Hollywood is one of Cool Places.

30. Universal CityWalk Hollywood

8.9
100 Universal City Plz (btwn Barham & Lankershim Blvd), Universal City, CA
Shopping Plaza · Universal City · 187 tips and reviews
Mickey & Friends Tram is one of Cool Places.

31. Mickey & Friends Tram

7.6
Mickey & Friends Parking Structure / Downtown Disney (at Disneyland Resort), Anaheim, CA
Tram Station · Disneyland Resort · 188 tips and reviews
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is one of Cool Places.

32. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

9.4
Frontierland (at Disneyland Park), Anaheim, CA
Attraction · 205 tips and reviews
The Walking Dead Escape is one of Cool Places.

33. The Walking Dead Escape

Petco Park, San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · East Village · 2 tips and reviews
Hall H: Outdoor Line is one of Cool Places.

34. Hall H: Outdoor Line

SDCC, San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · Marina · 3 tips and reviews

35. Monster High

San Diego, CA
Other Event · Marina · 2 tips and reviews
Mysterious Galaxy Books is one of Cool Places.

36. Mysterious Galaxy Books

8.4
5943 Balboa Ave Ste 100 (Midway Dr), San Diego, CA
Bookstore · Midway District · 11 tips and reviews
Copley Symphony Hall is one of Cool Places.

37. Copley Symphony Hall

8.4
750 B St (7th Ave), San Diego, CA
Concert Hall · Central San Diego · 28 tips and reviews
The North Park Theatre is one of Cool Places.

38. The North Park Theatre

2891 University Ave, San Diego, CA
Concert Hall · North Park · 5 tips and reviews
Outside Comic-Con is one of Cool Places.

39. Outside Comic-Con

5th Ave (L St), San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · Gaslamp · 1 tip
EW Party is one of Cool Places.

40. EW Party

San Diego, CA
Bar · Gaslamp · 3 tips and reviews
Samsung Galaxy Lounge is one of Cool Places.

41. Samsung Galaxy Lounge

San Diego, CA
Lounge · East Village · 3 tips and reviews
Dracula's Crypt is one of Cool Places.

42. Dracula's Crypt

170 6th Ave, San Diego, CA
Other Event · East Village · 2 tips and reviews
Padres Store is one of Cool Places.

43. Padres Store

8.0
215 Tony Gwynn Dr. (K St), San Diego, CA
Clothing Store · East Village · 4 tips and reviews
Grimm Spice Shop is one of Cool Places.

44. Grimm Spice Shop

San Diego, CA
Arts and Entertainment · East Village · 3 tips and reviews
San Diego Comic Fest is one of Cool Places.

45. San Diego Comic Fest

500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA
Other Event · 2 tips and reviews
New York Comic Con is one of Cool Places.

46. New York Comic Con

655 W 34th St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Convention · Hell's Kitchen · 36 tips and reviews
Square HQ is one of Cool Places.

47. Square HQ

1455 Market St (at 11th St), San Francisco, CA
Tech Startup · SoMa · 28 tips and reviews
Tioli's Crazee Burger is one of Cool Places.

48. Tioli's Crazee Burger

4201 30th St (at Howard Ave), San Diego, CA
Burger Joint · North Park · 68 tips and reviews
Mardi Gras Gaslamp 2014 is one of Cool Places.

49. Mardi Gras Gaslamp 2014

San Diego, CA
Festival · Gaslamp · No tips or reviews
San Diego County Fair is one of Cool Places.

50. San Diego County Fair

8.9
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA
Amusement Park · 71 tips and reviews
Wayne Industries is one of Cool Places.

51. Wayne Industries

7.1
Gotham City, Newark, NJ
Monument · Newark Airport and Port Newark · 3 tips and reviews