The Best Websites

You can find lots of information on San Diego on the Internet; here are a few of my favorite helpful planning and general information sites.

• www.sandiego.org is maintained by the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau and includes up-to-date weather data, a calendar of events, and a hotel booking engine.
• www.sandiegoartandsol.com is the link for cultural tourism. You'll find a list of art shows and music events, plus intriguing touring itineraries that delve into the city's culture.
• www.sandiego-online.com, the San Diego magazine website, offers abbreviated stories and dining and events listings.
• www.sdreader.com, the site of the free weekly San Diego Reader, is a great resource for club and show listings. It has printable dining and other coupons you can really use, plus opinionated arts, eats, and entertainment critiques.
• www.signonsandiego.com is where CitySearch teams up with the San Diego Union-Tribune, catering as much to locals as to visitors. It offers plenty of helpful links, plus reviews of restaurants, music, movies, performing arts, museums, outdoor recreation, beaches, and sports.
• www.digitalcity.com/sandiego is a lifestyle guide targeted at locals, and therefore it yields occasional off-the-beaten-tourist-path recommendations. You'll find everything from personal ads to constantly changing restaurant spotlights and daily top picks.
• www.wheresd.com provides information on arts, culture, special events, shopping, and dining for San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles. You can also make hotel reservations through the site.
• www.voiceofsandiego.org is an excellent online news source that offers information on what's happening in the city politically and culturally.
• www.blogsandiego.com is a hip spot for local music reviews and previews, and other musings from the cultural underground.