Take a tour of the top 5 travel attractions of San Diego, USA I'd like to show you the top 5 attractions of San Diego la jolla - 15 miles from san diego, it is a dramatic coastal area, surrounded on 3 sides by ocean old town - recreates traditional life from the past. many fascinating buildings and articrafts bring that time alive hotel del coronado - an amazing oceanfront hotel, a historic national landmark, it has hosted top celebrities like marilyn monroe for 120 years point loma - this is an excellent park for nature lovers, incredible ocean views, there's even a historic lighthouse balboa park - one of the greatest urban parks of the world, with museums and gardens inside the park, you can spend days here