Carlsbad is a beautiful, fashionable beach-side town just north of San Diego. It's one of several quaint beach towns lined along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. It is known for it's wide sandy beaches and picturesque downtown - the quintessential SoCal California beach town.
Other San Diego coastal beach communities include Cardiff By The Sea, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Leucadia. Each town is blessed with it's own glorious ocean vistas and refreshing sea breezes.
The Lost City of Atlantis was re-created at Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland California. Here you will see a 175,000 gallon ocean aquarium including a 9-foot-tall, 1600 pound statue of Poseidon, unusual sea creatures and an eight foot Lego submarine and diver made of tens of thousands of Lego blocks. It's designed to be a child's first interactive guide to the life of the sea, combining active, hands-on learning with interesting educational talks.
Carlsbad has some of the finest beaches in the world. South Ponto Beach stretches from La Costa Avenue to Palomar Airport Road and includes a 220 ocean-view camping sites - you're strongly advised to make your reservations well in advance. South Ponto offers restrooms complete with clean showers. The beach is wide and sandy. It's the perfect beach for romantic sunset strolls and just plain people watching.
The Flower Fields are famous for their beauty. Tour them from March to early May where for a small fee you can walk through acres and acres of brightly colored fields of flowers on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It's a sight to behold. At the Flower Fields, Giant Tecolote Ranunculus have been refined for generations to produce exceptionally large blooms and lots of them. Available in a rainbow of lavish hues, each flower is packed with hundreds of silky petals. You'd be hard pressed to find a fuller, more lush blossom anywhere.
There are dozens of lodging choices. You can find Carlsbad Inn, Marriott, Hyatt and the Tamarack Beach Hotel, plus some funky Bed and Breakfasts.
Carlsbad has its share of upscale resorts as well. These resorts are wonderful, albeit expensive. Vacation condos available for weekly vacation rentals also have a resort flavor. A very prestigious and well-known upscale resort is La Costa Resort and Spa. The ambiance of this resort surrounds you from the moment you enter the gates. The grounds and facility are lovely and picturesque, the beauty and leisurely charm of Southern California enveloping you. Regarded as one of the finest resorts in the world, La Costa guests enjoy a dazzling spa, a world-class golf course, informal sophistication and extraordinary service.
If you travel to here and are looking for Carlsbad hotels, check out the Inn at Moonlight Beach for value and a romantic oceanfront feel. More intimate than other area bed and breakfasts, the Inn At Moonlight Beach features lovely ocean views with rooms and suites starting at $129.
Other San Diego coastal beach communities include Cardiff By The Sea, Solana Beach, Encinitas and Leucadia. Each town is blessed with it's own glorious ocean vistas and refreshing sea breezes.
The Lost City of Atlantis was re-created at Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland California. Here you will see a 175,000 gallon ocean aquarium including a 9-foot-tall, 1600 pound statue of Poseidon, unusual sea creatures and an eight foot Lego submarine and diver made of tens of thousands of Lego blocks. It's designed to be a child's first interactive guide to the life of the sea, combining active, hands-on learning with interesting educational talks.
Carlsbad has some of the finest beaches in the world. South Ponto Beach stretches from La Costa Avenue to Palomar Airport Road and includes a 220 ocean-view camping sites - you're strongly advised to make your reservations well in advance. South Ponto offers restrooms complete with clean showers. The beach is wide and sandy. It's the perfect beach for romantic sunset strolls and just plain people watching.
The Flower Fields are famous for their beauty. Tour them from March to early May where for a small fee you can walk through acres and acres of brightly colored fields of flowers on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It's a sight to behold. At the Flower Fields, Giant Tecolote Ranunculus have been refined for generations to produce exceptionally large blooms and lots of them. Available in a rainbow of lavish hues, each flower is packed with hundreds of silky petals. You'd be hard pressed to find a fuller, more lush blossom anywhere.
There are dozens of lodging choices. You can find Carlsbad Inn, Marriott, Hyatt and the Tamarack Beach Hotel, plus some funky Bed and Breakfasts.
Carlsbad has its share of upscale resorts as well. These resorts are wonderful, albeit expensive. Vacation condos available for weekly vacation rentals also have a resort flavor. A very prestigious and well-known upscale resort is La Costa Resort and Spa. The ambiance of this resort surrounds you from the moment you enter the gates. The grounds and facility are lovely and picturesque, the beauty and leisurely charm of Southern California enveloping you. Regarded as one of the finest resorts in the world, La Costa guests enjoy a dazzling spa, a world-class golf course, informal sophistication and extraordinary service.
If you travel to here and are looking for Carlsbad hotels, check out the Inn at Moonlight Beach for value and a romantic oceanfront feel. More intimate than other area bed and breakfasts, the Inn At Moonlight Beach features lovely ocean views with rooms and suites starting at $129.
About the Author:
Terry Hunefeld retired from a CEO career in several years ago to sail the ocean observing seabirds and marine mammals. He and his wife Ann Dunham purchased a romantic Bed and Breakfast Inn on the in Encinitas California. If you are looking for encinitas ca hotels or Solana Beach hotels be sure to check out the Inn at Moonlight Beach.
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