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University recreation centers on campus offer an Olympic-size pool,
well-equipped exercise rooms, and racquetball, tennis, and volleyball
courts (bring your own racquet and ball). Cards granting access
may be purchased at the recreation centers for a small fee.
UCSD's spacious and scenic campus holds a wealth of possibilities
for all tastes. Families will enjoy the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
at the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Stuart
Collection of outdoor sculpture is distributed across the campus.
The libraries and bookstore are well stocked. The Geisel Library
is an architectural landmark by William Pereira, and Louis I. Kahn's
spectacularly sited Salk Institute is just west of campus.
Broad, sandy La Jolla Shores Beach is accessible by car, bus, or
on foot (2 km). Torrey Pines State Park is approximately 1 km north
of campus and offers many trails providing splendid views of the
ocean and coast. West of the campus hang-gliders take off from the
bluffs into the ocean breezes. Additional activities and information
regarding UCSD and the surrounding area are available from UCSD
Conference Services.
The city of San Diego offers such popular attractions as the San
Diego Zoo, Balboa Park and museums, Sea World, the Old Globe Theater,
a lively marina, historic ships, extensive shopping, and miles of
shoreline. From 31 July to 18 August SummerFest
La Jolla will present a series of chamber-music concerts featuring
internationally renowned artists.
In San Diego's North County are Legoland, Quail Botanical Gardens,
San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the esteemed
Mount Palomar Observatory More distant are Disneyland, Universal
Studios, the Getty Center, and other Los Angeles area destinations.
An hour's drive southward or a bus and trolley trip can bring you
to festive Tijuana
with colorful shops, an impressive museum, and authentic Mexican
cuisine.
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