Exactimator
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On the San Diego tip, I spent a beautiful, chamber-of-commerce-advertisement morning at Cabrillo National Park on Point Loma. Stunning views. On the hike down to the tidal pools you pass the old rusty doors of the harbor defence gun emplacements. Make sure you call ahead and reserve a clear day !
That's another good place. You can see a lot of the bay and surrounding areas from up there. Plus there's an old lighthouse and other historic buildings to check out. Down the hill to the west is the new lighthouse (can't access it but it looks cool) and some coastal hiking trails and tidepools.
H_Rocket mentioned North Park. That area, along with the areas immediately around it (Little Italy, HIllcrest, Bankers Hill) has a lot of stellar restaurants. And there's more microbreweries than you could ever hope to visit while you're in town. Miramar, the commercial/industrial area just north on MCAS Miramar Air Base has so many breweries at around 5 PM (quitting time) the whole area smells like brewing beer. Please don't eat at a national chain like Applebees or Olive Garden. There's too many good local places.
If you spend any time in La Jolla you'll see F-18 fighters, Ospreys and Sikorsky choppers flying over as they take off out of Miramar and fly out over the Pacific. I'm not positive but I think I've been seeing new F-35s flying over too. They've all been a lot more active since things in the Middle East started heating up.
As far as Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland: you can get in, but to ride the new Rise of the Resistance you have to reserve a boarding pass ahead of time, and you have to be in the park to do it. Yesterday they booked all passes 5 minutes after opening the park. Smuggler's Run is fun too if you like the Millennium Falcon. After all, you sit in the cockpit and fly the thing.