Every city has plenty for its visitors to see and do, but what adults find entertaining and worth seeing is not always the same as what the kids would like to do.

San Diego doesn’t present you with this problem. There are lots of venues and attractions that are equally as entertaining for all age groups. You just need to know where to go.

For starters there is the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre which provides great entertainment in Balboa Park. Even though the shows are largely aimed at young children, adults cannot fail to enjoy them too. You can see retellings of some of Aesop’s Fables for example, as well as many other popular stories.

Another popular spot for the whole family to head for is the San Diego Zoo. Not only do you have the zoo to wander around, there is also a wild animal park on the premises. This means you get a truly wild experience all in the one day.

You can be entertained by the monkeys in the Lost Forest or see the giraffes in the Urban Jungle. But wherever you go you will be treated to the sight of lots of different animals – some of which your kids may never have seen before. Or you, for that matter!

SeaWorld is another attraction the kids will be hard put to find dull. There are lots of shows to see, not to mention a play area that is based on many of the most popular characters from the much loved television show Sesame Street. Don’t miss the Forbidden Reef though – with a name like this every kid is going to want to see it.

You may not think that museums are the best places to entertain the children however San Diego has a unique one called the New Children’s Museum. And as the name might suggest it is focused entirely on making sure the kids have some fun.

Instead of constantly telling them not to touch the exhibits you can positively encourage it here. All the exhibitions encourage interactivity and this is the whole point – the thinking behind the museum is that children should be able to touch and feel things in order to learn more about them. So don’t worry if they start moving things around – they are allowed to!

The studios at the museum also allow kids to create some artworks of their own, using all kinds of different materials. This is one museum they will definitely want to keep coming back to again and again.

As for staying in the city, hotels in San Diego are many and varied. Whatever budget you have you will find somewhere ideal for the whole family to stay. And from there you can explore all the child friendly venues in the whole city.

Jonathan Wallace writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.