Here are my highlights and recommendations from our road trip down the coast:

1. Visit The Wedge in Newport Beach

2. Eat at Rock Bottom in San Diego and test a sample of their best brews

3. Check out Dolores Park

4. Crawl around Old Town and then get some ice cream and take pictures through the window

5. Eat over the water at Seaport Village

6. Visit another brewery…Green Flash

7. Go to the San Diego Zoo

8. Eat shrimp tacos at the Fish Shop in PB

9. Go to Little Italy downtown and try tasty gelato at Pappalecco’s

10. Check out the USS Midway Ship at night

11. Drive over the Coronado Bridge and eat at Hotel Del

12. Gaze at San Diego from Point Loma

13. Drive through La Jolla and eat at Whisknladle 

14. Say your goodbyes and head North towards the La Brea Tar Pits

15. Take funny pics in the LACMA museum 

16. Stop at the Santa Monica Pier

17. If you’re a The Fast and the Furious fan, eat at Neptune’s Net in Malibu

18. Enjoy the ride