After a few days at the beach, travelers to San Diego should set aside a day to tour the city in search of its Old West heritage. The first stop for visitors should be Old Town San Diego State Park which was the center of Spanish and Mexican culture long before the American’s raised Old Glory over the small village near Presidio Hill in 1848. After enjoying the numerous historic sites and shops of Old Town, enjoy a visit to the restored Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant, which was first buil


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