SeaWorld San Diego

On our list of the best activities in San Diego.

Mission Bay holds San Diego's largest marine park, built around orca and dolphin shows alongside coasters like Emperor, whose 143-foot drop is the steepest of any dive coaster in California, and the manta-inspired Manta ride with its own 54-foot plunge over a 100,000-gallon touch-pool habitat. Sea lions headline an evening show built on comic timing rather than straight tricks, and the Skytower lifts riders 320 feet up for a six-minute loop over the bay. A 280,000-gallon shark tank with a 57-foot acrylic tunnel and a jellyfish gallery round out the walk-through side of the park.