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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Here are a few things to keep in mind when visiting Legoland...  When you visit Legoland bring your AAA card.  You will receive a substantial discount at the ticket booth.  They also often run...

Attraction type: Amusement/theme park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

This luxury resort offers two PGA championship golf courses, more than 21 tennis courts and the award-winning La Costa Spa.

Attraction type: Golf course; Spa; Ghost town
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

The nation's oldest and largest full time vintage flightseeing company. Gentle or thrilling coastal open cockpit biplane rides for 1 or 2. Pulse pounding you-fly air combat (Travel Channel #1 pick for thrills). Romantic fly/dine. Incredible you-fly loops and rolls in an authentic WWII Warbird. No flying experience necessary for any flight. Reservations required. 7 days a week, year round from the quaint coastal town of Carlsbad (next to LEGOLAND). 80,000+ happy customers. Children welcome.

Attraction type: Tour; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Convenient to Carlsbad State Beach, this shop will dress and equip you for water sports, with bathing suits, wetsuits, surfboards and bodyboards available.

Attraction type: Specialty shop
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Downtown Carlsbad offers antique and curio stores, lots of good eating places and a great place to cool off after spending hours on the nearby beach.

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Fifty acres of visual splendor, located on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean, make this one of the most beautiful sites on the West Coast. Also on the site are special nurseries, gardens and an award-winning Rose Garden.

Attraction type: Garden
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Designed by Arnold Palmer, this strikingly beautiful, extremely challenging 18-hole course has high ratings and is considered one of the best in the U.S.

Attraction type: Golf course
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

This unique museum provides an exciting documentary of the last 100 years of American music through interactive displays, a focus on six different musical eras and a huge collection of musical instruments.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

This nearly five-mile stretch of beach is popular with families but also draws surfers and skin divers to the water and runners and cyclists to the boulevard bordering the beach.

Attraction type: Beach
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Airplane adventures.

Attraction type: Educational site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

This well-maintained city park is a great place for a picnic, a run on one of the trails or, for the sports-minded, a game of tennis, basketball or baseball.

Attraction type: Park
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Golf course
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

"Rancho" is an 18-hole, par 56, executive golf course, ideal for family golfing, and offering a short game practice area and driving range.

Attraction type: Golf course
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Mall
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 31 attractions in Carlsbad

Visit the official website at CoyoteCarlsbad.com One of Carlsbads little gems. Coyote Bar & Grill sits on what was once Twin Inn Hotel of Yester year. It maintains the sophistication of modern...

Attraction type: Bar/club
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Brush up on your swing or start with the basics at this golf school for students at all levels. Located in a gorgeous setting, the academy employs the latest technologies to help perfect your game.

Attraction type: Educational site
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Be sure to stop off at this visitor center for brochures, maps, hotel, beach and surf information to take advantage of all this charming town has to offer.

Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center
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Settled in the 1920s by people fleeing the Mexican Revolution, this historical neighborhood holds firmly to its Latino flavor despite the modern development around it, and boasts fine food and interesting shops.

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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A skaters' haven, this 15,000-square foot park with skateable rails, ramps, bowls and stairs is located between a police and fire station, affording parents some measure of security.

Attraction type: Urban park; Park
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