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Seaport San Diego

Waterfront redevelopment·Downtown waterfront

Proposed

A proposed new bayfront downtown: parks, an urban beach, an aquarium and an observation tower.

About Seaport San Diego

Seaport San Diego is a proposed remaking of the downtown waterfront, with more than 16 acres of parks, paths and gathering places. Plans include hotels, an observation tower with viewing decks and restaurants, an aquarium on coastal ecology, an elevated Green Strand Walkway, an urban beach, marinas, a fishing harbour, a permanent home for the Looff Carousel and a learning centre with UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Our take

  • 16+ acres of open space
  • Aquarium
  • Urban beach
Address
Downtown waterfront, California

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Last checked: October 2026 How we choose

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