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Old
Town
When you get to Twiggs Street turn left and there is a nice
shopping area on your right located in the San
Diego Old Town Market located in the historic 1853 Casa
de Aguirre.
After you buy every trinket known to man, continue down
Twiggs Street until you see San Diego Avenue. Make a left
and you will see O'Hungry's. This is a great Restaurant/Pub
for drinking beer and having a hamburger or Hot Dog. The
beer can be ordered in a Yard long glass tube supported
by a sturdy wood stand. If you break this tall glass, you
must buy it! Drink cautiously!
 If
you continue down San Diego Avenue you might see a few performers.
One particular performer of note is "Chicago Pete".
Make sure you say hi to him and check out his CD's.
He is even gracious enough to let you take pics with him.
There is Restaurant on San Diego Avenue
called "Zocalo Grill ". I highly recommend
stopping here for their champagne brunch. Your best bet is the "ranchhouse huevos" or "bistro steak & eggs" is delicious.
Our visit to San Diego Avenue is not complete unless
you visit the Hauntingly famous Whaley
House. The Whaley House is considered by some to be
one of the most Haunted Places in America. On My first trip
to the Whaley House, the Alarm sounded and they couldn't
turn it off. We finally had to vacate the house. Some people
say they see figures in the windows after the Museum Tours
have closed. This is a highly recommended stop for curiosity
and historical significance.
 Another
haunting, fascinating place is El Campo Santo Cemetery.
Established in 1849, many historical founders of San Diego
are buried here. One was Yankee Jim of course, hung at the
site of the Whaley House. The first Mayor of San Diego (Alcalde)
Juan Maria Osuna is here. The most interesting fact about
this site is many of the graves are underneath the sidewalk
on both sides of the cemetary. Only recently discovered
with ground penetrating radar in 1993, 20 sites are found
underneath San Diego Avenue and 13 found underneath Linwood
Street.
If you happen to step on one of these markers on the side
walk, you might  want
to 'move aside'.
One of the funnest experiences is visiting "The Cowboys".
"The Cowboys" are across the street from El Campo
on San Diego Avenue. Be a part of this Interactive sculpture
by running through the "Gunfight" which is strictly
water "bullets". Every 15 mins the water starts
to turn on and you can get pretty soaked!! Recommended on
a sunny day. This concludes my recommended tour of Old Town,
but there is way more to do...See "Old
Town off the beaten Path"
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