ATTRACTIONS
Escondido Children's Museum
380 North Escondido Boulevard • Escondido, CA 92025
760-233-7755
This children's museum combines history, culture, commerce, technology, and more with interactive exhibits and "mini-worlds" for children to learn through playing. more... map
Escondido Public Library
239 South Kalmia Street • Escondido, CA 92025
760-839-4683
Founded in 1898, this library offers up-to-date books, videos, books on tape, state-of-the-art technology, resources, Internet access, and a CD collection of over 300,000 items. more... map
California Center for the Arts
340 Escondido Boulevard • Escondido, CA 929025
760-839-4138, 800-98-TICKETS
This multi-purpose facility features a museum that highlights the art of this century through paintings, sculptures, and photography. It also features a concert hall and theater where you can see Broadway musicals, dances, comedies, and concerts. A full service conference center and banquet facility is available for any special events, including weddings, corporate meetings, and private receptions. more... mapEscondido Historical Society
101 Grape Day Park Drive • Escondido, CA 92033
760-743-8207
This historical society oversees a museum complex in Grape Day Park that includes the first library of Escondido, a barn and windmill, a Victorian house, the 1888 Sante Fe Railroad depot, a railroad car and model train, and a working blacksmith shop.
Deer Park Escondido
29103 Champagne Boulevard • Escondido, CA 92026
760-749-1666
Something for everyone can be found at this unique park that includes a winery where you can sample award-winning, premium wines and then picnic in the park. Visitors can also see an auto collection with more than 112 cars, most of them convertibles. Included are turn-of-the-century cars, one-cylinder horseless carriages, and the massive finned fashions of the fifties. mapEl Norte Park
1395 East El Norte Parkway • Escondido, CA 92027
Runs from El Norte Parkway to Stanley
760-839-4691
This two and a half acre neighborhood park offers a children's play area, picnic tables, barbecue grills, and open turf area. mapFelicita County Park
742 Clarence Lane • Escondido, CA 92027
619-694-3366
Situated at the site of one of the largest and oldest Indian villages in the county, this 53 acre park features two ballfields, four horseshoe pits, four playgrounds, two volleyball courts, nature and hiking trails, picnic tables, and barbecue grills. mapGrape Day Park
321 North Broadway • Escondido, CA 92025
760-839-4691
Established in 1908, this is Escondido's oldest park and it is a registered landmark. The park is home to a turn-of-the-century working barn, the Escondido Historical Society Museum, and other historic buildings and monuments. mapKit Carson Park
3333 Bear Valley Parkway • Escondido, CA 92025
760-839-4691
A large park that features 100 developed and 185 undeveloped acres, with features including beautiful walking and hiking trails, lighted tennis courts, lighted softball fields, lighted soccer fields, three ponds, a fitness course, children's playground, a five acre arboretum, and a 3,000 seat amphitheater. mapMayflower Dog Park
3420 Valley Center Road • Escondido, CA 92027
760-839-2973
This park is a fenced off, one and a half acre area where you and your dog can socialize with others, humans and hounds alike. The park is open from dawn until 9:00 p.m. map
Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries
Ferrara Winery
1120 West Fifteenth Avenue • Escondido, CA 92025
760-745-7632
Designated as a State Historical Point by the State of California, this place is the oldest active winery in San Diego Country and it features premium wines. The tasting room offers a wide selection of premium wines, as well as delicious grape juice, wine marinade, and wine vinegar. mapOrfila Vineyards
13455 San Pasqual Road • Escondido, CA 92025
760-738-6500, 800-868-WINE
Taste award-winning wines from this vineyard, including Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Sangiovese, and Viognier, and watch the wine-making process first-hand. more... map
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