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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad

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

Attraction type: Amusement/theme park
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad

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: Speciality shop
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 33 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 Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 33 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 Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 33 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 Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 33 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: Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 33 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 Popularity Index: #10 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Golf course
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad

Really fun shopping!  Great deals at Banana Republic Outlet, Coach, Barneys and Calvin Klein.  This is a very pretty shopping center with about 100 outlets, lovely landscaping, good restaurants (and...

Attraction type: Mall
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 33 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 Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 33 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 Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 33 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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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 33 attractions in Carlsbad

The Carlsbad Village Farmers' Markets are held on Saturdays and Wednesdays from 1-5pm. There are many wonderful produce, eggs, honey, flowers, and plants growers, as well as, homestyle food vendors...

Attraction type: Flea/street market
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 33 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: Speciality museum
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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 centre
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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: Neighbourhood
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