- Shopping in the boutique and home furnishings stores along University Avenue
- Strolling through Balboa Park’s eye-popping cactus garden, located at the end of the promenade
- Browsing the Hillcrest Farmers Market every Sunday in the DMV parking lot
- Enjoying a beer at the country’s only openly gay brewery, Hillcrest Brewing Company
- Perusing the art galleries on Ray Street in North Park
- Farm-to-table restaurants in North Park, Hillcrest and Mission Hills
- Sipping cocktails on the festive, outdoor patios at Urban Mo’s, Gossip Grill and Bourbon Street
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