Embarcadero
The Embarcadero in San Diego, California, is the area along the San Diego harbor on the east side of San Diego Bay. "Embarcadero" is a Spanish word meaning "boarding place".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Diego County Administration Center and Maritime Museum of San Diego.
San Diego County Administration Center
Public building
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The San Diego County Administration Center is a historic Beaux-Arts/Spanish Revival–style building in San Diego, California. It houses the offices of the government of San Diego County. San Diego County Administration Center is situated 550 feet southeast of Embarcadero.
Maritime Museum of San Diego
Museum
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego is a maritime museum in San Diego, California. Established in 1948, it preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Maritime Museum of San Diego is situated 890 feet south of Embarcadero.
USS Midway
Museum
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USS Midway is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned eight days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest aircraft carrier in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal. USS Midway is situated 3,300 feet south of Embarcadero.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harborview and Little Italy.
Harborview
Neighborhood
Harborview is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California, United States. It is bordered by Midway to the north, Little Italy to the east, San Diego Bay to the west, and Columbia to the south.
Little Italy
Quarter
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Little Italy is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California, that was originally a predominantly Italian and Portuguese fishing neighborhood. It now consists of Italian restaurants, grocery stores, home design stores, art galleries and residential units.
Bankers Hill
Suburb
Bankers Hill is a long-established uptown neighborhood near Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The area acquired the name "Bankers Hill" because of its reputation as a home for the affluent.
Embarcadero
- Type: Wharf
- Historically known as: “The Embarcadero”
- Category: transportation
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Embarcadero” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Embarcadero (San Diego)”
- Spanish: “El Embarcadero”
- Spanish: “Embarcadero San Diego”
- Spanish: “Embarcadero, San Diego”
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