With 1.3 million residents, San Diego is the seventh largest city in the United States, and boasts almost 100 golf courses within its borders. The downtown area has recently been revitalized, helping to draw visitors, who bring in many tourism dollars. Another boost to the city's economy is the fast-growing biotechnology industry, along with University of California/San Diego, whose science departments are top-notch.

Families who relocate to San Diego will be delighted to discover the amazing array of activities for all ages. The San Diego Zoo is world-famous, and is the only zoo in the country where you can go and see a pair of giant pandas, named Hua Mei and Bai Yun (translation: "More Bamboo" and "Stop staring at me", respectively). Equally famous and exciting is Sea World, which draws an international crowd of animal lovers all year round. And if you still can't get enough of animals, there's the Wild Animal Park and Anza Borrego Desert State Park, where you can hike, fish, camp, and see animals in their natural habitat. In fact, the hiking is great everywhere in San Diego, where whatever your level, from the foothills to steep mountain peaks, you'll find neverending trails to keep you challenged for miles and miles. Visit the North Country to view some of the city's farming -yes-farming! industry, which features grapes. California's wine country extends all the way down to San Diego. And of course the Pacific Ocean is excellent all year round in sunny San Diego. There are over 70 miles of coastline for you to sail, surf, stroll, or just to simply gaze at from the beach as you soak up the sun.

Urban life doesn't get any better than San Diego, which boasts 1,400-acre Balboa Park, an urban beehive of museums, theaters, galleries, restaurants, and botannical gardens. Created as part of the world celebration of completin of the Panama Canal, to host an exposition in 1915, Balboa Park attracted people who loved the city so much they never went home, but stayed to make homes for themselves in the bustling city. San Diego's coastal position at the southwest corner of our border makes it an ideal home for a thriving naval military complex. You can find the 11th Naval District Headquarters, Miramar Naval Air Station, the Naval Training Center, Camp Pendleton and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. You can visit The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum which contains the U.S.S. Midway Aircraft Carrier to get a good sense of the Naval history of the city.