Old Town Village
& Historic Sites

Location: San Diego Avenue and Twiggs Street
(Center of town)
Old Town San Diego, CA (map)
Phone: (619) 291-4903
More info: Website

Old Town Village boasts great restaurants, a general store, gift shops, antique stores, and more along San Diego Avenue and adjacent streets. It’s also the location of the infamous Whaley House, a Victorian mansion and historical museum complete with resident ghosts.

While Old Town Historic State Park is the center of Old Town's history, several museums and historic sights can be found in the village.

Museums and Historic Sites

El Campo Santo Cemetery (1849)
Cemetery is the forever home of many early Old Town first familes.

Heritage Park (1895-1920)
Seven restored Victorian homes saved for their rich architectural history.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (1865)
The first church of California built outside the mission system.

Mormon Battalion Memorial (1848)
This center tells the story of the traumatic 2,000-mile march by many men and women who came to the aid of the U.S. during the Mexican-American War.

San Diego Sheriff's Museum
Interactive exhibits from the 150-year history of the Sheriff's Department.

Serra Museum (1929)
Located at Presidio Park, this is the site of the first Mission.

The Presidio (1769)
The first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast and represented the beginning of European colonization of the West Coast of the Americas.

Whaley House & Museum Shop (1857)
First two-story brick building in San Diego. Original home to Thomas Whaley, this place served as the town's courthouse. Today, it is one of the most haunted houses in the USA Museum Shop located next door in the historic Verna House.