(L-R) San Diego Mayor Susan Golden, Solana Beach Mayor Margaret Schlesinger, Deputy Mayor Jack Moore, Council members Richard Hendlin, Marion Dodson and Celine Olson
Get to know Solana Beach
Our History
The first known residents of the Solana Beach area migrated here about 9000 BC from Asia across the Alaska land bridge. Now known as the San Dieguitos, they were hunters…
Heritage Museum
The Museum is open to the public monthly on 1st and 3rd Saturdays(1 to 4 pm), and by appointment, and on certain holidays. Appointments can be made for tours of groups of one or more by calling…
Historical Places
Where did W.W. II soldiers scan for enemy submarines? Why is the curved Quonset roofline an architectural icon here? Which is the oldest restaurant in Solana Beach…
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