Explore Vista, California

Vista is a city located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County with a Mediterranean climate. Enjoy the golf courses and two city-supported theaters: the Moonlight Amphitheatre and the Avo Playhouse. The Moonlight Amphitheatre is an open-air theater that specializes in musical productions and performs several times during the summer. The Moonlight has a winter season at the Avo Playhouse.

Vista is also home to Alta Vista Gardens, a Botanical Garden that sits in the center of Brengle Terrace park. Brengle Terrace Park houses the Moonlight Amphitheatre and Alta Vista Gardens. Guajome County Park has 557 acres (2.3 km²) of land which features the Rancho Guajome Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. Rancho Guajome Adobe and Rancho Buena Vista are two ranchos in and near Vista, built in the mid-nineteenth century. Both offer tours detailing the history. Also, visit the Wave Waterpark, located near the downtown area, and the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, an open-air museum featuring various pieces and demonstrations of agricultural equipment from the 19th and early 20th centuries.