Del Mar

Jacob Taylor is considered Del Mar's founding father. He purchased 338 acres in 1885 with a dream of turning the land into a resort. He called it "the most attractive place on the entire coast."

The stratford Inn (now Hotel Indigo) opened in 1910 and became a magnet for the Hollywood set.

By 1937 crooner Bing Crosby and his partners established the racetrack, a year after the county fair opened in San Dieguito Valley. The city incorporated in 1959. 

📌Check it Out

1.Del Mars Fairgrounds

2.Del Mar Library

3. Spa at L'Auberge

4. Stratford Square

📍Shops and Eats

1. Board & Brew Del Mar 

2. Jake's Del Mar

3. Jimmy O's

4. The Poseidon

5. Viewpoint Brewing Company

While the horse races and deep­-fried foods at the fair­grounds attract many, 

the coast offers spots to sit or play at Powerhouse and Seagrove parks, or to let Fido run free nine months out of the year at North Beach