On a recent weekend road trip to San Diego, we stopped at Tuna Harbor Park. This park honors the commercial fishing industry in San Diego. It’s a beautiful park, lots of walking paths and shaded areas to relax. The park also features a great view of the San Diego Bay and the USS Midway Museum.
The USS Midway is one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers. The museum offers several tours of the ship areas like the post office, sleeping quarters, engine room and even the ship’s jail. For more information check the USS Midway Museum.
On the park, you can’t miss the giant Unconditional Surrender Statue and Bob Hope statue entertaining the military troops’ statues.
The Unconditional Surrender Statue, also known as Kissing Statue, is 25-foot tall depicting the famous Life magazine image of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square during WWII when Japan surrendered.
At the far end of the park, there’s an elevated plaza with the sign: A National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military.
The statue with the microphone is Bob Hope, legendary movie/TV comedian, and entertainer. Before his death in 2003, Bob Hope performed in hundreds of USO events and entertaining US militaries. The National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military cost $1.5 million.
Awesome attractions to see at Tuna Harbor Park, San Diego, CA.
Is that little booties you’re wearing? So cute. Visited from #BlogPaws 🙂
that would be an awesome park to visit – will add that one to our bucket list 🙂
Someday we would really love to get to SanDiego! It looks SO beautiful there!! It’s funny…my daughter went to SanDiego a couple of years ago and she sent me the picture of the Kissing Couple. I had absolutely NO idea that it was so HUGE!! Thanks for having Sugar pose in front of it so that I could get size perspective!!
Sugar that’s a great place… and the name sounds tasty. I love the kissing statue, it has something what touches our hearts :o)
What a beautiful place, I’ve never been to San Diego, but it’s on my travel list. It was fun watching your Periscope broadcast that day. 🙂
Great pics, Sugar! We didn’t realize just how big that statue is! Wow!!
Hey Sugar!
Wow, what a wonderful place! Great pix. My Dad would love that since he’s a Navy veteran. Love that pix of you under the kissing statue.
BTW: Happy, happy belated barkday, my sweet furiend! I’m sorry I’m late, but I send you my warmest wishes for a great day and a fabulous year.
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, Police Commish
Our Mama is headed down there at the end of the month…we will put this on her list of things to see!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
Sugar what a fun park. Now that you have moved there are tons of new places to visit
hugs madi your bfff
That looks like a really cool place!
What a great place to visit. I love the Surrender statue. ♥
I can’t get over how big that boat is! You got some really great sights in Sugar.
What a PAWsome place!! 😀
Hope you had a wonderful birthday Sugar plum
Lily & Edward
AWESOME photo opp!
And park with Tuna in the name has our attention. Looks like a great place to visit.
That looks like a wonderful park. Love seeing you next to that famous statue!
I love that statue! Awesome pics, Sugar!
How cool that place looks like lots of fun!
How cool is that? I would love to see that statue one day myself.
It’s really a amazing park to visit with pets 🙂
I also want to visit here with my dog 🙂