Discover all that San Diego’s touristic peninsula has to offer.

San Diegocan sometimes be overlooked for sexierLos Angelesor more cosmopolitanSan Francisco.

But just inside its harbor, San Diego holds a treasure that neither L.A. nor S.F.

Coronado Island San Diego California

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can claim: Coronado.

This didn’t happen by accident.

“We have folks who check in for a seven-night stay and never leave the resort once.”

Marilyn Monroe, as Sugar Kane, meets Tony Curtis, as “Junior,” in a scene from “Some Like It Hot.”

Marilyn Monroe, as Sugar Kane, meets Tony Curtis, as “Junior,” in a scene from “Some Like It Hot.”.Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Despite its legendary beaches, Coronado remains unpretentious it has that leisurely, slowed-down island feel.

Getting there is the best part.

Its a Wizard of Oz mecca.

The hotel stood in for an East Coast resort.

Built entirely of wood in 1887, the resort’s iconic red-roof rotunda remains an architectural wonder.

As apublic beach, anyone who wants to show up here, can.

See a greener side of San Diego.

As previously mentioned, Coronado is a tied island.

Venture off the island.