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Originally Posted by Flat Six
^^^ This. I shot a couple of weddings at the botanical gardens back in the day; just beautiful.
Depending on where in Mira Mesa you need to go, most of the other suggestions here (downtown, Gaslamp, B Park) are a good 30-45 minutes further.
Thoroughbreds run Wed.-Sun. at Del Mar; first post time is 2p except Fridays (4p). Nightmare traffic on I-5 up to ~90 minutes after post. If you do go that route, try the Brigantine (Via De La Valle & PCH in Del Mar) or the Chart House in Solana Beach (on PCH also).
Mira Mesa's closer to I-15 than I-5; might want to consider that route instead. If so, I'd recommend the Rancho Bernardo Inn (nice) or Hernandez's Hideaway (Lake Hodges) for Mexican food and good margaritas.
Good luck
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I have visited SD a few times so my geography is not so great with the area.
Mind you SD is a great getaway and I have bookmarked all these sites listed in this thread for future weekend road trips.
Having said that and having professed my love of SD... if it were me I would stay north of town (lots to see and do) and avoid the downtown traffic.
YMMV