Why you'd want to live in National City

Museums and other points of interest The National City Mile of Cars is recognized as one of the first "auto malls" in the world. National City's three-mile port area along the San Diego Bay is part of Naval Base San Diego, the largest U.S. Naval base on the west coast. National City Depot - The National City California Southern Railroad Depot, built in 1882, served as the first Pacific Coast terminus station of the Santa Fe Railway system's transcontinental railroad. The station was the West Coast general office and figured prominently in Santa Fe's effort to break the economic and transportation monopoly of California held by the Central/Southern Pacific Railroads. The first transcontinental trains arrived in November 1885, resulting in one of the largest land booms in the history of California. Of the original five transcontinental railroad terminus stations, this unique Italianate designed station is the lone survivor. Location: 900 West 23rd St, National City. Listed as California Historical Landmark no. 1023. Westfield Plaza Bonita is a shopping mall in National City that attracts customers from all around the South Bay region of San Diego County. It is one of the only completely enclosed (all indoor) shopping malls in the county. It has recently been enlarged and now features a new playground, cafe terrace, Target and an AMC 14-screen cinema. Paradise Valley Hospital, a 301-bed acute care facility founded by Ellen White, an Adventist, in 1902 as Paradise Valley Sanitarium. The hospital is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services. Cafe La Maze (est. 1941) is recognized as one of National City's most historic restaurants.[38][39] Highland Avenue - infamous Southern California car cruising route. San Diego Academy - is a private coeducational K-12 school in the Seventh-day Adventist ... Established, 1899 Niederfrank's Ice Cream (est. 1948)[40] Napoleone Pizza House (est. 1958) is the pizza place that Tom Waits worked at as a teenager. via Wikipedia