Art on the Tidelands

Immerse Yourself in the Arts with Self-Guided Tours

The art around San Diego Bay offers a singular experience, unique to each person who happens by. From monumental to intimate pieces – traditional bronze sculptures, vibrant murals, fountains, kinetic artworks, light projections, sound art, and conceptual artworks – we invite you to immerse yourself in the arts at the Port of San Diego.

The PDFs linked below offer a small sampling of our collection in a series of self-guided tours that will allow you to visit each of our member cities and experience the waterfront from a unique, artistic perspective. The tours include: Coronado Bayside; Imperial Beach; Chula Vista Bayfront; National City Marina District; and San Diego’s North Embarcadero and Shelter Island.

We hope you enjoy the artwork included in the tours as well as the many other artworks the Port of San Diego has to offer.

Downloadable and Printable PDFs

Scroll down to explore our Google arts map and Art Gallery.

Immerse Yourself in the Chula Vista Bayfront

Immerse Yourself in Coronado’s Bayside

Immerse Yourself in Imperial Beach

Immerse Yourself in the National City Marina District

Immerse Yourself in the North Embarcadero

Immerse Yourself in Shelter Island

Downloads are also in the Documents section below.

Map: Port of San Diego Art Locations

Art Gallery

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A sculpture of a bird made out of metal overlooks the Chula Vista Marina

The Fisherman

Artist: Stephen Fairfield
Location: Chula Vista Bayside Park

Art display along the waterfront

Konoids

Artist: Kenneth Capps
Location: Chula Vista Bayfront Park

Marina 32 Artwork

Le Bateau Ivre

Artist: Alber de Matteis
Location: Pier 32 Marina in National City Marina District

a mosaic fountain by the artist James T. Hubbell rises from the concrete and has blue tone tiles on the inside

Sea Passages

Artist: James T. Hubbell
Location: Glorietta Bay Linear Park in Coronado Bayside

looking skyward through a rusty metal spiral

Arbor Urbanus Metallicus

Artist: James T. Frost
Location: 1400 Tidelands Avenue, National City Marina District

3 red vertical lines reach up and spell out the word "ART" in front of the beach in Imperial beach.

Banner Art

Artist: John Banks
Location: Imperial Beach Boulevard, street-end

Harbor Island Art Mosaic Tile Dome - Port of San diego

Mosaic Tile Dome

Artist: Marlo Bartels
Location: Cancer Survivors Park near Spanish Landing Park

Cancer - There is Hope, Art Harbor Island

Cancer...There's Hope

Artist: Victor Salomontes
Location: Cancer Survivors Park near Spanish Landing Park

Group of cyclists in front of My Bike Sculpture by Amos Robinson at Coronado Tidelands Park at the Port of San Diego

My Bike

Artist: Amos Robinson
Location: Tidelands Park on Coronado Bayside

Playground at Coronado Tidelands Park at the Port of San Diego

Bayside Seating

Artist: Doug Snider
Location: Tidelands Park on Coronado Bayside

Imperial Beach Surfhenge artwork

Surfhenge

Artist: Malcolm Jones
Location: Portwood Pier Plaza in Imperial Beach

View of Portwood Pier from Imperial Beach

Surfboard Bench & Illuminations

Artists: Malcolm Jones and Mary Lynn Dominguez
Location: Portwood Pier Plaza in Imperial Beach

Salute to Bob Hope and Military bronze sculptures by Eugene Daub and Steven Whyte at Tuna Harbor Park at the Port of San Diego

Salute to Bob Hope and Military

Artist: Eugene Daub & Steven Whyte
Location: Tuna Harbor Park on North Embarcadero

Embracing Peace painted sculpture by Seward Johnson in front of USS Midway at Tuna Harbor Park at the Port of San Diego

Embracing Peace

Artist: Seward Johnson
Location: Tuna Harbor Park on North Embarcadero

Tunaman's Memorial bronze sculpture by Franco Vianello at Shelter Island Shoreline Park at the Port of San Diego

Tunaman's Memorial

Artist: Franco Vianello
Location: Shoreline Park on Shelter Island

Sea Dragon urban tree sculpture by Deana Mando at Pepper Park at the Port of San Diego

Sea Dragon

Artist: Deana Mando
Location: Pepper Park in National City Marina District

National City - Working Waterfront Mural

Working Waterfront

Artist: DAAS
Location: National Distribution Center

Documents

Chula Vista Bayfront Self-Guided Art Tour

Coronado Self-Guided Art Tour

Imperial Beach Self-Guided Art Tour

National City Marina District Self-Guided Art Tour

North Embarcadero Self-Guided Art Tour

Shelter Island Self-Guided Art Tour