Balboa
Park San Diego California
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Balboa Park is
one of San Diego's most visited attractions with admission to
many of the parks features free. The park has 13 museums most
of which are housed in buildings from the 1915 Panama-California
Exposition. Balboa Park also has several gardens including the
Alcazar Garden, Botanical Building, Cactus Garden, Japanese
Friendship Garden and the Palm Canyon. The most popular place
in Balboa Park is the world famous San
Diego Zoo. Balboa Park is a short drive
from downtown San Diego and can also be reached by public transportation.
The main parking lot is on the east side of Park Blvd., between
Presidents Way and the Balboa Park Activity Center. Parking
is free in the various lots located throughout the Park plus
there is limited street parking. You can spend the whole day
at Balboa Park and spend very little, if any money. If you do
decide to visit some of the attractions that have an entrance
fee then the Passport
to Balboa Park gets you into them all for one low price.
The passport is good for seven days after first use giving you
plenty of time to visit each attraction. Another option is the
Go San Diego card
which includes admissions. |
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Balboa
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Mingei
International Museum |
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Things
to do in San Diego Balboa Park:
Japanese Friendship Garden - Winding paths and a Zen garden for
meditation, an exhibit house, koi pond and Tea house.
Mingei International Museum - Museum features changing exhibitions
of historical and contemporary folk art, craft and design.
Museum of Photographic Arts - Houses more than 4,000 works, representing
the entire history of photography.
Reuben
H. Fleet Science Center - Features more than 100 interactive
science exhibits in five galleries. Kids will love it.
San Diego Air and Space Museum - Home to the Apollo 9 Command
Module spacecraft other one-of-a-kind artifacts.
SDAI- Museum of the Living Artist - 10,000-square-foot gallery
with a new exhibition of works opening every month of the year.
San Diego Automotive Museum - More than 80 historic autos and
motorcycles. Includes Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin Petrol
Hire Car.
Museum of San Diego History - Artifacts, costumes, textiles, art,
and photographs detailing life and development of the local area.
San Diego Model Railroad Museum - The world's largest operating
model railroad museum. Four enormous scale and model layouts.
San Diego Museum of Art - Presents major art exhibitions from
around the world. San Diego's oldest and largest art museum.
San Diego Museum of Man -The San Diego Museum of Man is the city’s
only museum devoted to anthropology.
San Diego Natural History Museum - The museum features giant-screen
films and offers a wide selection of public programs.
San Diego Hall of Champions - The nation's largest multi-sport
museum boasts memorabilia reflecting San Diego's sporting legacy.
San Diego Zoo
-View rare animals including cuddly looking koalas, reptiles of
various shapes and sizes and many more.
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad - Takes a 3-minute, ½-mile
trip through four acres of Balboa Park.
Balboa Park Carousel - Carousel is one of the few in the world
still offering the brass ring game for everyone taking the 5-minute
ride.
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Balboa
Park Miniature Railroad |
Balboa
Park Visitors Center |
The
Balboa Park Visitors Center, located in the National Historic
Landmark House of Hospitality building and offers information
on all the parks attractions. Park. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
daily (with expanded hours in the summer) Address: 1549 El Prado,
Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 92101 Free Tuesdays - As a
public service, most Park organizations offer free admission on
a rotating basis throughout the month. More
San Diego Day Trips |
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