Balboa Park
A 1,200-acre park of Spanish Colonial Revival buildings, gardens and 17 museums, built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
- Open
- Always open; museums keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; museums charge
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- 1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Bus 7 or 215.
Why Go
Walk El Prado past the California Tower, the lily pond and the Botanical Building, one of the largest lath structures in the world. Museums include the San Diego Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum and the Air & Space Museum; the Spanish Village has artists' studios.
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