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Albert's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Of the zoo's indoor restaurants, the best is Albert's, part of...	Quick Bites	Balboa Park

Alcazar Garden Be the First to Rate It Map \| The gardens surrounding the Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park

Botanical Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The graceful redwood-lath structure, built for the 1915 Panama-California...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park

Carousel Be the First to Rate It Map \| Suspended an arm's-length away on this antique merry-go-round...	Carousels	Balboa Park

Casa de Balboa Be the First to Rate It Map \| This building on El Prado's southeast corner houses three museums:...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Centro Cultural de la Raza Be the First to Rate It Map \| An old water tower was converted into this center for Mexican...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park

Flamingo Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| If you want to eat among strolling peacocks -- who will try to...	Quick Bites	Balboa Park

Globe Theatres Be the First to Rate It Map \| Even if you're not attending a play, this complex, comprising...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park

Hillcrest Be the First to Rate It Map \| Northwest of Balboa Park, Hillcrest is San Diego's center for...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Balboa Park

House of Charm Be the First to Rate It Map \| This structure was rebuilt from the ground up in the mid-1990s...	Architectural Sites	Balboa Park

House of Hospitality Be the First to Rate It Map \| At the Balboa Park Visitors Center in this building, you can...	Information Centers	Balboa Park

House of Pacific Relations Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is not really a house but a cluster of red-tile-roof stucco...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park

Japanese Friendship Garden Be the First to Rate It Map \| A koi pond with a cascading water wall, a 60-foot-long wisteria...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the last of its kind, the theater has been presenting...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park

Marston House Be the First to Rate It Map \| George W. Marston (1850-1946), a San Diego pioneer and philanthropist...	Houses / Mansions	Balboa Park

Mingei International Museum of Folk Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| All ages will enjoy the Mingei's colorful and creative exhibits...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Miniature Railroad Be the First to Rate It Map \| Adjacent to the zoo parking lot and across from the carousel...	Transportation Sites	Balboa Park

Morley Field Sports Complex Be the First to Rate It Map \| In addition to the 2-mi fitness course and ball diamonds, the...	Sports Venues	Balboa Park

Museum of Photographic Arts Be the First to Rate It Map \| World-renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Museum of San Diego History Be the First to Rate It Map \| The San Diego Historical Society maintains its research library...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Fleet Center's clever interactive exhibits are artfully educational...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Air and Space Museum and International Aerospace Hall of Fame Be the First to Rate It Map \| By day, the streamlined edifice commissioned by the Ford Motor...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Art Institute Be the First to Rate It Map \| Outside juries decide which works created by members of the Art...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Automotive Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Even if you don't know a choke from a chassis, you're bound to...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Hall of Champions Be the First to Rate It Map \| In a 70,000-square-foot building, this museum celebrates local...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Model Railroad Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| At 27,000 square feet, this is the largest indoor operating railroad...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Museum of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Known primarily for its Spanish baroque and Renaissance paintings...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Museum of Man Be the First to Rate It Map \| If the facade of this building -- the landmark California Building...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Natural History Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are 7.5 million fossils, dinosaur models, and even live...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

San Diego Zoo Be the First to Rate It Map \| Balboa Park's -- and perhaps the city's -- most famous attraction...	Zoos / Aquariums	Balboa Park

Spanish Village Art Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Glassblowers, enamel workers, wood-carvers, sculptors, painters...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Spreckels Organ Pavilion Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 2,000-seat pavilion, dedicated in 1915 by sugar magnates...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park

Timken Museum of Art Be the First to Rate It Map \| Somewhat out of place in the architectural scheme of the park...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park

Waters Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| Take a respite from museum-hopping with a cup of coffee or a...	Quick Bites	Balboa Park

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