Sights & Attractions in San Diego

Things to Do in Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Name	Category	Location

Alcazar Garden The gardens surrounding the Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Bea Evenson Fountain A favorite of barefoot children, this fountain shoots cool jets...	Fountains	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Botanical Building The graceful redwood-lath structure, built for the 1915 Panama-California...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Cabrillo Bridge The park's official (and pedestrian-friendly) gateway soars 120...	Bridges / Tunnels	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Carousel Suspended an arm's length away on this antique merry-go-round...	Carousels	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo


House of Pacific Relations This is not really a house but a cluster of red tile-roof stucco...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden and Desert Garden These neighboring gardens sit just across the Park Boulevard...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Japanese Friendship Garden A koi pond with a cascading waterfall, a tea pavilion, and a...	Gardens / Arboretums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater Performances incorporate marionettes, hand puppets, rod puppets...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Marston House George W. Marston (1850-1946), a San Diego pioneer and philanthropist...	Houses / Mansions	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Mingei International Museum All ages can enjoy the Mingei's colorful and creative exhibits...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Miniature Railroad Adjacent to the zoo parking lot and across from the carousel...	Transportation Sites	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Museum of Photographic Arts World-renowned photographers such as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Palm Canyon Heading down into this lush canyon near the House of Charm provides...	Canyon	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center The center's interactive exhibits are artfully educational. Older...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Air and Space Museum By day, the streamlined edifice looks like any other structure...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Automotive Museum Even if you don't know a choke from a chassis, you're bound to...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Hall of Champions In a 70,000-square-foot building, this museum celebrates local...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego History Center The San Diego Historical Society maintains its research library...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Model Railroad Museum When the impressive exhibits at this 27,000-square-foot museum...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Museum of Art Known primarily for its Spanish Baroque and Renaissance paintings...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Museum of Man If the facade of this building—the landmark California...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Natural History Museum There are 7.5 million fossils, dinosaur models, and even live...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo Balboa Park's—and perhaps the city's—most famous...	Zoos / Aquariums	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Spanish Village Art Center More than 250 local artists, including glassblowers, enamel workers...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Spreckels Organ Pavilion The 2,400-bench-seat pavilion, dedicated in 1915 by sugar magnates...	Arts / Performance Venues	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo

Timken Museum of Art Though somewhat out of place architecturally, this small and...	Museums / Galleries	Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo
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