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Uptown
Uptown
Even without the most alluring and impressive collection of museums and cultural institutions on the West Coast, and one of the world's most incredible zoos, Balboa Park would qualify as unequivocally spectacular. It's San Diego's green lung. It's the city's arts mecca. Trendy Hillcrest and North Park, which form the northern border of Balboa Park, are bereft of museums and attractions. But they absolutely buzz with slick nightspots, both sexy and simple restaurants, bookish coffeehouses, and oddball shops and boutiques along with a fairly typical splash of upscale franchise stores and eateries.
At a Glance
SIGHTS
- Albert's
- Alcazar Garden
- Botanical Building
- Carousel
- Casa de Balboa
- Centro Cultural de la Raza
- Flamingo Café
- Globe Theatres
- Hillcrest
- House of Charm
- House of Hospitality
- House of Pacific Relations
- Japanese Friendship Garden
- Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
- Marston House
- Mingei International Museum of Folk Art
- Miniature Railroad
- Morley Field Sports Complex
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- Museum of San Diego History
- Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
- San Diego Air and Space Museum and International Aerospace Hall of Fame
- San Diego Art Institute
- San Diego Automotive Museum
- San Diego Hall of Champions
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum
- San Diego Museum of Art
- San Diego Museum of Man
- San Diego Natural History Museum
- San Diego Zoo
- Spanish Village Art Center
- Spreckels Organ Pavilion
- Timken Museum of Art
- Waters Café
RESTAURANTS
ENTERTAINMENT
SHOPPING
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