| Grand Pacific Palisades Resort & Hotel is an easy drive to all of San Diego's major attractions. Balboa Park is known as the "heart of San Diego" and is filled with history, museums, attractions and perfect entertainment.
Explore the heavens,visit the San Diego Zoo, have a party, or tour the various museums and see an exhibit or two. Balboa Park is a 1,173-acre urban park just minutes away from downtown San Diego, was built and completed in 1910, and is named after the Spanish explorer who first discovered the Pacific Ocean.
Today, Balboa Park is the cultural center of the city and houses over 15 museums and exhibits including the Old Globe Theater, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Natural History Museum and the San Diego Museum of Art. Maintained by the City, the park attracts over 10 million visitors to the largest cultural and entertainment park area in the nation.
Click here to visit the official Balboa Park web site for event and museum exhibit schedule.
Be sure to visit our Calendar of Events in San Diego page to see what's coming up in the area.
Put Balboa Park on your "must see" list. Take some time to visit a museum, stroll the numerous winding park paths, or park your car and ride the FREE trolley for a scenic tour. |
SAN DIEGO BALBOA PARK MUSEUMS
Centro Cultural de la Raza
House of Pacific Relations and the International Cottages
Japanese Friendship Garden
Marston House
Mingei International Museum
Museum of Photographic Arts
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum
San Diego Historical Society Museum
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
San Diego Natural History Museum
Science and Nature
Spanish Village Art Center
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Timken Museum of Art
Veterans Museum & Memorial Center Museum
WorldBeat Center
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