Balboa Park
Balboa Park
Suite 1
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone:619-239-0512
Fax:619-525-2254
Web: www.balboapark.org
Size: 1,172 acres.
Location:Downtown San Diego.
Facilities:Picnic areas, restaurants and concessions, visitor center, pool,botanical gardens, art galleries, playgrounds, athletic fields,municipal gymnasium, tennis club, golf complex, activity center(badminton, table tennis, volleyball, and other sports activities).
Activities:Hiking, biking, swimming, bicycling, golf, tennis, lawn bowling, archery, baseball, basketball, soccer, guided tours.
Special Features:Other popular park attractions include the San Diego Zoo(619-231-1515); Museum of Photographic Arts; Museum of San DiegoHistory; San Diego Museum of Art; San Diego Natural History Museum;Centro Cultural de la Raza, a museum of Mexican, Indigenous, Chicano,and Latino art and culture; Japanese Friendship Garden; Marston House,an Arts and Crafts style museum; Mingei International Museum, a centerof world folk art; Rueben H. Fleet Science Center; San Diego Air andSpace Museum; San Diego Automotive Museum; San Diego Hall of ChampionsSports Museum; San Diego Museum of Man, an anthropological museum; SanDiego Model Railroad Museum; Timken Museum of Art, Veterans Museum andMemorial Center; and World Beat Center, a museum of art, music, andculture of African and other indigenous peoples.
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