For over 100 years, Balboa Park has awed San Diegans with its romantic hillside setting, lush landscaping, and splendid architecture. The park’s magnificent Spanish architecture dates from the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. On weekends, thousands of visitors came to indulge their interests, whether it’s for recreation, Shakespeare or art. However, the park is probably best known as the home of the world-famous San Diego Zoo, where almost 4,000 animals and 800 botanical species reside.
For over 100 years, Balboa Park has awed San Diegans with its romantic hillside setting, lush landscaping, and splendid architecture. The park’s magnificent ... more
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Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Learn about electricity, digital recording, tornados, and even save Earth from destruction at the interactive Meteor Storm. Catch an IMAX movie or learn some astronomy at a planetarium show.
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Casa del Prado
Rebuilt from 1915 exposition hall, this Spanish-Colonial building is an outstanding structure. Wall reliefs commemorate Father Junipero Serra and Juan Cabrillo. It is now usedfor community events.
3
Old Globe Theatre
The Tony-winning Old Globe Theatre, Cassius Carter Center Stage, and Lowell Davies Festival Theatre form a cultural resource.
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El Cid Statue
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Campeador, better known as the Spanish hero El Cid, overlooks the Plaza de Panama. This 23-ft (7-m) tall bronze sculpture was dedicated in 1930 as a symbolic guardian of Balboa Park.
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California Building
Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, this building with its 200-ft tower has come to represent San Diego’s identity. Famous figures of the city’s past are represented on the exquisite façade. Inside is the Museum of Man.
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House of Hospitality
Modeled on a hospital in Spain, this building was erected in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition and reconstructed in the 1990s. it is now a visitor’s center with helpful staff.
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Spanish Village Art Center
Richard Requa architect of the 1935-36 Exposition, wanted visitors to experience the simple life of a Spanish village. This complex now houses 37 studios where craftspeople and artists display their creations.
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San Diego Zoo
In this zoo, thousands of animals thrive in recreated natural habitats. Thanks to successful breeding programs and webcams, endangered baby pandas are now animal superstars.
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Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The largest outdoor organ in the world contains 4,518 pipes. The metal curtain protecting the organ weighs close to 12 tons. Organ recitals are held every Sunday.
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House of Pacific Relations
Founded in 1935, these cottages feature cultural ambassadors from 30 countries, who showcase their local traditions and histories.
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