Balboa Park Attractions and Venues (San Diego)
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
ATTRACTIONS AND VENUES
Balboa Park Carousel
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad (16 in (406 mm) gauge)
Balboa Stadium (demolished)
Casa del Prado (home of San Diego Youth Symphony)
Electriquettes (1915 electric-powered wicker carts)
House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego Mineral and Gem Society
San Diego Zoo
Spanish Village Art Center
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Starlight Bowl
WorldBeat Cultural Center
Places to see in ( San Diego - USA ) Balboa Park
Places to see in ( San Diego - USA ) Balboa Park
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Balboa Park contains museums, gardens, attractions, and venues such as :
Centro Cultural de la Raza
George W. 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
San Diego History Center
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
San Diego Natural History Museum
Timken Museum of Art
Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
1935 (Old) Cactus Garden
Alcazar Garden
Australian Garden
Botanical Building
California Native Plant Garden
Casa del Rey Moro Garden
Desert Garden
Florida Canyon Native Plant Preserve
Marston House Garden
George Washington Carver Children's Ethnobotany Garden[5]
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden
Lily Pond
Palm Canyon
Trees for Health Garden
Veterans Memorial Garden
Zoro Garden
Balboa Park Carousel
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad (16 in (406 mm) gauge)
Balboa Stadium
Casa del Prado (home of San Diego Youth Symphony)
Electriquettes (1915 electric-powered wicker carts)
House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego Junior Theatre
San Diego Mineral and Gem Society
San Diego Zoo
Spanish Village Art Center
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Starlight Bowl
WorldBeat Cultural Center
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Balboa Park - The Jewel of San Diego
100 years ago, in honor of the completion of the Panama Canal, the people of City of San Diego came together to host a phenomenal party. The two-year long Panama-California Exposition celebrated innovation, architecture, culture, and the natural beauty of the city of San Diego, the first United States Port of Call in the Pacific.
100 years later, the City of San Diego and Balboa Park are doing it all over again. Join us as we celebrate the art, science, culture, of Balboa Park and the City of San Diego with a year of breathtaking performances, awe-inspiring exhibitions, and historical experiences with a reverence to how San Diego has grown, and how Balboa Park has evolved over the last century.
Find out more about the Balboa Park Centennial Celebration: sandiego.org/centennial
Balboa Park Plaza de Panama in San Diego California USA - Part 3
San Diego Sightseeing, Balboa Park Plaza de Panama, San Diego California, USA - Part 3
Explore Balboa Park - San Diego, CA
Explore Balboa Park - San Diego, CA . Check out Balboa Park museums, Balboa Park gardens, and other fun things to do at Balboa Park in San Diego.
San Diego video #10 - Balboa Park Automotive Museum
Here I am visiting the Balboa Park Automotive Museum in San Diego, California.
Balboa Park, OldTown, San Diego
Tour of Balboa Park San Diego August, 2010
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History of San Diego's Landscape
Approved Home Pros follows the story of how Kate Sessions, the mother of Balboa Park, helped establish the landscape that all of San Diego enjoys today. She founded Mission Hills Nursery in order to share her passion for plants with the public. Learn more:
San Diego Civic Dance.avi
December Nights at Balboa Park, San Diego CA
2018 Cinco de Mayo in San Diego's Balboa Park
One of several venues for the celebration of Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May 5, in the City of San Diego is Balboa Park, the 1,200-acre urban cultural park named after the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Balboa Park's Iconic California Tower Opens To Public After 80 Years
The last time San Diegans could climb the California Tower above the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, it was 1935. That will change this week. The iconic tower opens to the public on New Years Day as part of the park's centennial celebration.
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San Diego County Fair Carousel
Historic Balboa Park
- Explore the rich history and beauty that is Balboa Park, San Diego. Created over 140 years ago the once City Park has grown and evolved into one of the nations premiere travel destinations for tourists all over the world. Visit the museums, hiking trails, restaurants, and botanical gardens located in this one of a kind place. Balboa Park is waiting for you and your memories.
Balboa Park Railroad in San Diego
The journey beings on the Balboa Park Railroad
Balboa Park, Old Town, San Diego, CA
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San Diego - Balboa Park - El Prado - Village corssing
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San Diego - 1930s/40s
Beach, Balboa Park, Downtown, Hotel Del Coronado...
1978 San Diego Air and Space Museum Fire - Balboa Park
At 8:13 PM on February 22, 1978 fire crews responded to the San Diego Air and Space Museum. The fire completely destroyed the the building along with everything inside.
At the time the museum held fifty-five vintage aircraft and several one-of-kind replicas.
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Lost Buildings of Balboa Park
Historic postcards & photos featuring buildings from the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition and 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. All of these building were either demolished or burned down. None have been reconstructed. Many of these images can be found in the Arcadia book San Diego's Balboa Park by David Marshall, AIA. Music by REM.