SAN DIEGO MUSEUMS & MORE
Museums in San Diego
Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado, San Diego
http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/museums
Balboa Park is a former exposition venue with impressive buildings in the quaint California Mission style architecture. If you spend several days in San Diego consider a visit to one of the museums that are housing the many buildings today.
http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/museums
Balboa Park is a former exposition venue with impressive buildings in the quaint California Mission style architecture. If you spend several days in San Diego consider a visit to one of the museums that are housing the many buildings today.
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
http://www.sdnhm.org/ The museum features fascinating exhibitions and a giant-screen Dolby digital 3D theater showing films with a focus on the natural world. |
San Diego Air & Space Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/ California’s Official Air and Space Museum shows science, space and aviation history and houses a collection of historic air and space crafts. |
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San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
http://www.sdmart.org/ It is the region's oldest and largest art museum with a fine selection of European old masters, 19th and 20th century American art, an encyclopedic Asian collection, and growing collections of contemporary and Latin American art. |
Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park
http://www.timkenmuseum.org/ The Timken is considered one of the great small museums in the world. It displays the world-class Putnam Foundation Collection of European old master paintings, American paintings, and Russian icons. Artists represented include Rembrandt, Rubens, Fragonard, Bierstadt, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, John Singleton Copley, and Eastman Johnson. |
Zoos in San Diego
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San Diego Zoo, 2920 Zoo Drive, Balboa Park
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php One of the most beautiful zoos in the US. Giant glass walls are separating visitors from the animals and provide a super close zoo experience. E.g. you have unrestricted views at polar bears and sea cows while they are playing in the water. |
San Diego Zoo Safari Park, 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido
http://www.sdzsafaripark.org/ Similar to the San Diego Zoo most territories of all Safari Park animals are separated by glass windows which enables you to observe them as close as possible. The park is located 30 min. outside San Diego. |