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Inside Balboa Park - Page 3


© Jill Florio
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Dec 1, 2002


Each park museum also offers free admission one Tuesday per month. These are called Free Tuesdays . Check in with the Visitors Center (see below) to find out which museums are free on your particular Tuesday.

Plan Rest Breaks

Quiet areas of the park are just the thing for respite from the hustle, bustle and crowds along the Promenade. I like walking along the magnificent Palm Canyon, or sitting in the Moorish Alcazar Garden, when I want to get away for a bit.

Other secluded spots are the Bird Park, the Balboa Park Club Lawn Area, the old Bridal Trail, Zoro Garden, Rose Garden, Desert Garden and the Sunken Garden behind the Museum of Man.

In the Zoo, steal a breather by riding the quiet tram ride. Few people take the time to enjoy this ten-minute oppportunity for seated solitude, high, high above the screeching baboons, stomping elephants and roaring tigers.

Don't Try To Do It All

I recommend picking one museum per day, and enjoying the other activities as they come.

Wander into the botanical garden (free), have a picnic by the Lily Pond, splash in the fountains and watch the roaming clowns, jugglers and other free entertainers. Don't try to see too much, and keep in mind that taking in the Zoo is an entire day's worth of action in itself.

For More Information

Keep checking Suite101.com San Diego for upcoming articles on San Diego, and Balboa Park. I'll review the museums, cafes, gardens at the park...and, of course, the ZOO! It really DOES deserve all the accolades heaped on it.

Feel free to post a discussion question below, or tell us about YOUR own experiences at Balboa Park!

Contact the Park

The Balboa Park Visitors Center

c/o the House of Hospitality

1549 El Prado, Balboa Park

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 239-0512

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6.   Feb 11, 2003 11:17 AM
In response to message posted by Thorsen:

cute, thorsen. No, the park was built by architects in charge of designing the 1915 Wolrd E ...

-- posted by desertblue
5.   Jan 15, 2003 12:42 PM
Balboa Park is a great place to spend a day. There is so much to see there and the weather is almost always perfect. I really doubt that Balboa actually built the park however. ...

-- posted by Thorsen
4.   Jan 12, 2003 11:03 AM
In response to message posted by LilBitz:

Hi Barb! Thanks for the kind words, and do tell me about your trip to San Diego when you re ...

-- posted by desertblue
3.   Dec 26, 2002 5:42 PM
In response to message posted by desertblue:

Hi Jill,
Great article! I havent been to that park in years. I love this topic. San ...

-- posted by Roostergrl
2.   Dec 20, 2002 5:15 PM
In response to message posted by transNdan:

You know, you're right. The Park is a great place from a photographic standpoint alone. g ...

-- posted by desertblue



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