San Diego Balboa Park Walking Tour

Departure Point

• We will meet at the old Balboa Naval Hospital now the Balboa Park Administration building. There is plenty of parking.

Return Details

• We will meet at the old Balboa Naval Hospital now the Balboa Park Administration building. There is plenty of parking.

Duration
2 hours and 45 minutes

Languages Available

• Human tour guide - English
• Human tour guide - Spanish

Points of Interest

Stop At: Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, , San Diego, California
Start tour at old Balboa Naval hospital est. 1925. Site of the 1915 Panama California Exposition.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Comic-con Museum
2131 Pan American Plz, San Diego, California
Est. in 2021. Comic-Con started in 1970. The oldest and largest comic book convention in the world.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: San Diego Air & Space Museum
2001 Pan American Plz, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Ford Building built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Has the only replica of the "Spirit of St. Louis" airplane used to fly across the Atlantic by Charles Lindberg.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: San Diego Automotive Museum
2080 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Est. 1935. The San Diego Automotive Museum has a collection that includes trend-setting cars like the iconic DeLorean, international motorcycles, rare memorabilia as well as videos that put the automotive experience and evolution into a cultural perspective.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
2125 Park Blvd, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Housed in historic 1935 Exposition cottages, 34 groups promote multicultural goodwill and understanding through educational and cultural programs from different countries around the world..
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Spreckels Organ Pavilion
1549 El Prado, Suite 10, San Diego, California
Built by John Spreckels for 1915 Panama California Expo. Largest outdoor organ in the world.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road E, San Diego, California
Est. 1914. The garden includes meticulous stone designs, calming koi ponds, delightful water features, traditional architectural structures and breathtaking vistas.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Alcazar Garden
El Prado at Park Boulevard, , San Diego, California
Alcazar Garden, named because its design is patterned after the gardens of Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain. This formal garden, bordered by boxwood hedges, is planted with 7,000 annuals for a vibrant display of color throughout the year. The garden has been reconstructed to replicate the 1935 design by San Diego architect Richard Requa.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: California Tower
1350 El Prado, At the San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California
Constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, this beautiful structure is an architectural hybrid of architectural different styles, including Baroque, Plateresque, Churrigueresque, and Rococo, with some Gothic details. Designed by Bertram Goodhue, who included intricate ornamentation, arched arcades, carvings and busts, and colorful tile adorning the tower and domes, the building is reminiscent of the Spanish-Colonial churches in Mexico that inspired him.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Cabrillo Bridge

The Cabrillo Bridge, built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, was the first cantilevered, multiple-arched bridge to be built in Southern California. It is nearly 1,500 feet long and nearly 125 feet high. Named after Juan Cabrillo who discovered California in 1542,.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, , San Diego, California
Statue of Alonzo Horton, the founder of New Town at Founders Plaza. Also statue Kate Sessions, Mother of Balboa Park. Hear the stories of both San Diego Pioneers.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Old Globe Theatre
1363 Old Globe Way, , San Diego, California
Est. 1935. The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is one of the country's leading professional regional theaters and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for over 75 years.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
The museum houses a broad collection of Spanish art. It opened as the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego on February 28, 1926, and changed to its current name in 1978.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, , San Diego, California
The Botanical Building presents some of the Park’s vibrant seasonal flower displays. Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond and Lagoon, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants, and palms.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa del Prado
1650 El Prado, Ca 92101, San Diego, California
The Casa del Prado comprises several reconstructed buildings that were initially built for the Panama–California Exposition. Beautiful Spanish Colonial architecture.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Established in 1973, it was the first science museum to combine interactive science exhibits with a planetarium and first IMAX Dome theater in the world.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Spanish Village Art Center
1770 Village Pl, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
During the 1935 Expo, the Spanish Village held different restaurants and gift shops, selling some art and curios. But after the fair ended in 1936, the buildings were left empty until artists moved in the next year. Artists have been here since.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: San Diego Zoo
2929 Zoo Drive, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Opened 1916 with abandoned animals from 1915 Expo. Most visited Zoo in America. Over 14,000 animals.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Balboa Park Carousel
2920 Zoo Dr, , San Diego, California
Built in 1910 in New York. Moved from Tent City Coronado in 1922.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, , San Diego, California
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden is an award winning All-American Rose Selection Display Garden containing over 2,400 rose bushes in 180 varieties.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Centro Cultural de la Raza
2004 Park Boulevard at El Prado, , San Diego, California
Est. 1970. Founded by Salvador Torres who painted murals in Chicano Park in 1973.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, , San Diego, California
Return to Old Balboa Hospital 1925. End the tour at the Veterans Museum.
Duration: Not Available

Additional Information

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Not recommended for elderly with walking problems.
• Not recommended for people with foot, knee, leg, hip problems.

Inclusions

• Bottle water.

Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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