BALBOA PARK

• City tours
• Wildlife

Balboa Park began as 1400 acres of land set aside in 1868 by San Diego civic leaders. Known then as “City Park”, the scrub-filled mesa that overlooked present day Downtown San Diego sat without formal landscaping or development for more than 20 years. In 2003 Balboa Park was ranked as one of the Best Parks in the World by the Project for Public Spaces (rank of 13 out of 24 international parks)

It is the most famous in Downtown San Diego because of all the special activities taking place in the same park, which includes hiking, museums, zoo, gardens and performing arts!