Balboa Park

Balboa Park was created in 1835 but was built up for the Panama-California Exhibition for 1915-1916. At 1200 acres there is a lot to do.

 Many of the buildings are grand using local architectural influences.

 Here is how it looked leading up to the 1915 exhibition.

 One of the places I went to in the park was the museum of man that had many historical artifacts.

 It also had a very moving exhibit on secrets, written on postcards, that showed the emotions people were going through.

 The botanical gardens were very nice to see although by mid day it was getting quite busy.

 The artist area was quirky and colourful.

 The air and space museum had many actual and replica aircraft inside.

 The Starlight Bowl is over 80 years old and has been closed since 2011 but there is an effort to rejuvenate this part of the park.

The famous San Diego zoo is also in the park along with multiple of other venues. Its worth at least a day or three.