Balboa Park | Parks in San Diego
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Balboa Park is one of the oldest dedicated urban parks in America, originally designated by the City of San Diego for future park development in 1835 and officially developed in 1870.

Today, the park stretches across more than 1,200 acres throughout the city's northeastern region, home to world-renowned cultural and family attractions such as the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Natural History Museum, and the San Diego Museum of Art.

Florida and Cabrillo Canyons cut through the park's lands, which have been developed into 17 landscaped gardens areas scattered across three mesas. Families can enjoy attractions such as the Balboa Park Carousel and Miniature Railroad, while history buffs can check out the Casa del Prado, which preserves buildings from the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition.

San Diego, CA, Phone: 619-239-0512, Map, Video

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