World Travel San Diego, California, USA Travel Guide San Diego - California - USA Attractions, Travel Guide, Tourism, Vacation Passes: The Southern California Value Pass allows admission to both SeaWorld San Diego and Universal Studios Hollywood, within a 14-day period. You can buy the pass at either attraction or on their websites. The Two-Park Ticket includes a 'deluxe' admission to San Diego Zoo (with a narrated bus tour and aerial tram tour) and a Wild Animal Park general admission. The ticket, which is available for purchase at either establishment, must be used within five days. The San Diego 3-for-1 Ticket entitles holders to five consecutive days at San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park and SeaWorld San Diego. It can be bought at any of these attractions or on their websites. The Passport to Balboa Park Pass provides access to 13 of the museums within Balboa Park. The pass lasts seven days and can be purchased from the House of Hospitality, within the park. Balboa Park The largest urban cultural park in the USA, this 485-hectare (1,200-acre) park is located just north of Downtown San Diego and is a favourite landmark for locals and visitors alike. Local developers set aside the land in the early 1900s and commissioned some of the country's finest architects to create exhibit spaces for the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal. Several buildings with ornate colonial-style architecture, high archways and tiled walkways have been meticulously preserved through the years and house excellent museums. The main street in the park is El Prado, leading past museums, a lily pond and botanical building, and several gardens. Walkways lead from El Prado to the park's other areas, including an outdoor organ pavilion and the San Diego Zoo. Among the park's 15 museums is the Reuben H Fleet Science Center, with a planetarium, IMAX wide-screen theatre and hands-on science exhibits. Some of the other most celebrated museums include the Automotive Museum (featuring over 80 classic models of car and motorbike), the Museum of Man (exceptional exhibits on anthropology and archaeology), the San Diego Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Art (regularly featuring artists from around the world). Art lovers will find a wide range of topics, artists and mediums to explore throughout the park's many art museums, such as the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Timken Art Gallery and the Mingei International Museum featuring folk art from around the world. The Centro Cultural de la Raza provides resources for Mexican, Chicano and indigenous art and culture. Other attractions include Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego Hall of Champions, San Diego Historical Society Museum, San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego Natural History Museum, The Globe Theatres, and the Veteran's Memorial Center Museum. Admission Fees: No Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Main entrances: Sixth Avenue and El Prado, and Park Avenue and Village Place, San Diego, United States Birch Aquarium at Scripps Scripps Institute of Oceanography is one of the pioneers in oceanographic studies. Visitors can get a glimpse of some of the institute's more unique projects at its Birch Aquarium. Public presentations and displays include lectures, whale-watching expeditions, tide-pooling trips for families and live cam demonstrations of the institute's current research programmes. Among its more impressive exhibits is the Kelp Forest, a giant live exhibit of one of nature's more impressive habitats. It is home to thousands of different kinds of sea life, from leopard sharks to the minuscule kelp fish that survive in camouflage along the leaves of the tall plant. A video camera provides a close-up view of many of the aquarium's inhabitants. The aquarium's Jelly Tanks are home to some of the more beautiful and exotic types of jellyfish in the world, such as moon jellies, the lion mane jellies and the purple-striped jellies. Opening Times: Daily 0900-1700. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No ===================================== San Diego , San Diego travel guide, San Diego Tourism, San Diego Vacation, San Diego Tours, San Diego Hotels, San Diego Attractions, San Diego Museums, San Diego Restaurants, San Diego Shopping, United States of America, California, USA, Tourism, Travel Guide, Vacation, Tourism in USA, Travel Guide California, Vacation California

• published: 05 Apr 2014
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