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  • Passport to Balboa Park
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    Welcome to Balboa Park - the nation's largest urban cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful gardens and the San Diego Zoo, the Park has an ever-changing calendar of museum exhibitions, plays, musicals, concerts, and classes—all in the beautiful and timeless setting of this must-see San Diego attraction.

    The Balboa Park Visitors Center
    , located in the National Historic Landmark House of Hospitality building, is your primary resource for information about the Park. Each year, the Visitors Center staff and volunteers assist more than 500,000 Balboa Park visitors from all over the world. To help Balboa Park guests decide how to spend their time in the Park, Visitors Center volunteers offer brochures, maps, audio tours and information about museum exhibits, special events, Park recreational activities, free Park guided tours, the gardens, transportation, dining options and more.

Hours: The Balboa Park grounds are open 24 hours a day, the Visitors Center is open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, and museum hours vary by institution.
Phone: (619) 239-0512
Address: 1549 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 92101.

The Balboa Park Visitors Center is a program of the non-profit Balboa Park Central (a public benefit 501(c)3 corporation).

Admissions Information
Most of the cultural attractions in Balboa Park are independently managed non-profit organizations. The admission prices vary by institution-with museum and performing arts memberships offering a chance to support these San Diego cultural treasures as well as gain special admission to them. Admittance to the Park itself is free, as is the Botanical Building and most of the gardens.

Resident's Free Tuesday - As a public service Park organizations offer free admission on a rotating basis on the first 4 Tuesdays of the month to San Diego City & County residents, Active Military & their families.

 
 
 
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