Balboa Park is San Diego’s crown jewel, celebrated for its gardens, museums, and stunning Spanish-style architecture.

New gardens can be a tricky thing to create. You have this empty or, perhaps, mostly empty, canvas to work with and wonderful things can happen — but they won’t happen for a while. Plants start out ...

Balboa Park’s Botanical Building. (Photo courtesy of Studio Luniste) The transformation of Balboa Park’s Botanical Building isn’t quite finished. After Memorial Day, crews will break ground on the ...

Balboa Park features succulent plants from around the globe. Some are strikingly beautiful in their symmetry while others are alien looking, as if from another planet. Each has found hundreds of ...

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Not only is the Prado a wonderful stop for a lovely lunch or dinner, it is also an opportunity to slowly take in the sights and sounds all around as you dine. Located within the Hospitality Building ...

San Diego is preparing to host one of summer’s most moving celebrations: the Toro Nagashi Floating Lantern Festival, organized by the Japanese Friendship Garden (JFG) in Balboa Park. Taking place ...

I understand that the park brings in tourism revenue. This role should remain secondary to the park’s primary purpose as a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Los Angeles, step aside; San Diego is where you should plan your next Southern California vacation. In addition to having one of the best ...

SAN DIEGO — Balboa Park will be in bloom this weekend! The 20th annual Cherry Blossom Festival is back and already attracting big crowds. San Diego's wet and windy weather has impacted the bloom, but ...

San Diego’s iconic Balboa Park has earned a spot on the national stage, recently recognized as one of the seven best urban parks in the United States in a reader-driven survey conducted by The ...