Balboa Park is home to museums, restaurants, an extensive trail network and — for the purposes of this week’s guide — several lovely gardens.This roughly 1.4 mile paved loop throu… ...

Here’s a suggestion for outdoor enthusiasts: Pick a day, bring a friend or two, and visit the beautiful gardens within San Diego’s “crown jewel,” Balboa Park. Desert Garden ...

SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego is responding to concerns over poor lighting at Alcazar Garden at Balboa Park. Many who attend the Old Globe theater at night say the garden is completely in ...

The San Diego City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to spend $150,000 on improvements to the Alcazar Garden parking lot in Balboa Park, which will result in the addition of more handicapped ...

SAN DIEGO – The sunburned couple fresh off the beach hopped on the hotel elevator one floor after me and asked where I'd spent the day. "Balboa Park," I replied.

The California Tower, surrounded by the blooming Alcazar Garden. The Tower reopned in January after being closed for 80 years. ... The first time I drove to San Diego's Balboa Park, ...

Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park (Spain) This patterned garden, known for its boxwood hedges, resembles the gardens of Alcazar Castle in Seville, Spain. Orfila Vineyards and Winery in Escondido (France) ...

The 1915–16 Panama-California Exposition site in Balboa Park is renowned among San Diegans for its incomparably beautiful Spanish-Moorish buildings, its gardens, and the graceful Cabrillo Bridge ...

But arguably, Balboa Park is San Diego's premier attraction. Established in 1868, it's located less than 10 minutes away from Downtown San Diego. That said, this urban park is anything but ordinary.

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Most people walk right past Zoro Garden in Balboa Park without realizing it was once San Diego’s oddest attraction: a public nudist colony during the 1935 expo. Now it's filled with butterflies ...

Grand and glorious, Balboa Park is San Diego's urban gem. Meet the locals, see the gardens, and explore the museums. The Lily Pond connects El Prado to the Botanical Building in Balboa Park.