We spent the remainer of the afternoon walking around this section of the park. I loved beautiful Balboa Park and would return to San Diego for it alone.A little background from the net:
The largest cultural complex west of the Mississippi, San Diego's Balboa Park is sometimes called the "Smithsonian of the West" for the concentration of cultural institutions within its boundaries. Originally built for temporary use during the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, the buildings here are beautiful enough to be considered attractions in themselves, but the real draw is the culture, history, science and arts held within their walls. Among its attractions are eight gardens, 15 museums, a Tony Award-winning theatre and the San Diego Zoo.
It would take days to properly cover the Air & Space Museum, automotive museum and other museums. The youth ballet and symphony are here, plus an organ pavilion, a carousel and botanical building. Among other things, I would have liked to have seen the Ansel Adams photographs.
My favourite building, although I'm not sure if the design is used in more than one building.
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