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San Diego — Balboa Park to Gaslamp Quarter Walk

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From the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture of Balboa Park (built for the 1915 expo that put San Diego on the map) through the Gaslamp Quarter's Victorian buildings — museums, gardens, craft beer, and the zoo that started with abandoned expo animals.

Stops on This Tour (9)

  1. 1
    Balboa Park Visitor Center (El Prado) Balboa Park Visitor Center (El Prado) 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    California Tower California Tower 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Botanical Building & Lily Pond Botanical Building & Lily Pond 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    San Diego Museum of Art San Diego Museum of Art 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Spanish Village Art Center Spanish Village Art Center 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    San Diego Zoo entrance San Diego Zoo entrance 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Spreckels Organ Pavilion Spreckels Organ Pavilion 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Gaslamp Quarter Sign (5th & L St) Gaslamp Quarter Sign (5th & L St) 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  9. 9
    Horton Plaza Park Horton Plaza Park 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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