As the shining gem of San Diego, Balboa Park has many of the city’s best activities, museums, and attractions. You could spend four days in Balboa Park and not do everything on offer. The park is home to over a dozen museums, 27 holes lovely holes lof golf (golf holes?), a few restaurants, several hidden open green spaces and sports fields, theaters, venues, and to top if all off, the San Diego Zoo. There are cultural events year round in Balboa Park. It truly does feel like the center of the city.
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