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	Balboa Park \| Park & Recreation
		Balboa Park is made up of more than 1000 acres and offers fifteen museums, various gardens, arts and international culture associations, as well as the San Diego Zoo, making it a place that offers something historical, horticultural, educational and recreational for everyone.
		Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Developed Regional Parks Division of the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department.
		Balboa Park's sports complex is named after John Morley, who was Park Superintendent from 1911–1939, years which encompassed the two international expositions that were so crucial to the development of the park.
	www.sandiego.gov /park-and-recreation/parks/balboa/index.shtml (346 words)

	Balboa Park (San Diego, California) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Balboa Park is a 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego, California.
		Unlike some city parks, such as New York's Central Park, which is mostly free of buildings in favor of open space and recreational fields, Balboa Park is a cultural complex.
		Among the private institutions within the park's borders not administered by the city's parks department are San Diego High School, a naval hospital and the San Diego Zoo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balboa_Park_(San_Diego,_California) (710 words)

	Balboa Park
		Welcome to Balboa Park - the nation's largest urban cultural park.
		Passport to Balboa Park, San Diego's best cultural value, offers visitors the chance to experience 13 museums in the Park, with savings of more than 50% and the convenience of a one-time purchase.
		Balboa Park December Nights presented by Barona, San Diego’s favorite kick-off to the holiday...
	www.balboapark.org (262 words)

	Balboa Park Municipal Golf Course
		Balboa Park Golf Course is a beautiful, traditional and challenging golf course with great views of the San Diego skyline, Balboa Park and Pt.
		Balboa Park is always in great shape and a few holes offer dramatic elevation changes that will really add to the enjoyment of your round.
		Balboa Park allows companies and organizations the opportunity for meetings and work in the a.m., a relaxing and fun round of championship golf in the afternoon and still have plenty of time to get back to the hotel and casually prepare for the company sponsored dinner banquet and entertainment activities.
	www.golfsd.com /balboa.html (732 words)

	HotGetaways Discount San Diego Vacations: Attractions - Balboa Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Balboa Park is the known as the "heart of San Diego" and is filled with history, museums, attractions and perfect entertainment.
		Balboa Park is 1,173-acre urban park just minutes away from downtown San Diego, was built and completed in 1910, and is named after the Spanish explorer who first discovered the Pacific Ocean.
		Today, Balboa Park is the cultural center of the city and houses over 15 museums and exhibits including the Old Globe Theater, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Natural History Museum and the San Diego Museum of Art.
	www.hotgetaways.com /attractions/balboa_park.asp (256 words)

	Great Public Spaces: Balboa Park \| Project for Public Spaces (PPS) - Placemaking for Communities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The land that is now Balboa Park was set aside by the Board of Trustees of the City of San Diego in May 1868.
		Balboa Park is the largest and most beautiful urban cultural park in the country.
		Balboa Park calms the soul with the beautiful old mission architecture and landscapes and energizes the mind with the many museums that range from learning and research institutions to art galleries.
	www.pps.org /gps/one?public_place_id=27 (1480 words)

	Sunset: San Diego's park of dreams - Balboa Park - includes related articles on top 10 spots tourists never see and a ...
		Although the 1915 fair provided the park with a soul, the House of Hospitality is actually being restored to the appearance it had during the 1935 California-Pacific International Exposition to preserve elements from that second milestone fair.
		Though less spectacular than the park's cultivated gardens or El Prado itself, the canyon is plenty remarkable considering that its native plants survive less than a mile from downtown in the nation's sixth largest city.
		The contradictions all work together in Balboa Park, a setting that defines Southern California but is not Southern California, a place central to San Diego that remains apart, where the evanescent has become the enduring.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n6_v198/ai_19557113 (1565 words)

	GoCityKids \| Balboa Park
		Balboa Park is also home to two golf courses, and the 9-hole 3-par is perfect for those starting out and not able to last 18 holes.
		One is Balboa Park West located between 6th Ave and Balboa Dr. at the end of Quince Ave; the other is Pepper Grove Park, off Park Drive near the Centro Cultural de la Raza.
		Balboa Park is an idyllic place during daylight hours and the main public thoroughfares are generally safe after dark.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=1681 (708 words)

	Encyclopedia: Balboa Park (San Diego, California) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A wintry aerial view, looking south: ice on the frozen lakes, the Metropolitan Museum in the park at left, the East River and the Empire State Building in the distance Central Park (40Â°46â€²59â€³ N 73Â°58â€²20â€³ W) is a large urban public park (843 acres or 3.
		The Ruben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center is a science museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
		The Panama-California Exposition was a exposition held in San Diego, California between January 1, 1915 and January 1, 1917.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Balboa-Park-(San-Diego,-California) (1151 words)

	San Diego : Attractions : In Balboa Park \| Frommers.com
		San Diego's crown jewel is Balboa Park, a 1,174-acre city-owned playground and the largest urban cultural park in the nation.
		The park was established in 1868 in the heart of the city, bordered by downtown to the southwest and fringed by the early communities of Hillcrest and Golden Hill to the north and east.
		The park's most distinctive features are its mature landscaping, the architectural beauty of the Spanish-Moorish buildings lining El Prado (the park's east-west thoroughfare), and the outstanding and diverse museums contained within it.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/sandiego/0028022126.html (974 words)

	Balboa Park- San Diego, CA - VirtualTourist.com
		At this park there are hiking and biking trails, kiddy play grounds and it is a great place to spread a blanket and take in the sun or have a picnic.
		The park is situated on a mesa and is relatively flat.
		Balboa Park is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon, with varied flora and even some fauna to enjoy.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/San_Diego-755464/Things_To_Do-San_Diego-Balboa_Park-BR-1.html (1124 words)

	Sunset: Livelier than ever, San Siego's Balboa Park
		The park is also home to sports facilities, theaters, botanical gardens, a world-renowned zoo, and numerous jogging and picnicking areas.
		Balboa Park was built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
		Restoration in 1982 of the Casa de Balboa, after it was consumed by fire in 1978, symbolizes San Diego's renewed commitment to its greatest cultural resource.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_v172/ai_3116812 (1368 words)

	Balboa Park, San Diego
		In San Diego's Balboa Park & Zoo the focus is on Balboa Park's history and the renowned San Diego Zoo.
		This magnificently beautiful and historical park is ranked one of the best international parks in the world and offers so much to do and see, it is a cultural trip destination in itself.
		Kate Sessions' early landscape design of Balboa Park (1892) and the elaborate Spanish-Renaissance architecture, constructed for the first World's Fair (the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition), were the genesis of the park's current appearance.
	www.offbeattravel.com /balboa-park-san-diego.html (1523 words)

	Balboa Park San Diego Vacation Resort Guide - California Travel Guide - Tour Balboa Park Museum Gallery Theater Garden ...
		Balboa Park was established 1868 when the population of San Diego was only a mere 2,000 souls.
		Balboa Park is home to this group of nearly forty individual artist work studios where artisans demonstrate their talents in various mediums.
		The orginal stadium was built in Balboa Park in 1915, but leveled in 1979 because it did not meet earthquake standards.
	www.maintour.com /socal/scbalboa.htm (2670 words)

	The Prado Restaurant in the Heart of Balboa Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the nation.
		The Prado at Balboa Park is located in one of the park's most beautiful buildings, The House of Hospitality.
		Balboa Park is also acclaimed for its horticultural treasures - nine glorious gardens, including an award-winning rose garden and a butterfly garden; rare plant species; 58 different varieties of palm trees; and an outstanding Botanical Building with over 2,000 tropical plants.
	cohnrestaurants.com /cohn/pradobalboa (443 words)

	Balboa Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Balboa Park is the name of several municipal parks, including the following:
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balboa_Park (110 words)

	Just for Kids - Balboa Park
		With a variety of museums and attractions and 1,200 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, Balboa Park is a special place for families to spend time together.
		The Passport to Balboa Park is a discounted, multi-day admission booklet for adults.
		Children's Passports, for ages 3-12, are $19 for Passport to Balboa Park and $33 for the Best of Balboa Park Combo Passport.
	balboapark.org /just-for-kids (215 words)

	San Diego's Balboa Park - Museums, Art Galleries. San Diego Zoo
		Balboa Park is home to attractions for visitors and those who live here.
		In 1910 the "City Park" name was replaced with "Balboa Park"—after Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa who crossed Panama to discover the Pacific Ocean—to closer associate the park with the planned 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
		For this privilege, she was to plant one hundred trees a year in the park and furnish three hundred more for planting throughout the city.
	www.inetours.com /San_Diego/Balboa_Park.html (1038 words)

	Balboa Park, San Diego, California - American West Travelogue
		The largest such urban park in America, it features a wide variety of museums, exhibitions, performing arts, world-famous gardens, recreational facilities, restaurants, and a zoo considered to be one of the finest in the world.
		The zoo is without a doubt the most popular attraction in Balboa Park, and is considered one of the finest zoos in the world.
		The Passport to Balboa Park is available for purchase at the Visitor Center in the park, at participating museums (but not the zoo), or online at the Balboa Park web site.
	www.amwest-travel.com /awt_sandiego_balboa.html (962 words)

	SignOnSanDiego > Balboa Park in San Diego offers those who visit San Diego and locals alike 15 museums, the San Diego ...
		Locals and San Diego visitors flock to Balboa Park for the San Diego Zoo and more than 15 museums, theaters, golf, gardens and acres of open space.
		Balboa Park is open year-round and located a few minutes from downtown San Diego.
		Balboa Park's well-lit Prado plaza is active into the evening, with theater, concerts, lectures, films, classes and food.
	www.signonsandiego.com /citysearch/feature/48 (175 words)

	San Diego's Balboa Park
		When Balboa "discovered" the Pacific Ocean for Spain, he certainly never envisioned a namesake park, let alone such a wonderful example of urban landscape design.
		While life "is a beach" on the coast, in Balboa Park it is exhibitions of fauna and flora centered on the San Diego Zoo.
		Balboa Park greets a variety of visitors and refreshes their recollection of art and the outdoors.
	www.finetravel.com /unitedstates/california/cabalboa.htm (1541 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Balboa Park at Epinions.com
		Put a bunch of museums in one of the most beautifully landscaped urban parks in America, and you've got San Diego's Balboa Park -- a 1000 acre park in the heart of the city.
		Balboa Park is one of the most thoroughly enjoyable urban parks anywhere.
		The only downside to Balboa Park is the steep admission fees charged by most of the museums (usually $8).
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-6B46-6901EAE-38D96EA8-prod3 (1031 words)

	Balboa on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone.
		Balboa's Expansion Relies On Speed: The carrier's new rating system for personal lines enables Balboa to process new applications quickly, due in part to the solution's Extensible Markup Language (XML)...
		BALBOA IS BACK IN A GOOD POSITION VETERAN CONCENTRATES ON DEFENSE AGAIN AFTER TOUGH YEAR WITH U.S. Balboa's Expansion Relies On Speed: The carrier's new rating system for personal lines enables Balboa to process new applications quickly, due in part to the solution's Extensible Markup Language (XML)...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Balboa.asp (633 words)

	Jewish Walking Tour of Balboa Park
		So a contest was held, and the winning suggestion for a name was Balboa Park -- after the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who in 1513 became the first European explorer to cross the Isthmus of Panama from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
		Because Congregation Beth Israel is located so close to the park (at 3rd and Laurel Streets), it has for many years made the Organ Pavilion the focus of its Simchat Torah activities.
		Several blocks up Park Boulevard, and back on the west side of the street, is the entrance to the San Diego Zoo.
	www.jewishsightseeing.com /usa/california/san_diego_county/history/balboa_park_tour.htm (2183 words)

	San Diego Metropolitan - Balboa Park - April 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		rivate events in Balboa Park, from an informal outdoor reception at the Natural History Museum to an elegant sit-down dinner at the Museum of Art, are an exciting option for those planning a business get-together.
		Two highlights of this museum are the 2,744-square-foot Center Court with its 56-by-49-foot hardwood floor, 30-foot ceiling and surrounding balcony, and the 68-by-34-foot Zable Banquet Room with 12 1/2-foot ceilings and a 904-square-foot terrace overlooking the park.
		When you call the public relations office of Balboa Park and say you want an elegant party, they automatically suggest the Museum of Art.
	www.sandiegometro.com /2000/apr/balboapark.html (1113 words)

	Forever Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Balboa Park became something more than an idea on the morning of May 26, 1868, the day the City of San Diego set aside these pueblo lands for a public park.
		Through the plantings of Kate Session, known as the “mother of Balboa Park,” and two international expositions in the early 1900’s, the Park took on the unique characteristics we enjoy today.
		Balboa Park is acclaimed for its horticultural treasures – eight glorious gardens set among manicured lawns, shady groves of majestic trees, or nestled in within peaceful vistas.
	www.foreverpark.org /history.html (147 words)

	Balboa park House of Hospitality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The non-profit House of Hospitality Association promotes cultural and recreational use of Balboa Park and is committed to being the primary resource for information about the Park.
		The Passport to Balboa Park is a discount admissions booklet which is overseen by the HoH and is coordinated by a committee of the 13 participating museums and attractions.
		This two-year festival was held in Balboa Park to promote San Diego and to celebrate the 1914 opening of the Panama Canal.
	www.califmall.com /balboaparkorg/house.html (803 words)

	Inside Balboa Park
		Now that you mention it I'd have to agree that Balboa Park is the "Smithsonian of the West".
		Balboa Park is a great place to spend a day.
		No, the park was built by architects in charge of designing the 1915 Wolrd Exposition.
	www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/san_diego/86371 (514 words)

	Balboa Park, Federal Building
		A 1941 Guide to Balboa Park described the appearance of the Federal Building, which retained all its features from the 1935-36 Exposition, including the main entrance window painting, but did not indicate who was using the building, the implication being that the building was empty.
		NPS (National Park Service) is informed that the intent of all restoration work is to return the buildings and sites in the Park to their 1935-36 condition and appearance.
		Since former Exposition structures in the park are not going away and since they represent not only themselves, but deeper themes that intrigue people, several points should be made about the miscarriage of the historic preservation process in regards to the partial renovation, partial reconstruction of the Federal Building.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /bpbuildings/federal.htm (4917 words)

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