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Gardens
Museums
The NAT!
The Zoo
Park History
100
In this garden you can find cactus, succulents and various other arid climate plants.
What is The Desert Garden?
100
These are 5 of the 15 museums/attractions here in Balboa park!
What is The San Diego Zoo, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center, Museum of Man, Museum of Natural History, Hall of Champions, The Timken Art Museum, The MoMA, Air & Space Mus., Model Railroad Mus., Organ Pavilion, Automotive Mus., SD Art Mus., The Carousel, The Miniature Railroad, or The Old Globe?
100
This exhibit at "The NAT" shows how the San Diego Region has changed over millions of years by looking at fossil evidence.
What is "Fossil Mysteries"?
100
If I wanted to find a koala or cockatoo, I would go here when at the San Diego Zoo.
What is "Conrad Preby's Australian Outback"?
100
In 1892, this person vowed to plant 100 trees a year to help the beautification process of Balboa Park; she is often considered the "Mother" of the park.
Who is Kate Sessions?
200
This garden started as a Tea House at the 1915 Exposition and is also home to a very Zen feeling.
What is The Japanese Friendship Garden?
200
This is one of the 5 theaters in Balboa Park.
What is The Old Globe Theater, The Lowell Davies Festival Theater, the Starlight Bowl Theater, the SD Junior Theater, The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater or the Casa del Prado Theater.
200
This exhibit at "The NAT" shows how important H2O is to our area, where it comes from, what lives in it and how we need it to survive.
What is "Water, A California Story?"
200
One place I can find a rattlesnake is here, when visiting the San Diego Zoo.
What is The Reptile House (or Elephant Odyssey).
200
This museum was converted to a hospital for infectious and contagious disease during WWII because it stands all by itself in the park.
What is The San Diego Natural History Museum?
300
You can find Monarch, Sulfur and Swallowtail varieties in this garden.
What is The Zoro Butterfly Garden?
300
This museum opened in 1999 and is home to several athletic heroes and champions of San Diego.
What is The Hall of Champions Sports Museum?
300
This exhibit at "The NAT" shows the Titans of the Ice Age.
What is "Mammoths and Mastodons"?
300
Venomous reptiles and poisonous amphibians are indicated by this color marking on the outside of their enclosure at the Reptile House.
What is a Red Dot?
300
Dr. Harry Wegeforth created this in 1916 after he heard a single roar from an African Lion at the Exposition.
What is The San Diego Zoo?
400
With over 4,500 species, this garden collection actually has more plants than it has animals!
What is The San Diego Zoo Botanical Collection?
400
Although technically not named a museum, this structure is close to 100 years old and has 4,518 pipes!
What is The Spreckels Organ Pavilion?
400
This exhibit at "The NAT" shows the difference ancient between carnivores and herbivores. Watch out, they're hungry!
What is "Dino JAWS"?
400
This giant has 3 different types of shell but they are all found on the same chain of islands off the coast of Ecuador.
What is The Galapagos Tortoise?
400
The "City Park" was renamed after this Spaniard in 1910 to honor the first European to see the Pacific Ocean while exploring Panama.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa? (Vasco Balboa)
500
This garden is named after a castle in Spain...and we also had snack here this week!
What is The Alcazar Garden?
500
The departments of this museum have the distinction of being the only one in Balboa Park with working scientists on staff.
What is the San Diego Natural History Museum?
500
This department at "The NAT" is where all the departments work together for scientific research and field work since 1874.
What is "The BRCC". (or the The Biodiversity Research Center of the Californias.)
500
Veranus komodoensis is more commonly known as this.
What is The Komodo Dragon?
500
With having a somewhat 'musical' title, these two very colorful buildings sit together and are actually recycled water towers; they are also conveniently shaped like 'drums'.
What is The WorldBeat Center?