Family Activities - San Diego

• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park – (760) 767-5311 www.anzaborrego.statepark.org
• Balboa Park – (619) 239-0512 www.balboapark.org
o Aerospace Museum & International Aerospace Hall of Fame – 2001 Pan American Plaza (619) 234-8291. www.aerospacemuseum.org
o Balboa Park Miniature Railroad – (619) 231-151- ext. 4219
o Carousel – (619) 469-9000
o Robert H. Fleet Space Theater & Science Center – 1875 El Prado. (619) 238-1233. www.rhfleet.org
o Japanese Friendship Garden – (619) 232-2721 www.niwa.org
o Lawn Bowling – (858) 353-4333 www.sandiegolawnbowling.com
o Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater – Palisades Building (619) 685-5990 www.balboaparkpuppets.com
o Marston House – 3525 7th Ave., (619) 298-3142 www.sandiegohistory.org
o Mingei International Museum – (619) 239-0003 www.mingei.org
o Natural History Museum – Corner of El Prado & Village Place. (619) 232-3821. www.sdnhm.org
o San Diego Automotive Museum – 2080 Pan American Plaza (619) 231-2866. www.sdautomuseum.org
o San Diego Hall of Champions – 1649 El Prado, in Casa de Balboa. (619) 234-2544. www.sdhoc.com
o San Diego Model Railroad Museum – 1649 El Prado, in Casa de Balboa. (619) 696-0199. www.sdmodelrailroadm.com
o San Diego Museum of Art – 1450 El Prado, (619) 232-7931 www.sdmart.org
o San Diego Museum of Man – Anthropology museum. 1350 El Prado, (619) 239-2001 www.museumofman.org
o San Diego Zoo – (619) 231-1515 www.sandiegozoo.org
• Bell Gardens – 30841 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center (760) 749-6297 open to the public family owned and operated farm.
• Belmont Park – 3146 Mission Bl., San Diego (858) 488-1549 www.belmontpark.com
• Boomers! – 6999 Clairemont Bl., (858) 560-4212 www.boomersparks.com
• Borrego Springs Skate Park – 633 Cahuilla, Borrego Springs, (707) 767-9989
• Cabrillo National Monument/Point Loma Lighthouse – (619) 557-5450. www.nps.gov/cabr/home
• Children’s Museum of San Diego – 200 W. Island Dr., (619) 233-5437 www.sdchildrensmuseum.org
• Chula Vista Skate Park – (619) 421-4011
• Clairemont Skate Park – 3401 Clairemont, (619) 279-9254
• Coronado Skate Park – 2000 Mullinix Dr., Coronado (619) 522-7342
• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park – (760) 765-3020
• Heritage Park – Corner of Juan and Harney streets just above Old Town. (619) 291-1979
• Julian – in the winter, there is snow, in the spring, wildflowers and August is harvest time, when apples are plentiful. www.julianca.com
• Laguna Recreation Area – (619) 473-8205
• Legoland – One Legoland Dr., Carlsbad. Information: (76) 918-LEGO
• Maritime Museum – A fully rigged iron windjammer, an 1898 ferryboat, and a World War I vintage yacht make up San Diego’s Maritime Museum. 1306 N. Harbor Dr. (619) 234-9153
• Memorial Skate Park – 702 S. 30th St., San Diego, (619) 527-3596
• Mission Bay Park – entrance 2688 E. Mission Bay Dr. (619) 276-8200. This aquatic park features sailboat, sailboard, water ski, kayak and powerboat rentals and lessons, playgrounds and beaches.
• Mission San Diego de Alcala – California’s first mission, founded by Father Serra on Presidio Hill in 1769. 10818 San Diego Mission Rd., (619) 281-8449. www.missionsandiego.com
• Mission San Luis Rey de Francia – 4050 Mission Ave., San Luis Rey. (760) 757-3651. www.sanluisrey.org
• Museum of Making Music – 5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad (760) 438-5996 www.museumofmakingmusic.org
• Old Towne San Diego
o Bazaar del Mundo – (619) 296-3161 4001 Mason St., San Diego www.bazaardelmundo.com
o La Casa de Estudillo – one story adobe house dating back to 1827
o Old Town Esplanade
o Old Town Mercado
o Old Town San Diego State Historic Park – (619) 237-6770
• Old Towne Trolley Tours – red and green trolley cars follow a contiguous loop while conductors give a narration describing interesting sites also the two-hour tour.
• Palomar Observatory – 35899 Canfield Rd., Palomar Mountain (626) 395-4033
• Poway Skate Park – 13090 Civic Center Dr., Poway
• Rawhide Ranch – West Lilac Rd., Bonsall (760) 758-0083 www.rawhideranch.com
• San Diego Harbor Excursion – 1050 N. Harbor Dr., (619) 234-4111.
• San Diego Ice Arena – (858) 530-1826
• San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art – 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. (858) 454-3541.
• San Diego Wild Animal Park – 1800-acre wildlife preserve where exotic animals roam freely in settings similar to their native homelands. 15500 San Pasqual, Escondido (760) 747-8702 www.sandiegozoo.com
• San Diego Zoo – 2920 Zoo Dr., (619) 234-3153
• Birch Aquarium at Scripps – 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla (858) 534-FISH www.aquarium.ucsd.edu.
• Serra Museum/Presidio Park – 2727 Presidio Dr., (619) 297-3258.
• Sea World – 500 Seaworld Dr., (800) 380-3203 www.seaworld.com
• Torrey Pines State Reserve – (619) 755-2063
• U.S Marines Command Museum – Marine Corps Recruit Depot. (619) 524-6038.
• Whale Watching
• Whaley House – 2482 San Diego Ave., corner of Harney. (619) 298-2482. Built in 1856, the Whaley House is the oldest brick structure in Southern California.