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Last updated on 30 September 08
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Balboa Park Garden

  • Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden. Photograph © Pat Hartley
  • Botanical Building, Balboa Park Inside the Botanical Building. Photograph © Pat Hartley
  • Palm Canyon, Balboa Park Palm Canyon. Photograph © Pat Hartley
  • The Prado, Balboa Park The Prado. Photograph © Pat Hartley
  • Balboa park california Botanical Building. Photograph © Balboa Park/Ron Garrison
  • Balboapark rosegarden Photograph © Balboa Park/Brett Shoaf/Artistic Visuals

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After a naming competition in 1910 'Balboa Park' was chosen because the park has a good view of the Pacific Ocean and Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first European to see it. The 1915 Panama-California Exposition was held in the Park and a number of Spanish Colonial Revival buildings were put up, and a Japanese Friendship Garden. Another exhibition was in 1935 led to more buildings and some garden designs, including an Acalazar Garden inspired by the original in Seville. Marston House is a 1905 Arts and Crafts style house and garden. Other theme gardens include: Australian Garden, California Native Plant Garden, Casa del Rey Moro Garden (House of the Moorish King), Desert Garden, Old Cactus Garden, Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden, Trees for Health Garden and the Zoro Garden .
Address - 1549 El Prado, San Diego, California, USA, CA 92101
Opening times - All year. Daily.
Admission - Free
Website - Visit the Balboa Park Garden website

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