Visitors Center

Restaurants and Amenities

• FREE Balboa Park Tram: operates daily, 9am–6pm
• The Visitors Center Gift Shop and pop-up Visitors Center kiosk in the Plaza de Panama:  9:30am to 4:30pm daily 
• The Prado Restaurant: Tues.–Sat., 11:30am–8pm; Sun., 11:30am–5:30pm
• The Prado Perk: daily, 9am–4pm
• The Japanese Friendship Garden Tea Pavilion: Tues.–Sun., 11am –4pm
• Panama 66 at The San Diego Museum of Art: Sun.–Tues. and Thurs., 11am–4pm; Fri.–Sat.,11am–9pm; Wed., 4pm–10pm (jazz at 7pm)
•  Café in the Park in the Casa de Balboa: Tues.–Sun., 9am–4:45pm
• Craveology at the Fleet: daily, 10am–5pm
•  Daniel’s Coffee Cart in Spanish Village: Tues.–Sun., 9:00am to 4pm
•  One WorldBeat Café at the WorldBeat Center: Fri.–Sun., 11am–5pm
• Artifact in the Mingei: Lunch: Tues.–Sun.., 11:30am–2:30pm; Dinner: Thurs.–Fri., 5:00–8:00pm
• Craft Café (Mingei): Tues.–Sun., 8:30am–5pm
• Flightpath Grill at Air & Space Museum: Fri.–Sun., 11am–3pm (museum admission required)

Balboa Park Museums and Attractions:

•     Balboa Park Public Gardens — OPEN
•     Balboa Park Carousel — CLOSED for restoration 
•     Botanical Building — CLOSED for restoration
•     Centro Cultural de la Raza — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)
•     Fleet Science Center — OPEN (7 days/week)
•     HPR International Cottages — OPEN – Sat.-Sun., 5 hours between 11am & 5:00pm.
•     Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego — OPEN (Thurs.–Sun.)
•     Japanese Friendship Garden — OPEN (7 days/week)
•     Marston House & Gardens — OPEN (Sat.-Sun.)
•     Mingei International Museum — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)
•     Miniature Railroad — OPEN (Sat. – Sun. and Major Holidays)
•     Museum of Photographic Arts — OPEN (Fri.–Sun.)
•     Museum of Us — OPEN (Wed.–Sun.)
•     San Diego Air and Space Museum — OPEN (7 days/week)
•     San Diego Automotive Museum — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)
•     San Diego Comic Con Museum — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)
•     San Diego History Center — OPEN (Wed.–Sun.)
•     San Diego Model Railroad Museum — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)
•     San Diego Natural History Museum — OPEN (Thurs.–Tues.)
•     San Diego Zoo — OPEN (7 days/week)
•     Senior Lounge — OPEN (Tue.–Sat.)
•     Spanish Village Art Center — OPEN (7 days/week)
•     Spreckels Organ Pavilion — Free Sunday Concerts at 2pm
•     The San Diego Museum of Art — OPEN (Thurs.–Tues.)
•     The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park — OPEN (Wed.–Sat., 2nd Tues.)
•     Timken Museum of Art — OPEN (Wed.–Sun.) 
•     United Nations Gift Shop — OPEN (Tues.–Sun.)

Check each organization’s website for hours and details.

Balboa Park Recreational Facilities

• Play areas for children
• Dog parks
• Walking trails
• Balboa Park Golf Course
• Balboa Park Disc Golf
• Balboa Tennis Club
• Archery ranges
• Bocce lanes
• Lawn bowling
• Horseshoe pits
• Public Swimming Pool

Check each organization’s website for hours and details.