Parks and Recreation

San Diego Theme Parks:

San Diego Zoo- Balboa Park- Downtown San Diego

San Diego Zoo

Discover the beautiful San Diego Zoo in located in Balboa Park.  The Zoo is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world, with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. The San Diego Zoo is also one of the few zoos in the world that currently houses the giant panda in the parks grounds.  There have been several pandas born in the San Diego Zoo in the past few decades and this has helped the slow progression in increase of the panda population.  It is privately operated by the nonprofit Zoological Society of San Diego on 107 acres  of parkland leased from the City of San Diego, and ownership of all animals, equipment and other assets rests with the City of San Diego.  It is definetely a place to visit if you are planning on coming to America’s Finest City.

www.sandiegozoo.org

2920 Zoo Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 231-1515

Sea World San Diego- Mission Beach- San Diego

Sea World, San Diego

If you are intrigued by marine and arctic animals, Sea World San Diego is a great place to visit. Sea World was originally founded in 1964 by four graduates of the Universityof California Los Angeles (UCLA). When they initially though of the idea, they originally considered the idea of building an underwater restaurant. Although this idea was not technically feasible, the concept grew into the idea of a marine zoological park on 22 acres along the shore of Mission Bay. With an initial investment of $1.5 million, 45 employees, several dolphins, sea lions, and two seawater aquariums, SeaWorld drew more than 400,000 visitors its first year.

http://www.seaworld.com/sandiego

500 Sea World Drive, San Diego

(619) 226-3900‎

Legoland San Diego- Carlsbad

WELCOME to Legoland California!This beautiful  theme park located in North of San Diego int the City opened its doors on March 20, 1999. It is the third Legoland park to open, and is one of only two outside of Europe. The park is split into nine major sections which are: The Beginning, Dino Island, Duplo, Village Green, Fun Town, Castle Hill, Miniland USA, Pirate Shores, Imagination Zone, and Land of Adventure.  If you want to bring back childhood memories by seeing many structures built of legos this a sure going to be a fun experience.  In Miniland USA you will find replicas of some of the United States major cities including San Francisco and New York.  There are many ride atractions you and the kids can enjoy during your visit to Legoland.

Legoland, CA

of Carlsbad.   The whole theme park has been created of lego bricks and it first

http://california.legoland.com/

Belmont Park- Mission Beach

Belmont Park, Mission Bay

Located in the Mission Bay area of San Diego, Belmont Park is one of America’s few historic oceanfront amusement parks that brings several thousand visitors each year. The park was originally developed by John D. Spreckels in 1925 and it opened during July 4th to celebrate American’s Independence.  There are several attractions and rides that still remain original from 1925.  Many of those attractions include the Gaint Dipper, a wooden roller coaster that is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Another one of the many historic attractions that make Mission Bay Park such a family friendly place is the Plunge, an indoor swimming pool.  When it originally opened the Plunge was a salt water pool but has now been converted to a fresh water pool.  The Liberty Carosel is another main attraction in the park as well as the recentely opened Wave House.  The Wave House has now become one of the favorite attractions of the park with wave pool that allows visitor to test their surfing skills in front of a live audience.

www.belmontpark.com

Balboa Park- Downtown San Diego

Balboa Park, San Diego

San Diego’s version of Central Park in New York, Balboa Park sits in the hills over looking all of downtown.  Known as on of the nations most popular urban cultural parks in America.  The park was named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa.  The parks natural beauties and green vegetation makes it a great recreational journey.  There are several cultural attractions that include various museums, theaters, shops, restaurants and shops and most importantly it is home of the world famous San Diego Zoo.  This unique and precious jewel in the heart of San Diego was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.

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