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California Quadrangle

East of Cabrillo Bridge, El Prado

passes under an archway into the

California Quadrangle. Just north, the

anthropological Museum of Man (%619-

239-2001; http://www.museumofman.org; adult/child

$12.50/5; h10am-4:30pm) is one of the

park’s most ornate Spanish Colonial

Revival creations, its landmark Tower

of California richly decorated with

blue and yellow tiles. Exhibits focus on

Native American artifacts from around

the US Southwest.

The Walk » Amble east under the white

colonnades along the south side of El Prado. Duck

into the formally hedged Alcazar Garden on your

right, then continue east toward the spritzing

fountain in Plaza de Panama.

Plaza de Panama

The exterior of the San Diego Museum

of Art (%619-232-7931; http://www.sdmart.org; 1450

El Prado; adult/child $12/4.50; h10am-5pm

Mon-Tue, Thu & Sat, 10am-9pm Fri, noon-5pm

Sun) was designed in 16th-century

Spanish plateresque style. Nearby, the

Timken Museum (%619-239-5548; http://www.

timkenmuseum.org; 1500 El Prado; admission

free; h10am-4:30pm Tue-Sat, 1:30pm-4:30pm

Sun) has an impressive collection of

artworks by European masters, while

the Mingei International Museum

(%619-239-0003; http://www.mingei.org; 1439 El

Prado; adult/child $8/5; h10am-4pm Tue-Sun)

exhibits folk art from around the globe.

The Walk » Stroll north alongside the lily pond

into the Botanical Building greenhouse. Back

outside, cut east to Village Pl, then turn left and

walk north past the giant Moreton Bay fig tree and

the shops of the Spanish Village Art Center.

San Diego Zoo

Since its grand opening in 1916,

San Diego Zoo (%619-231-1515; http://www.

sandiegozoo.org; 2920 Zoo Dr; adult/child entry

with guided bus tour & aerial tram ride $42/32;

h9am-5pm or 6pm daily, extended summer

& holiday hr; c) has pioneered ways to

house animals that mimic their natural

habitat, in the process also becoming

one of the country’s great botanical

Take this walk on Trips

STRETCH..

YOUR.LEGS

1 rs

Start/Finish California

Quadrangle

Distance 2.5 miles

Duration 2–6 hours

SAN DIEGO

The.zoo,.museums.and.gardens.of.

sun-drenched.Balboa.Park,.originally.

built.for.the.1915–16.Panama-

California.Exposition,.make.it.a.

highlight.of.any.San.Diego.stopover..

Explore.fantastical.architecture.

along.its.curved.walking.paths.