Balboa Park

For those who have an afternoon to kill in San Diego and don't want to goto the beach, I would highly recommend Balboa Park. One of the largest urban parks in America, Balboa Park is home to many mid-size museums, lovely gardens, performing arts venues and the famous San Diego Zoo. Try to go on a tuesday as there is free entry to 2 or 3 museums on that day. I went to the photography, art and aerospace museum (more on that later).

The park is filled with spectacular greenery such as this ginormous Ent tree that was looking after the garden. There was also a Japanese garden but I didn't go in.


I spend a good 5min marveling at this monster tree.


Here's another giant that some local schoolkids are learning about. Look at the size of those roots!


The Grinch hiding behind one of the theaters getting ready for his evening show.


Free entry to all to the botanical gardens. It's housed in this interesting building at the end of the lilly pond.


The garden itself is not very big but there are interesting specimens such as carnivorous plants and plants that give of strange smells.


I spend most of the day there wondering around and even took a nice nap on the lawn.