Balboa Park is an urban cultural park of 1,200 acres (4.9 km) in San Diego, California, United States; and is named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Balboa Park (San Diego) is the largest urban park of United States and is located in a reserve since 1835, and is also one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use.

In addition to open space and natural vegetation, Balboa Park contains a variety of cultural attractions. These well known Balboa Park attractions including museums, theaters, gardens, shops and restaurants as well as the world famous San Diego Zoo. The Balboa Park was declared a National Historic Interest in the year 1977. Read the rest of this entry »