San Diego · United States
San Diego: Balboa Park's Arts, Culture, and Nature Audio Tour
Supplier details reviewed by 4Vacations · Updated July 26, 2026
Why travelers choose it
- Feel inspired by the architecture, landscape and venues of the Park with in-app audio-tour
- Discover the setting of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition fit in the modern park
- Take a chance to meet the world's largest adorable koala colony outside of Australia
- Get close to nature as you stroll the picturesque trails and spacious blooming gardens
- Learn what meaning the Japanese word mingei has and where you can see its expression
About this experience
Welcome to the Balboa Park in San Diego! With this in-app audio tour, you will explore a part of this iconic multifaceted park, get astonished by the Spanish-Colonial-style buildings, and learn which attractions inside are best to visit.
The tour starts near the famous San Diego Zoo, one of the largest zoos in America, so you can visit it and meet over 3,700 rare and endangered animals.
While walking through the park, you will notice the magnificent Bea Evenson Fountain named after the activist of the San Diego's Committee of 100 that worked hard to preserve Balboa Park's exciting architecture.
If you are an art lover, don't miss a chance to visit the San Diego Museum of Art, featuring masterpieces by Murillo, Cotán, El Greco, and others.
Next, you are recommended to poke into the famed Mingei International Museum, displaying everyday objects made by anonymous artisans.
Continue, and you will linger in the serene Japanese Friendship Garden to enjoy bonsai and watch the colorful koi fish. From there, you will enter the Spreckels Organ Pavilion and see the world's largest outdoor pipe organ.
Then, consider gazing at the Apollo spacecraft module pieces in the local aviation-themed San Diego Aerospace Museum.
Finally, at the honored Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, you can celebrate the history and "meet" San Diegans who served in the military.
Ready to relish this green and splendid must-see San Diego outdoor attraction? Then join the tour!