Balboa Park Walking Tour

On this easy-paced stroll, you’ll explore Balboa Park’s most iconic promenades, courtyards, and viewpoints while your guide shares the stories behind the park’s creation, its cultural legacy, and the moments that shaped it into one of the most celebrated urban parks in the country. Along the way, we’ll spotlight the park’s unforgettable Spanish Colonial Revival architecture—ornate towers, carved details, dramatic arches, tiled fountains, and hidden design elements you can walk past a dozen times and still miss.

Balboa Park is also an open-air gallery. We’ll point out public art, museum exteriors, and creative details woven into the buildings and plazas—plus plenty of time for photos. And of course, we’ll linger in the park’s living masterpiece: lush, colorful landscaping filled with palms, blooms, shade-drenched pathways, and garden spaces that change with the seasons.

Tour Highlights

• Architectural icons, courtyards, and photo-perfect viewpoints

• Artful details: public art, museum facades, fountains, and hidden design touches

• The history of Balboa Park and how it shaped San Diego’s culture

• Vibrant landscaping, gardens, and scenic walkways (seasonal blooms vary)

Good to Know

Duration: 90 minutes

Pace: Easy, with plenty of stops for stories and photos

Perfect for: First-timers, history lovers, architecture fans, and anyone who enjoys a good ghost tale

$39 per person 2 guest minimum to book