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Location: Carlsbad (35 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Generally Open 10AM – 5PM (8PM during Summer); Additional Hours during School Vacations
Cost: Several options starting at $67 ($57 for Kids ages 3-12 and Seniors 60+). Parking is $12
Features: More than 50 Family Rides; Focused on Kids ages 2 – 12; Attractions built out of LEGO blocks include Pirates, Dinosaurs, Animals, and National Monuments.
SEA LIFE Aquarium
Location: Carlsbad (35 Miles / 40 Minutes North of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Generally Open 10AM – 5PM during Winter and 9AM – 8PM during Summer (More Details Below)
Cost: Several options starting at $20 ($15 for Kids ages 3-12 and $15 for Seniors 60+). Parking is $5
Features: Aquarium Focused on Children Ages 2 – 12; Underwater World of LEGO models; 35 foot long Underwater Tunnel; Touch Pools
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Show Times: Generally Wednesdays – Sundays at 11AM, 1PM, and 2:30PM. (More details below.)
Cost: $5 ($3 for Kids 2 and up; $4 for Seniors 65+)
Features: Nation’s Longest Running, Full-Time Puppet Theater
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 11AM – 4PM (5PM on Weekends). Closed on Mondays.
Cost: $7 (Free for Kids under 15 with a Parent, $6 for Seniors 65+)
Features: World’s Largest Indoor Model Railroad Display
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Hours: Open Daily During Summer 11AM – 6:30PM. Otherwise, Only Open on Weekends and School Holidays from 11AM – 4:30PM.
Cost: $2
Features: Miniature Replica of a Real Train takes you on a 1/2 mile ride and includes a Tunnel.
Balboa Park Historic Carousel
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 11AM – 5:30PM during Summer; Otherwise 11AM – 4:30PM on Weekends & Holidays
Cost: $2
Features: Built in 1910; Award Winning Historic Carousel with Original Equipment; Still offers Brass Ring Game
San Diego Museum of Man
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4:30PM. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Cost: $10 ($5 for Kids ages 3 – 12, $7.50 for Seniors and Students)
Features: Anthropology Museum Famous for its Galleries covering 4 Million Years of Human Evolution; a Children’s Discovery Center; Ancient Egyptian Exhibition; Extensive Collection of Pre-Columbian Artifacts.
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4:30PM (Must enter by 4PM). Open until 5:30PM during Summer. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Cost: $16.50 ($6 for Kids ages 3-11 and $13.50 for Seniors, Military, Students)
Features: One of the Nation’s Best Aerospace Museums; San Diego has the Richest Aviation History in the World
San Diego Natural History Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 5PM; Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
Cost: $17 ($11 for Kids ages 3-12 and $15 for Seniors 62+)
Features: Dinosaur and Mastodon Artifacts; Over 8.2 Million Artifacts in all; World Class Visiting Exhibitions; Giant Movie Screen for Enjoying Nature Films.
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: 10AM – 4:30PM
Cost: $8 ($4 for Kids ages 7-17 and $6 for Seniors)
Features: Nation’s Largest Sports Museum; Interactive Exhibits; Hall of Fame; Covers a Broad Range of Sports; Many one-of-a-kind Trophies on Display.
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Location: Balboa Park (3 Miles Northeast of Downtown San Diego)
Open Daily: Generally open 9:30AM - 8PM Summer & Weekends (5PM on Winter Weekdays)
Cost: $10 ($8.75 for Kids ages 3-12 and Seniors 65+); Additional Cost for IMAX Movies
Features: Over 100 Hands-on Science Exhibits, Southern California’s only IMAX Dome Theater, Planetarium, Simulator Ride.
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