Tour Balboa Park CA
One of the largest urban cultural centers in the USA, Balboa Park is home to over 85 Performing Arts and International Culture Organizations,
15 Museums, the World-Famous San Diego Zoo, Gardens, Hiking and Biking Trails, Theater, Recreational Facilities and Restaurants.
Goodan Ranch - Wilderness Area
Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserves,
Experience life as it might have been in the Poway area in the late 1930's.
Take a walk through coast live oak canopies and olive trees and find yourself walking through the vanished community of Stowe.
1700 acres of Sycamore Canyon Open Space that border the 325 acre Goodan Ranch.
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park - East Carlsbad
A former working ranchero, once owned by Leo Carrillo, today guests can
leisurely follow the trails and experience the buildings and landscape of what remains of the ranch.
Oak Grove Butterfield Station
This 1858 one-story adobe building is a rare example of a stage station remaining along the old stage route.
The Butterfield Overland Mail Route operated from 1858 to 1861 from Arkansas, across the southwest, to California.
A full trip usually took about 25 days.
Oceanside Museum of Art - OMA - Downtown Oceanside
A cultural jewel located in downtown Oceanside in an historic Irving Gill designed building.
In addition to eye-opening art, OMA offers art instruction at the OMA-School of Art, chamber music
Oceanside Pier
One of the longest piers on the west coast -
very popular for fishing and there is a Ruby's Restaurant on the end.
At the base of the pier is a bandshell which is the site of special concert events.
Old Poway Park Heritage Museum
Includes Heritage Museum, operating steam train, and Hamburger Factory restaurant, historic buildings, rental facilities, picknicking.
Palomar Observatory - CalTech
Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain
include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. The 60-inch telescope is home to the Automated
Transient Observing System. The 48-inch telescope is home to the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking and Palomar-QUEST surveys.
The Ranch House Complex - Camp Pendleton
Historic Home of Governor Pio Pico
Includes the Ranch House Chapel, the oldest structure on the base, the Bunkhouse Museum, dedicated in 1965 by Col James Roosevelt,
and the Ranch House, built in the mid 1800s. It was the home of Pio Pico, last Mexican governor of California, and succeeding
owners Don Juan Forster, the O'Neills, Floods, Baumgartners and, finally, the United States Government.
Rancho Guajome Adobe - Guajome Park
Museum and adobe building built circa 1850 by the original Mexican land grant owners.
The rancho’s centerpiece was its adobe home. At nearly 7000 square feet and containing 28 rooms, it was certainly an imposing dwelling.
Rancho de los Penasquitos
San Diego County's first Mexican land grant includes an 1823 adobe ranch house constructed by the Commandante of the San Diego Presidio.
In 1846, Rancho los Penasquitos was the first place of rest for General Stephen Watts Kearny and his Army of the West after the Battle of San Pasqual.
San Pasqual Battlefield - State Historic Site & Museum
Battle Re-enactment held in early December;
Memorial to honor those who participated in the San Pasqual Battle of
the Mexican-American War that was fought at this spot in 1846. The
battle was fought Mexico and the advanced contingent of Gen. Stephen Kearney's
US Army of the West.
San Diego Archaeological Center - San Pasqual
Programs include curation of archaeological collections, public exhibits, quarterly newsletter, public lecture series,
curation volunteer training, student internships, research opportunities and cultural renewal.
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