The view of the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond and Lagoon in the foreground is one of the most photographed scenes in Balboa Park and a “must-see” destination in San Diego.
The AmericaJR.com Web Team visited the historic Balboa Park during their recent trip to San Diego, California. The view of the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond and Lagoon in the foreground is one of the most photographed scenes in Balboa Park and a “must-see” destination in San Diego. Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond and Lagoon, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world. The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants and palms. John D. and Adolph Spreckels donated the Spreckels Organ, one of the world’s largest outdoor pipe organs, to the City of San Diego in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition. This unique organ contains 4,725 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet and is housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables.
The Cabrillo Bridge is a historic pedestrian and automobile bridge providing access between Balboa Park and the Uptown area of San Diego.
One of many trees at Balboa Park
The view of the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond and Lagoon in the foreground is one of the most photographed scenes in Balboa Park and a “must-see” destination in San Diego.
The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants and palms.
Clay pots inside
Fish in the Lily Pond
Water fountain
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
The Museum of Photographic Arts
AmericaJR.com’s Jerome and Jason Rzucidlo in front of a 1922 Mack water truck
International Houses
AmericaJR.com’s Gloria Rzucidlo in front of the House of Poland
John D. and Adolph Spreckels donated the Spreckels Organ, one of the world’s largest outdoor pipe organs, to the City of San Diego in 1914 for the Panama-California Exposition.
AmericaJR.com’s Jason Rzucidlo on the steps of the Organ Pavilion
This unique organ contains 4,725 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet and is housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables.
