Who knew that Olaf was THE western artist after Remington and Russell. This little museum is…read moretotally worth the time to visit. PLUS, the garden area is an excellent example of plants in the southern region. Exhibits are well described. The docent there the day we visited was informative and the person in charge of the gardens. Donations are appreciated.

Awesome museum with a cactus garden Olafs home is also on the premises. Volunteers are friendly and…read morehave great stories.

Highly recommend coming and checking out the SDASm's Annex. The staff is extremely friendly and…read morehelpful. Very knowledgeable about the aircraft they have displayed. They also have some fun pedal cars and things available for kids. A great place to come, learn about some aviation history and spend time at the airport.

I am always energized by Museum Month in San Diego. Whoops, the Gillespie Field Annex does not…read morehonor Museum Month. So, I paid the $10 fee. A very chatty docent offered me a tour of the normally off-limits restoration hangar, and I enjoyed that. There is a MiG 21 in there under restoration as well as a recently painted yellow T-34 (as I recall). My attention was on the MiG. Outside, there is an interesting lineup of military aircraft, including one of San Diego's own, an F-102. The Atlas missile is also a San Diego product, as is the pedestal-mounted drone. Unfortunately, all the aircraft are showing signs of weather damage, some more than others. At least the canopies have been covered with blue tarps. The placard describing the deep blue Douglas A2D Skyshark indicated that of the 12 aircraft produced, it is the only survivor. Why is this uniquely rare aircraft displayed outside? Can't room be found for it in the Balboa Park location? It's a Navy aircraft with folding wings, so it wouldn't take up much space. It is a restoration facility, as well as a sort of catch-all for miscellaneous artifacts, most of which are aircraft-related. That said, it has a haphazard look about it that perhaps can be improved.

The Lakeside Museum is a well kept secret. The building began its long life as the rectory/home for…read morethe Church next door's pastors and their families for almost 100 years. Now it houses a wide variety of antiques and items from Lakeside's long colorful history! A personal favorite is the machine women would use to give their hair a "permanent". If you're interested in the paranormal history of Lakeside you need to stop by for a visit! As a paranormal investigator, I've conducted 2 full investigations of the museum and the Church, one in 2014 and another in 2017. My written analysis's of all recording devices along with a portable hard drive with these files are filed in the nearby Lakeside Historical Society's office and are available to the public.

Amazing museum! I learned a lot and really got to take time to read a lot of history…read more I love reading about DeVinci and his pursuit of aviation. I love reading about the space shuttle program. Great place for all aerospace enthusiasts.

One of the most stratwgic for the museum that has been here since the year of 1961 and founded in…read more1963 for the park has been here since 1800. The aerospace museum is one that has introduced the hustory of the space program and the first of the airline industry. The museum is one of the nant that with aerospace industry started here in Calif and the Space Shuttle was buit at the Defence ant that you can find was thwe first building of the war industry that built the aircraft for the narine pilots in the pacific . Aerospace Muaeum of San Diego it has the manyvdisplays of the Apollo Missioncand the Astronauts history that comes from the first of the first that were the one man on the moon. For the studentbof the many colleges and the high schools the San Doego Aerospace for the nany exhibits they hace there you can see the first rockrt to the Space Plane the museum has some of the greatest things. The many of the first years the myseum showed of the first years. Taking kids to the museum you can see short films that have the clips of the first rocket launches the Aero Space Museum is one of the first nuclewr bomb shelters that is used for the fabrication of the many exhibits. For the many exhibits you can see at the museum the history just rolls out from the display teaching you so much about the display the museum is one of the best learning classrooms of the discovery and the first flights. As a Yelp Elite Reviewer the San Diego AeroSpace Muzeum has been one of the greatest places one that has the many monmuments the walk on the moon tp the first airline atrendant. Great places are some of the best places for the many years the space program started..For the park gas gone through so much with ths parking meters the best to come to the park is by way of the San Diego Teansit they do twke you to the foot bridge and trolley.

So this place is definitely one of the coolest looking museums I've ever been too. Very nicely…read moredone, I loved that each room was completely different and the dinosaurs were all really cool. This museum is definitely on the religious side rather than science. Whatever you believe you'll still have a cool time, but there was a lot of things that I would say are not facts. Great book store as well, and pretty big! I think it's worth a visit to learn or just have a different experience.

Great place to bring kids. They tell you a lot about earth, science etc and how it's connected to…read moreGod.

This is always a fun time. If your expecting a quiet museum trip, this is not your museum. It is…read morealways filled with kids and loud. However it's really meant to be that way, very interactive and fun. There are currently 4 levels. LL, 1, 2, and 3. 4 is currently under construction. LL is fossils. 1 floor is gift shop and kids rooms. 2nd floor is dinosaur and local animal habitat. 3rd floor is gems and library. There is enough stuff in here to keep you busy for a couple hours. Lots of San Diego native stuff and facts about where we live. I will say to me it's a little small and everytime something is closed. But still fun to go, I would just aim for a free day if your a local or if your a visitor it's worth to learn about San Diego and natural history.

Just visited this week. Probably our fourth visit in five years as our son is a big fan of Natural…read moreScience Museums. As of this writing, they're currently under construction raising the roof (no fourth floor access) and renovating the first floor. Currently, access to the building is on the second floor. They are part of the ASTC Travel Passport Program, so if you have an out of town membership to a participating program, you can get free admission here. My favorite part of the museum is a 7.5 minute "film" by a small Airstream RV. It shows the silhouette of two kids in a tent and the adventure covers all the animals they might run into out in the desert. Other things I found interesting were: The fossilized leg and hip bones of an Ankylosaurus that was found locally in Carlsbad. Different preserved animal specimens like a full anaconda skin, a whale vertabrae, a spotted skunk, and a thorny oyster. They're currently working on a fossilized Bison skull and neck Assorted skeletons and models of larger animals. A small section on minerals A giant pendulum I would consider this a medium sized museum where most families would spend around 1.5-2 hours there.

Warbirds West is been such a BLAST to be a part of! The people are fun and enthusiastic. There are…read morealways projects to do and new things learn and new people to meet. Just in my first year I've been able to attend: air shows - in town and out of town; lots of monthly pancake breakfasts; movie nights; dinner/dance with band; formation flying; flyovers; drive military vehicles; celebrate veterans; create quality friendships and meet fascinating people, many of whom are veterans. As an Aircraft Sponsor Member, I get to fly in warbirds with people I admire and trust and look forward to more! :)

Had a good collection of antique planes and trucks, but this place no longer exists. He suddenly…read morevanished and, from what I understand, re-emerged in Redding, CA.

Neat garden. Kind of moderately big. There is a $15/16 entry fee. Largest koi fish you will see…read morehere. Lots of handicap accessible areas and multiple loops to circle around to navigate.

I wanted to love it like I loved the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park is San Francisco…read more Layers. Color. Amazing. Go look online. Balboa Part iteration just wasn't it. Pretty but also ho-hum when you grew up with something so magical. Also, the parking g sucked!! Not only do you have to pay, but there is one single machine to pay. Huge and pack lot. There are better ways to spend the afternoon....which I hate saying because at my core, I like a park/museum situation and look to those venues fir food times in any city where I'm a tourist.

For the many that have never been to the many art myseums there are some of the best artists that…read morehave shown the true elegance what the art field has ofdered. San Dirgo Myseum of art show cases the art work from Eutope to the ealy years of the 1800s to the earliest of the 1600s. For the artistz that catch your eye to the statues that you can see what the artist sees when the statue work is done. Of the many pieces that have such great power to them the art work of picaso and the works of Degaul the Museum of Art has so msny great works when the Holidays of Christmas came the art works of Devinci showing the works of the many pieces showing the Jesus of Nazareth. Going to the Museum you xen feel the art but dont touch tgere are statues you can touch the sculptures captures the true art but what the artist is thinking . From the art work of the outside the larger sculptures and the metal creations there are many that you xan see near the Tymkim that is one of the many free museums that you can go to at Balboa Park. The masterpieces of the European and the American Artists showing the art work and how artists the pieces they did. With the San Diego Museum is one of the great places you can go and study the art work from around the world for the works of the grand masters they have such great history. The colors of the museum from the marble floors the hardwoods that you would find in the museum rooms the San Diego Museum of Art is the greatest place for students the erucation and artists have so much to show. As a Yelp Elite Reviewer over the meny years the San Diego Museum of Art the the art shows its one place showing the masters on the weeks I would come and see rwstorations take place. The San Diego Museum of Art for the students to the older the world of art offers so much.

We had the best time at a couple of the museums inside Balboa Park. I thought it was totally worth…read moreit that we paid under $20 each to see two different museums and about six different exhibits. There was an exhibit about being Hapa, one on cannibalism, which was really interesting, the history of beer, and something else, but my favorite was the Post Secret exhibit. I really loved going there. The only thing I don't like is you have to cross the street to go to the other museum and the thing is it doesn't seem like a street and then all of a sudden a car goes by really fast so I really think they should close it to cars, but otherwise we loved it.

A free quaint museum about La Mesa's humble beginnings and railroad history…read more Parking was 25 cents for 20 minutes and we finished the tour with a few minutes to spare. According to the website, tours start at 11:00 on Saturdays but the guide was willing to lead parties around prior. The entire museum consisted of two rooms with a few artifacts. Our tour guide Paul did a stellar job putting all the objects into context. While I wouldn't go out to check out the museum, this is a great spot to check out as La Mesa local. Love to see a piece of history preserved so well in SD.

If you love trains, you will love it here. The exhibits are very good, though the staic ones…read moreoutside desperately need a little TLC, but the indoor area is really nice and well done. Unfortunately, the train ride was not as exciting as I had hoped for. Dues to 'track conditions,' we only went up and back a couple of times for maybe a total of 30 minutes. However, you are able to walk around and the docents are very friendly and informative. Just wish we could have went a bit further, but it was still fun.