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Balboa Park Offers New “Stay for the Day” Excursion Pass

Money-saving Pass Features Admission to Four Museums for One Day

Mar 1, 09

Public information: 619 239-0512

Media Contact:
Debbie Petruzzelli 619-231-9193
debbie@balboapark.org

For out-of-town visitors who want to sample some of San Diego’s finest cultural institutions in one day, or for San Diego residents who wish to visit or re-visit their favorite Balboa Park attractions at a heavily discounted rate, Passport to Balboa Park announces a limited-time offer “Stay for the Day” one-day excursion pass beginning March 1, 2009.

Each visitor purchasing the Stay for the Day pass will have his/her choice of any 4 of the 13 participating museums, for $29:

· Japanese Friendship Garden

· Mingei International Museum

· Museum of Photographic Arts

· Museum of San Diego History

· Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

· San Diego Air & Space Museum

· SDAI—Museum of the Living Artist

· San Diego Automotive Museum

· San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum

· San Diego Model Railroad Museum

· San Diego Museum of Art

· San Diego Museum of Man

· San Diego Natural History Museum

Day Passes can be purchased at the Balboa Park Visitors Center, at www.balboapark.org, or the MTS Transit Store through May 22, 2009.

Day pass holders will also receive a 10% shopping discount at the Balboa Park Visitors Center gift shop.

The ticket is valid for one day only and in some cases, will not include special exhibitions (examples are the current Da Vinci Experience at the San Diego Air & Space Museum and BodyWorlds opening at the San Diego Natural History Museum on March 5). Individual museum admissions vary, and some museums are closed on Mondays. Detailed information is available at www.balboapark.org.

In addition, Passport to Balboa Park offers two longer-stay options for those having more time to enjoy the Park. The regular Passport ($39) is valid for seven days from the day of purchase, and offers one entrance to each of the 13 museums. The Zoo/Passport Combo ($65) adds a one-day deluxe admission to the San Diego Zoo to the seven-day Passport to Balboa Park.

Group rates and reservations are available at passportgroups@balboapark.org or by calling 619-231-1640

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Balboa Park is a San Diego must-see, just minutes from downtown, and ranked as one of the Best Parks in the World. The Park is home to 15 major museums, several performing arts venues, lovely gardens and many other cultural and recreational attractions, including the San Diego Zoo. With a variety of cultural institutions laid out among its beautiful 1,200 lushly planted acres, Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban cultural park.

Balboa Park Marketing is a program of the Balboa Park Central, a non-profit organization promoting the cultural and recreational use of Balboa Park.