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Accessibility
Keeping Balboa Park accessible to all.
Balboa Park organizations are dedicated to providing access to all visitors. Across the Park, visitors will find accessible parking and bathrooms, wheelchair-accessible entrances and facilities, stroller-friendly facilities, diaper changing stations, sensory programming, audio tours and films with captioning and translation, and many more services and offerings. Please check the individual organization websites below for more detailed information.
Accessibility at Balboa Park
View the different accessibility options at various Balboa Park organizations
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Comic-Con Museum
The Museum is accessible throughout the facility. Audio tours are currently not available. Service animals required to assist with a disability are welcome inside the Museum. If you have any accessibility questions prior to your visit, please contact us at 619-546-9073.
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Fleet Science Center
Visit the Fleet’s website to learn about accessibility programs and resources.
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Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego
Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego
The ICA welcomes all visitors and is dedicated to making art accessible to all in an inclusive and safe environment. Outlined on the Accessibility page are some of the ways we make our facility accommodating. If you have questions or needs that are not addressed, please contact accessibility@icasandiego.org for assistance.
Please visit the Accessibility page for more information.
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Japanese Friendship Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
At the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum, we are committed to making every visit enjoyable and accessible. As our programming, events, and garden continue to grow, we recognize that each visitor has unique needs and we’re here to support them.
Accessibility: All pathways are ADA-accessible, and ADA service animals are always welcome.
Shuttle service assistance is available from the Lower Garden back to the Upper Garden upon request. If you need shuttle service, please let our staff know at the gift shop.
Braille guides are available upon request. If you would like a braille guide, please request it from our staff at the Front Gate.
Virtual guides are available below to help visitors with autism prepare for their trip to the Garden.
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Mingei International
Wheelchair users can enter the building through both Alcazar Garden and Plaza de Panama entrances. Elevators are available to access the Exhibitions Level and Lower Level.
The Museum has two wheelchairs available for check out. Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and are only to be used inside the Museum. Please inquire about availability at the Admissions Desk.
The nearest ADA parking spots are available in the Alcazar parking lot or the Spreckels Organ Pavilion parking lot.
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San Diego Museum of Art
Please visit the San Diego Museum of Art website for more information on accessibility services.
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Museum of Us
Please vist the Museum of Us website for more information on Accessibility services.
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San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego Air and Space Museum
Please visit the museum website for more information on accessibility services.
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San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
SDCYB strives to create and maintain an inclusive organization where everyone feels welcome and valued. We want to be innovative and productive as we deliver programming to our constituency, and attention to diversity and inclusion strategies will only make us stronger. The more we collaborate and value everyone’s differences, the closer we get to achieving a truly inclusive community. Prioritizing a diversity and inclusion strategy creates an inclusive culture which offers a sense of belonging to all our dancers.
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San Diego History Center
Please visit the San Diego History Center website for more information on accessibility services.
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Museum of Photographic Art
See San Diego Museum of Art
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San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
Please visit the San Diego Natural History Museum website for more information on accessibility services.
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Wheelchair Accessibility
Throughout SDMRM, the galleries and facilities are accessible for wheelchairs, mobility aids, and other power-driven mobility devices, with safety railing and access ramps compliant with the ADA clearance specifications.
Service Animal Policy
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum follows the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), which defines service animals as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability. SDMRM allows service dogs to accompany people with disabilities in all areas where members of the public are allowed to go.
The service animal must be supervised and regulated by its handler. Under the requirements of the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless the individual’s disability prevents using these devices or these devices interfere with the service animal’s safe, effective performance of tasks. If the service animal cannot be controlled or is not housebroken, the handler will be asked to remove the dog from the museum.
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The Old Globe
Please visit The Old Globe website for more information on accessibility services.
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Veterans Museum
We are dedicated to providing a complete experience for all guests. From wheelchair access to service animals, our museum is accessible to all disabled guests.
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Timken Museum
Please visit the Timken Museum website for more information on accessibility services.
