The Museums at Balboa Park

While we were in San Diego it rained almost everyday so we did a lot of inside activities. Here are some pictures of us at the Museums at Balboa Park and some info from their web pages and links.

San Diego Aerospace Museum
The Aerospace Museum covers five centuries of aviation history, demonstrating the remarkable progress of manned flight with more than 60 aircraft and space vehicles on display. The exclusive exhibit, Apollo 9 Has Landed, features the only Apollo Command Module flown in space west of the Rockies. The San Diego Aerospace Museum is housed in the Ford Motor Building built in 1935 for the California Pacific Exposition.
Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Public information: (619) 234-8291 www.aerospacemuseum.org

San Diego Automotive Museum
The museum offers a nostalgic look at the icon of the 20^th-century–the automobile. The permanent collection contains more than 80 historic autos and motorcycles -- including Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin Petrol Hire Car and Russell Crowe’s Harley-Davidson. Special exhibitions every two or three months display other fine vehicles and famous autos. The museum store offers one of the largest selections in San Diego of automotive-themed gift items. A research library is open to museum members.
Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Public Information: (619) 231-2886, www.sdautomuseum.org

San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum
The nation’s largest multi-sport museum boasts memorabilia reflecting San Diego’s sporting legacy. Visitors can call play-by-play for Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams in the state-of-the-art media center, follow the evolution of the surfboard, or soar with skateboard legend Tony Hawk. More than an archive of San Diego sports, this 70,000-square-foot facility on three levels is a center that encourages visitors to be participants as well as observers.
Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Public information: (619) 234-2544, www.sdhoc.com