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Learn about electricity, digital recording, tornados, and even save Earth from destruction at the interactive Meteor Storm. Catch an IMAX movie or learn some astronomy at a planetarium show (see Reuben H. Fleet Science Center).

Rebuilt from a 1915 exposition hall, this Spanish-Colonial building is an outstanding structure. Wall reliefs commemorate Father Junípero Serra and Juan Cabrillo. It is now used for community events.

The Tony-winning Old Globe Theatre, Cassius Carter Center Stage, and Lowell Davies Festival Theatre form a cultural resource (see Old Globe Theatres).

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Campeador, better known as the Spanish hero El Cid, overlooks the Plaza de Panama. This 23-ft (7-m) tall bronze sculpture was dedicated in 1930 as a symbolic guardian of Balboa Park.

Built for the 1915–16 Exposition, this building with its 200-ft (61-m) tower has come to represent San Diego’s identity. Famous figures of the city’s past are represented on the exquisite façade. Inside is the Museum of Man (see San Diego Museum of Man).

Modeled on a hospital in Spain, this building was erected in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition and reconstructed in the 1990s. It is now a visitor’s center with helpful staff.

Richard Requa (see California-Pacific Exposition (1935–36)), architect of the 1935–36 Exposition, wanted visitors to experience the simple life of a Spanish village. This complex now houses 37 studios where craftspeople and artists display their creations ( & (see Spanish Village Art Center)).

In this zoo (see San Diego Zoo), thousands of animals thrive in recreated natural habitats. Thanks to successful breeding programs and webcams, endangered baby pandas are now animal superstars.

The largest outdoor organ in the world contains 4,518 pipes. The metal curtain protecting the organ weighs close to 12 tons. Organ recitals are held every Sunday.

Founded in 1935, these cottages feature cultural ambassadors from 30 countries, who showcase their local traditions and histories.