The Church
The church is 150 feet long, 35 feet wide and 29 feet high. The church is long and narrow and because the width of the building was determined by the height of the trees available for beams. Windows were built high for protecti... hmdb.org
The Campanario
The Campanario is 46 feet high and holds the Mission bells. The crown-topped bell on the lower right is named Ava Maria Purisima Immaculate Mary. It weighs 805 pounds and was cast in 1802. A crown-topped bell was usually suppli... hmdb.org
Father Antonio Ubach
Antonio Dominic Ubach, passionate advocate for California Native Americans, and defender of Indian rights, ran St. Anthony?s Indian School on this site from 1856 to 1891. Father Ubach, created programs to help hundreds of India... hmdb.org
Casa De Carrillo
Presidio Comandante Francisco Maria Ruiz built this house next to his 1808 pear garden late in 1821 for his close relative and fellow soldier, Joaquin Carrillo, and his large family. From this adobe dwelling, in April 1829, dau... hmdb.org
House Of Pacific Relations
The House of Pacific Relations (HPR), founded in 1935, is a non-profit community organization dedicated to furthering cooperation and understanding between national groups in the United States. At present, 2002, HPR cons... museumstuff.com
Museum Of Unnatural History - San Diego, Ca
This is definitely weird and oddball, located in the old Odd Fellows Building in the historic Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. Part educational, part sheer fun, the Museum of Unnatural History has mazes marked with informati... waymarking.com
San Diego Presidio Site
Soldiers, sailors, Indians, and Franciscan missionaries from New Spain occupied the land at Presidio Hill on May 17, 1769 as a military outpost. Two months later, Fr. Junpero Serra established the first San Diego Mission on Pre... hmdb.org
Spanish Landing
Near this point, sea and land parties of the Portola-Serra Expedition met. Two ships, the San Antonio and San Carlos, anchored on May 4-5, 1769. The scurvy-weakened survivors of the voyage established a camp, where on May 14 an... hmdb.org
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center
The Bonita Historical Society is dedicated to preserve, for public education and enjoyment, the culture, history, art, crafts and aesthetic facets of the region, specifically El Rancho de la Nacion in South San Diego Cou... museumstuff.com
Serra Museum
everyday artifacts from Native American, Spanish and Mexican periods through 1848 in 1929 mission-style building sandiegohistory.org
Worldbeat Cultural Center
You"ll feel like you"ve stepped onto another continent when you visit the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. The music, art, dance, education and technology of the African and indigenous cultures of the world are... grandparents.com
Japanese Friendship Garden
These absolutely lovely, tranquil grounds began their long history when the garden was built as part of the World Expo of 1915. Because the public enjoyed it, the garden remained cared for by volunteers for the next 30... mytravelguide.com
Casa Del Rey Moro African Museum
6000 years of African history, multimedia exhibits www.ambers.com/
African American Museum Of Fine Arts
African American Museum Of Fine Arts in San Diego, CA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today. museumsusa.org
Mission Dam And Flume
After many attempts dated back to 1774 to provide a reliable source of water for crops and livestock for Mission San Diego de Alcala, a dam and flume system was finished between 1813 and 1816 by Indian laborers and Franciscan M... hmdb.org
Heritage Of The Americas Museum
One of the finest small museums in the United States . . the Heritage of the Americas Museum is located on the campus of Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California. - visitors of all ages are encouraged to visit and experi... museumstuff.com