Museums and Public Art in San Diego County

Place	Neighborhood
Adobe Chapel 3963 Conde Street, San Diego Originally built in 1850 as a home, and converted to a church by Don José ...	Old Town
Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum 2040 North Santa Fe Avenue, Vista The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum is dusty, and on most days, quiet enough ...	Vista
Athenaeum Music and Arts Library 1008 Wall Street, San Diego	La Jolla
Bancroft Ranch House Museum 9050 Memory Lane, Spring Valley The museum houses indigenous Indian artifacts and memorabilia of early settlers in the area, run ...	Spring Valley
Barona Cultural Center and Museum 1095 Barona Road, Lakeside "Rock of Ages: Contemporary Music Traditions on the Barona Reservation" showcases "today’s native culture of ...	Lakeside
Berkeley Ferry Boat 1492 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego 1898 steam ferryboat that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. A California State ...	Downtown San Diego
Birch Aquarium at Scripps 2300 Expedition Way, San Diego Facility is a component of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. More than 60 ...	La Jolla
Bonita Museum and Cultural Center 4355 Bonita Road, Chula Vista Museum features exhibits of local history and fine arts. Stories of Bonita’s 100-year history are ...	Bonita
California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum 340 North Escondido Boulevard, Escondido Museum features three galleries, a sculpture court, and a gift shop.	Escondido
California Surf Museum 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside Current featured exhibits: "Hobie Shaping A Culture," "Need for Speed: Downhill Skateboarding at Signal Hill," ...	Oceanside
Casa del Rey Moro African Museum 2471 Congress Street, San Diego	Old Town
Centro Cultural de la Raza 2125 Park Boulevard, San Diego	Balboa Park
Centro Cultural Tijuana Paseo de los Héroes and Mina Street, Tijuana, BC Phone: 011-52-664-687-9650.	Baja
Chula Vista Heritage Museum 360 Third Avenue, Chula Vista The museum features glimpses of Chula Vista's past; exhibits feature lemon packing-crate labels, photographs of ...	Chula Vista
Chula Vista Nature Center 1000 Gunpowder Point Drive, Chula Vista Interactive living museum devoted to endangered Southern California coastal wetlands, located in Sweetwater Marsh National ...	Chula Vista
Coronado Museum of History and Art 1100 Orange Avenue, Coronado "Kingston Trio: A World of Music" profiles the popular musical group of the 1950s and ...	Coronado
Creation Museum 10946 Woodside Avenue North, Santee A museum contrasting the evolution and creation worldviews.	Santee
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension Building 328 J Street, San Diego	Downtown San Diego
Edgemoor Barn 9200 North Magnolia Avenue, Santee	Santee
Encinitas Historical Society Old Schoolhouse 390 West F Street, Encinitas	Encinitas
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Museum 123 West Alvarado Street, Fallbrook The Empress Dowager of China, Tz'u-hsi, glowered at her courtiers. "Go to Fallbrook!" she commanded. ...	Fallbrook
Flying Leatherneck Museum Miramar Road (Marine Corps Air Station), San Diego Museum is dedicated to Marines who provided air support, from propeller-driven fighters and bombers of ...	Miramar
Frank Kimball Museum 932 A Avenue, National City Home of Frank Kimball, the founder of National City. Features historical objects, including a stereopticon ...	National City
Gemological Institute of America Museum 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad Permanent exhibits include displays depicting science and art of gemstones and history, lore, and cultural ...	Carlsbad
Hall of Nations Presidents Way at Pan American Road, San Diego	Balboa Park
Heritage Museum 14134 Midland Road, Poway An interpretive wall, replicas of the early post office and general store, and a schoolroom ...	Poway
Heritage of the Americas Museum 12110 Cuyamaca College Drive West, Rancho San Diego Museum features art and artifacts from South and North America, concentrating on the utilitarian and ...	Rancho San Diego
Heritage Walk Museum 321 North Broadway, Escondido The museum includes the restored Victorian house, the city's original Santa Fe Train Depot, a ...	Escondido
House of Pacific Relations 2125 Park Boulevard, San Diego	Balboa Park
J.A. Cooley Museum 4233 Park Boulevard, San Diego An eclectic collection of items — including displays on phonographs, clocks, electric trains, and 20 ...	University Heights
Japanese Friendship Garden Pan American Road, San Diego	Balboa Park
John DeWitt Historic Museum and Library 2116 Tavern Road, Alpine Museum and library, operated by the Alpine Historical Society, is located in 1897 home/office of ...	Alpine
Julian Pioneer Cemetery Farmer Road/A Street, Julian, CA	Julian
Junípero Serra Museum 2727 Presidio Drive, San Diego	Old Town
Knox House Museum 280 North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon See how Amaziah Knox established a hotel serving drovers, miners, teamsters on their way through ...	El Cajon
La Mesa Depot Museum 4695 Nebo Drive, La Mesa Located in a restored 1894 wooden train station, exhibits include original telegraph and telephone equipment, ...	La Mesa
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park 6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Lane, Carlsbad Park's old adobe buildings were once vacation retreat and working rancho of actor Leo Carrillo. ...	Carlsbad
Magee House Museum 258 Beech Street, Carlsbad Built in 1887 and surrounded by rose gardens, site includes "one of the last barns ...	Carlsbad
Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla 7825 Fay Avenue, courtyard level, San Diego "Cartography in the Age of Columbus" promises selection of original maps from 15th and 16th ...	La Jolla
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Museum Witherby Street and Hancock Street, 1, San Diego Housed in a historic building, the museum features five permanent galleries with artifacts, uniforms, vehicles, ...	Downtown San Diego
Marston House Museum 3525 Seventh Avenue, San Diego	Hillcrest
Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado, San Diego Bill Traylor Drawings from the Collections of the High Museum of Art and the Montgomery ...	Balboa Park
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum 3190 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad A collection of fine work in metal and woodworking at small end of the size ...	Carlsbad
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown 1100 and 1001 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego "The Very Large Array: San Diego/Tijuana Artists in the MCA Collection" continues through Sunday, June ...	Downtown San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla 700 Prospect Street, San Diego The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will present Lifelike at its La Jolla location ...	La Jolla
Museum of Making Music 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad Discover The Harp: A Global Story of Man, Music & Medicine, a multimedia exhibition "that ...	Carlsbad
Museum of Photographic Arts 1649 El Prado, San Diego Soapbox! The Audience Speaks is the museum's "first crowd-sourced exhibition that uses engaging new technology ...	Balboa Park
National City Depot 922 West 23rd Street, National City San Diego Electric Railway Association operates museum in this historic Santa Fe depot with exhibits, ...	National City
The New Children's Museum 200 West Island Avenue, San Diego "Trash" features work by 12 artists from around globe, focusing on "the kid-friendly and timely ...	East Village
Oceanside Museum of Art 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside HERB TURNER: REALIST / IDEALIST Working directly from observations of daily life, Herb Turner’s carefully ...	Oceanside
Olaf Wieghorst Museum 131 Rea Avenue, 2, El Cajon Displays paintings and prints by Olaf Wieghorst and features exhibits of other artists' American West ...	El Cajon
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum State Highway 94 and Forrest Gate Road, Campo Explore history, heritage of railroads in setting with museum tours, old-time train rides, more than ...	Campo
Parsonage Museum of Lemon Grove 3185 Olive Street, Lemon Grove	Lemon Grove
Pioneers Museum 373 East Aten Road, Imperial, CA	Imperial Valley
Ramona Pioneer Historical Society and Guy B. Woodward Museum 645 Main Street, Ramona Complex of historical buildings includes the Verlaque House (the only Western adobe home of French ...	Ramona
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center 1875 El Prado, San Diego Museum features more than 100 hands-on science exhibitions. Films shown daily in IMAX Dome theater. ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Air and Space Museum 2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego Museum offers exhibits of over 65 aircraft, including an RQ-1K Predator UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Archaeological Center 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido Museum is dedicated to curating and sharing archaeological collections with public for educational, scientific, cultural ...	Escondido
San Diego Automotive Museum 2080 Pan American Plaza, San Diego More than 80 automobiles and motorcycles from horseless carriages to future prototypes are included in ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Center for the Arts 2141 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego	University Heights
San Diego Children's Discovery Museum 320 North Broadway, Escondido	Escondido
San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum 404 Third Avenue, San Diego The Cultural Revolution was a period of great strife and hardship for many of China’s ...	Downtown San Diego
San Diego County Sheriff's Museum 2384 San Diego Avenue, San Diego The 150-year history of the sheriff's department is highlighted at museum, located "just feet away" ...	Old Town
San Diego Hall of Champions 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego Museum is dedicated to promoting, recognizing, and preserving athletic achievement.	Balboa Park
San Diego History Center 1649 El Prado, San Diego	Balboa Park
San Diego Maritime Museum 1492 North Harbor Drive, San Diego "Jack London Photographer," continuing through Monday, December 3, features more than 50 images by the ...	Downtown San Diego
San Diego Model Railroad Museum 1649 El Prado, San Diego Enjoy playful learning in "Lego Brick City" exhibit zone filled with interactive, creative, educational activities ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, San Diego Alternative Accounts: Plains Indian Ledger Art from the 19th Century to Now. Made with techniques ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Museum of Man 1350 El Prado, San Diego Permanent exhibits explore the Maya, ancient Egypt, the Kumeyaay Indians of San Diego County, human ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Natural History Museum 1788 El Prado, San Diego Bold Joseph Rossano’s interactive BOLD sculpture series is inspired in cooperation with leading biodiversity scientists, ...	Balboa Park
San Diego Police Museum 4710 College Avenue, San Diego	College Area
San Dieguito Heritage Museum 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas The museum offers informative displays on the North County coastal history including Native Americans, early ...	Encinitas
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve 2710 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff Facility features an array of interactive exhibits exploring the natural and cultural history of the ...	Cardiff-by-the-Sea
San Marcos Historical Society Museum 270 West San Marcos Boulevard, 1, San Marcos	San Marcos
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido Commemorates the clash (on December 6, 1846) during the Mexican War between the U.S. Dragoons, ...	Escondido
Sikes Adobe Farmhouse 12655 Sunset Drive, Escondido	Escondido
Tecate Community Museum Calle Tlaloc No. 400, Colonia Cuauhtemoc CP, Tecate, BC	Baja
Timken Museum of Art 1500 El Prado, San Diego Permanent collection includes European old master paintings, 18th- and 19th-century American paintings, and Russian icons. ...	Balboa Park
USD: University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego "Character and Crisis: Printmaking in America, 1920-1950" explores the themes and strategies that American artists ...	USD
USS Midway Museum 910 North Harbor Drive, San Diego Permanent exhibits include 25 restored aircraft. Self-guided audio tour narrated by former Midway sailors.	Downtown San Diego
Valley Center History Museum 29200 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center The museum features an educational exhibition centered around a California grizzly bear, described as "the ...	Valley Center
Veterans' Museum and Memorial Center 2115 Park Boulevard, San Diego Memorial to men and women who served in U.S. Armed Forces, Coast Guard, and Wartime ...	Balboa Park
Wells Fargo History Museum 2733 San Diego Avenue, San Diego Museum features a working agents' office staffed by guides in period costumes and contains a ...	Old Town
Whaley House Museum 2476 San Diego Avenue, San Diego	Old Town
William Heath Davis House Museum 410 Island Avenue, San Diego Museum is said to be the oldest surviving structure in the New Town area of ...	Downtown San Diego
The Women's Museum of California 2730 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 103, Barracks 16, San Diego The multi-media exhibition opening Friday, December 7, was curated by UCSD faculty member and international ...	Liberty Station