Botanical Building and Lily Pond

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1549 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Over 1,200 tropical and flowering varieties of plants are to be found beneath the domed, wooden-lath structure of the Botanical Building.

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4.5190 reviews
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Brittany C.
9/10/2025

I love the rebuilt building! It is beautiful and so well maintained. If you are visiting Balboa Park you definitely gotta walk through here. It's free to walk around and boasts beautiful plants....

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Rachelle D.
6/30/2025

We loved the building and it was well worth the very long wait for it to re-open! I do wish there were more physical signs/info about each plant, as I found the online map and info a bit confusing...

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Joel C.
6/9/2025

What is the greatest place you can go to that has the many years of the park with the many plaques the many colors aromas that can relax so many? Balboa Park has one of the great botanicals...

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Sammy B.
5/19/2025

The only reason I didn't give this full marks is because the time spent here could be as short as just a few minutes; however, don't let this diminish your visit to this FREE space. The pros for...

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Jocelyn A.
7/29/2025

Super gorgeous inside and so lucky to have been around SD when they first reopened the renovated building. It's free to enter and has little areas with fountains and some information about the...

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