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Belmont ParkvsSan Diego Museum of Art
Belmont Park and San Diego Museum of Art are both highly recommended by professionals. On balance, San Diego Museum of Art ranks slightly higher than Belmont Park. San Diego Museum of Art scores 88 with praise from 5 sources including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Belmont Park
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Frommer's
3146 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92109
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Lonely Planet "This old-style family amusement park at the southern end of Mission Beach has been here since 1925." Full review
Fodor's "The once-abandoned amusement park between the bay and Mission Beach Boardwalk is now a shopping, dining, and recreation complex." Full review
Afar Magazine "Belmont Park is right on Mission Beach and is a little amusement park with a wooden roller coaster." Full review
Where "Located right on Mission Beach, Belmont Park offers nostalgic summertime fun and modern entertainment for the whole family." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Amusement parks can be kitschy, indulgent, and a little cheesy—at Belmont Park, we embrace it. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report19.0
"A trip to San Diego is not complete without a visit to beachfront amusement park and boardwalk Belmont Park." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Go back in time to an old-style beachside amusement park with rides, arcades, and views of the Pacific"
San Diego Travel Guide
February 23, 2021
Travel + Leisure "This vintage amusement park features bumper cars, a carousel, and other classic attractions as well as shops, restaurants, and snacks"
22 Fun Things to Do in San Diego With Kids
February 21, 2023
Frommer's "There are a variety of carnie-style rides at Belmont Park, but something more unique awaits next door at the Wave House." Full review
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Note: As of this writing Belmont Park has declared bankruptcy over a lease dispute with the city.
San Diego Museum of Art Fodor's Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Where Afar Magazine Frommer's Frommer's
1450 El Prado at Sixth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
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Fodor's "Known primarily for its Spanish Baroque and Renaissance paintings, including works by El Greco, Goya, Rubens, and van Ruisdael." Full review
Lonely Planet "It was designed by San Diego architect William Templeton Johnson in the 16th-century Spanish plateresque style, so named because it features heavy ornamentation resembling silverwork." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The collection here totals more than 12,000 objects, with particular strengths in Renaissance, Baroque, Asian and American art." Full review
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A highlight is Luca Signorelli's Coronation of the Virgin (1508).
Where "The museum’s diverse collection today includes Italian Renaissance and Spanish Baroque works, 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings and sculpture and a vast Asian collection." Full review
Afar Magazine "For anyone who loves flowers, the annual Art Alive at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park is not to be missed." Full review
Frommer's "Opened in 1926, this is the oldest and largest art museum in San Diego." Full review
Frommer's "Presents five core exhibitions, including one of the country's most significant ancient Egypt collections with coffin masks, hieroglyphic stone carvings, and two authentic mummies. " Full review
