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Highly specialized and universally appealing, San Diego's range of museums offer something for everyone. An impressive cluster is located in Balboa Park, but many other gems are spread throughout the county.


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>	Aviation Adventures & Film Museum
	Aviation-in-the-movies museum offering vintage aircraft flights, simulators, team building, and interactive activities. Unique venue for events.

>	Birch Aquarium at Scripps
	Stunning aquarium connected to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Spectacular ocean views.

>	Firehouse Museum, The
	Antique firefighting equipment: fire engines, pictures, helmets and memorabilia displayed in San Diego's oldest firehouse.

>	Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation - MCAS
	U.S. Marine Corps aviation history museum. Free, open to public Tue.-Sun. 9am-3:30pm. Aircraft displays, Museum Store. Miramar Road freeway exits.

>	Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation, Wm. Heath Davis House
	Offers Gaslamp guided walking tour, historic home tour, unique museum gallery conference room. Adjacent patio park great for exclusive parties.

>	Lux Art Institute
	At Lux Art Institute, you don't just "see art." You see art differently. You see art happen.

>	Maritime Museum of San Diego
	One of the world's finest collections of historic ships.

>	Marston House
	Craftsman-style house museum listed on the National Register of Historic places. Open Fri.-Sun., 10am-4pm, $5 docent tour of house.

>	MCRD Museum Historical Society
	Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum. History of the Marine Corps in San Diego County and Southern California.

>	Mingei International Museum
	Dynamic, changing exhibitions feature timeless art of the people from all cultures of the world. Pottery, textiles, adornment and toys.


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		> In Stabiano Rare exhibition of ancient Roman frescos comes to SDMA. Two thousand years ago, Stabiae, a...

> 12/05 - 12/06 - Balboa Park December Nights

> 08/11 - 11/02 - Aerial Portraits of the American West

> 10/18 - 10/18 - Creeps from the Deep Family Day

> 11/23 - Old Masters of Music and Art: John Schneiderman

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> The Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park will display Picturing the Process (January 12-June 29, 2008), an exhibit that explores the evolution of photography by featuring photographic works ranging in date from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries. Measured Time: MoPA at 25 (January 19, 2008-Juanuary 4, 2009) will showcase the museum’s achievements since 1983. For more information, call 619-238-7559, or visit www.mopa.org.