Junior Friends of Balboa Park Advanced Scavenger Hunt

Junior Friends of
Balboa Park
Advanced Scavenger Hunt
A Patch Program
Friends of Balboa Park is committed to preserving Balboa Park’s legacy for
future generations through park-wide projects. Friends of all ages are important to
Balboa Park. Join us in a scavenger hunt as we explore all that Balboa Park has to offer.
Balboa Park History: 2015 marks Balboa Park’s 100th year as a treasured
destination for both San Diegans and visitors alike! The park was originally built to
host the Panama-California Exposition of 1915 which celebrated the opening of the
Panama Canal. The Park was not intended to be permanent, but San Diegans rallied to
rebuild and preserve it. Nearly 100 years later, it remains one of San Diego’s most
beloved destinations.
Your Mission: Using the Balboa Park Map, follow the clues and riddles to learn
even more about the park, its important buildings, museums, and institutions.
Use the Balboa Park map to help you find each location. Each treasure will have a map
number listed to help you narrow down your search.
Hidden Treasure #1
Map number: 8
Find the large multi-colored mosaic sculpture in front of the
Mingei International Museum, a museum of folk art, craft and
design. This colorful sculpture was
created by the artist
Niki de Saint Phalle, and many more of
her creative creations can be found
inside!
What is the title of this sculpture?
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Hidden Treasure #3
Map number: 7
The California Motto is Eureka!, can you find it written on the
California Building?
What museum is in the
California Building?
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Challenge: Identify and list
at least 2 people carved on
the front of theCalifornia Building.
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Hidden Treasure #2
Map number: 15
Each room in the
Casa del Prado has
a different name on
the door.
What organization has the name “Cardona”
on its office door?
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What is the room number?_______________
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Hidden Treasure #4
Hidden Treasure #7
Map number: 4
Map number: 6
I am almost 100 years old and am all
natural. I was planted in preparation for
the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
Records show that I started in a 5-Gallon
pot!
What am I? _________________________
San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre is
modeled after William Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre that was built in 1599 in
London. Today, San Diego’s Old GLobe is
actually a modern, three theatre complex
with plays presented year round.
Which museum am I nearest to?
Find these words written somewhere in
the plaza:
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Hidden Treasure #5
Map number: 5
This sign might confuse you. It does not
belong to the Model Railroad Museum. It
belongs to a World Famous organization
in Balboa Park.
So long as men can breathe or eyes
can see
So long lives this and this gives life
to thee.
Who is the person whose face can be seen
about this quote?
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Why might this person be important to
the Old Globe?
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Hidden Treasure #9
Map number: 12
You’ll have to look closely for this one!
What casts the shadow pictured above
onto the floor in front of the museum?
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(you might have to walk up some stairs
to find out!)
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Hidden Treasure #10
Map number: 14
Which organization is it? ______________
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Hidden Treasure #8
Can you find the shield on the wall that
shows two hands holding a stick?
Map number: 25
This spy was a dark secret when it first
Hidden treasure #6
breathed air.
Can you discover it now?
Map number: 11
What museum is it near?
The organization housed underneath the
roof pictured above is home to one of San
Diego’s largest movie screens!
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Which organization is it?
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This is the symbol of a Phrygian Cap
being held up by a Liberty Pole, it is
hundreds of years old and is a symbol of
cooperation, freedom, and the pursuit of
liberty. It is on the flag of many countries,
including Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti,
Cuba, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Hidden Treasure #11
Hidden treasure #14
Hidden Treasure #16
Map number: 16
Map number: 10
Map number: 14
I stand at the entrance. I could once tell
time by the shadow cast upon my pointer
as the sun moved throughout the day.
Many works of art from Spain can be
found inside this Museum, and these
Spanish artists can be found standing on
the outside of it.
Balboa’s house holds the key
to this Center’s mystery
for, within this dwelling you will see
San Diego’s history!
I was donated by renowned local
jeweler, Joseph Jessop in 1906.
The name of this museum is
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What am I? _________________________
What are the last names of these three
artists?
1. _________________________________
Hidden Treasure #12
2. _________________________________
Map number: 15
Map number: 24
3. _________________________________
Find this gazebo in the courtyard of the
Casa Del Prado.
Hey, Jack
There ain’t no slack
And this ain’t a hack
With water in the back
It’s red not black
Too big for a sack
So get on board and ride the track
Plenty more inside,ain’t no lack
What’s the brand of this vehicle?
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Hidden Treasure #13
Map number: 8
Hidden Treasure #17
Hidden Treasure #15
Map number: 3
There are hand made ceramic tile signs
mounted on a wall that say “Spanish
Village Art Center.”
Who are the artists that made them?
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If you go up the stairs behind it to room
208, you’ll find the location of the oldest,
continuing children’s theatre program in
the country.
What is the name of the Theatre
Company?
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I am a place where you can find
San Diego artists, kids,and adults
showing their artwork My banner
says, “ART local and alive!”
What museum am I?
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Participating Organizations Educational Opportunities
scout badges
Mingei International
Museum
www.mingei.org
619-239-0003
Museum of Photographic
Arts
www.mopa.org
619 238 8777
R.H. Fleet
www.rhfleet.org
(619)238-1233 X 808
full-day
summer
camp
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half-day
summer
camp
winter/
spring
camps
x
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Brownies Juniors
Webelos
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outreach
programs
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free docents tours,
monthly family days,
online educational resources
x
please visit website
for calendars of events
x
weekend
SD Automotive Museum
please visit website
for calendars of events
www.sdautomuseum.org
619. 231.2886
SD Air & Space
www.sandiegoairandspace.org
x
x
please visit website
for calendars of events
x
x
please visit website
for calendars of events
x
ages 4+
x
“History for Half Pints”
(children 5 and under)
x
play productions,
group events, parties,
workshops
x
x
Teen Art Café, family drop-in days,
family festivals, ARTstops, and a
variety of workshops and lectures
x
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tours, presentations, and
workshops available,
please visit website for calendars
of events
x
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In -house school programs,
Ms. Fizzle
(619) 234-8291
SD Art Institute
www.sandiego-art.org
(619) 236-0011
San Diego Civic Youth
Ballet
www.sdcyb.org
619-233-3060
SD History Center
www.sandiegohistory.org
619.232.6203 #112
SD junior Theatre
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Production, SDCYB
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Architecture
x
www.Juniortheatre.com
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619.239.1311
SD Museum of Art
www.thesandiegomuseumofart.com
(619) 232-7931
SD Museum of Man
x
www.museumofman.org
“Native American Try
It” Badge, Mummy
Patch,
and many more!
(619) 239-2001
SD Natural History
ww.sdnhm.org
619-239-0003
SD Zoo
www.sandiegozoo.org
619-557-3963
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x
please visit website
for calendars of events
x
Sleepovers+
“Inside Story”
Spanish Village Art
Center
Spanishvillageart.com
619-233-9050
Timken Museum of Art
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private/ youth group classes
(weekends)
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Art/ jewelry
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always free admission
English, Spanish, German
tours offered,
Weekends: check calendar
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Middle/
High
conservatory
Youth/
Adult
Weekend: “Theatre Tots”
(ages 4-6 )
Behind the Scenes
Tours” (all ages)
www.timkenmuseum.org
619-239-5548 x105
The Old Globe
[email protected]
619-231-1941 x2145
“other”
Special thanks to Friends of Balboa Park for making this great activity and patch program possible!
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