Well, I’m not sure which museums interest you, because we have museums that range from cars to airplanes to art and sports. Some museums are HUGE, others you can get through within 20-30 minutes. I would say just give yourself an hour for each museum you want to visit, and if it’s something your REALLY interested in, give yourself an extra 30 minutes. And if you get out of the museum early, there’s lots of stuff to see in balboa park, from magicians on the corners, and there is alot of stuff to eat. Depending on how many exhibits you want to see, 1 day should be enough, but plan maybe an extra 1/2 day just incase you want to go back!! Have fun, balboa park is one of my favorite place to go in San Diego.
I would plan an hour for each museum. Some other tips on visiting Balboa Park: There’s a free trolley that will take you around the park. I would recommend that you use this trolley as some of the museums have very limited parking nearby. The deli inside the San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum has great sandwiches at reasonable prices. You can go inside to the deli without visiting the museum. Balboa Park also has beautiful gardens and other attractions that you might want to visit as well.
The time needed to visit each museum really depends on what you are into – Balboa Park has museums for art, sciences, and different aspects of culture or history. For instance, I’m not much into cars, so the Automotive Museum isn’t that exciting for me – but it may be fascinating for car buffs. Here is a list of all the Balboa Park museums: http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/or… Here are my top Balboa Park attractions, and how long it might take to enjoy them: 1. San Diego Zoo – not really a ‘museum’ – but it is a world class zoo, with many different animals in natural setting-type enclosures. If you like animals (or plants), you could spend all day here. If you just want to see the rarer animals (like the pandas), you can spend a half day. http://www.sdzoo.org/ 2. The Mingei Museum of World Folk Art – instead of the typical ‘art’ of the w