Known locally as "the museum without walls,” this park is awash with history.

San Diego’s Chicano Park  contains murals that celebrate Mexican history, folklore and culture, painted on the pylons of the Coronado Bay Bridge. Why here? In 1970, residents of Barrio Logan, a historically Chicano neighborhood in San Diego, saw bulldozers clearing land for construction at a site that they thought was supposed to become a public park. They quickly organized an occupation at the site, forcing the work to stop. During the 12-day occupation, residents worked with city and state officials to ensure the site would become a public park, and created a desert garden in what is now Chicano Park. Soon afterward, the Chicano Park Monumental Public Mural program began, conceived by local artist Salvador Torres. In 1980, the city of San Diego designated the park a historic site.

Discover Science, exploration & adventure! The tiny Storm Petrel bird spends its entire life at sea, only coming to shore to lay its eggs and nest for a short period each year. Learn more about amazing ocean-going birds and discover how adaptations allow them to survive in a watery world. Meet Scripps Oceanography scientists studying birds, learn about amazing migrations, and find out the best spots to catch a glimpse of these amazing creatures. Young adventurers can make a bird craft and listen to story time. Included with admission.