During your private tour you will learn about, view and experience: stunning architecture, lovely art, entertaining attractions, important conservation efforts, satisfying eateries, cultural events, interesting antidotal facts, quaint gift shops, intriguing history, international horticulture, movie options, diverse museums, neighboring communities, acclaimed performing arts venues, photo opportunities, enjoyable playgrounds, outdoor recreation, natural trails, urban forest, and resident wildlife. You will also see a wide variety of gardens: Formal gardens, native gardens, desert gardens, educational health gardens, gardens with water features, grotto garden, even an award-winning Rose Garden! 

Free transportation to the entrance of the Organ Pavilion is available, as a pre or post, paid tour extension.

Concerts are on Sunday at 2 pm at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.  This is the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world. It contains more than 5,000 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet. The Spreckels Organ Pavilion was built in 1914, in Italian-Renaissance style. It can seat 25 hundred people. It has ornate embellishments & two semi-circular, Corinthian-style colonnades. San Diego's current Civic Organist is Raul Prieto Ramírez. Raul was Director & Founder of the Barcelona Organ Festival and Academy. He has attracted international audiences by the thousands. He is well known for being one of the few concert organists who

Brigadier General Michael Aguilar (USMC-retired) is a highly decorated Marine and Gulf War veteran. He will be discussing some of his missions and experiences as a Cobra pilot. During his 31-year Marine Corps career he held a variety of flying and command billets and accumulated over 4000 hours, primarily as an Attack Helicopter Pilot.

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum has 31 historical aircraft on display as well as hundreds of artifacts from the earliest days of aviation to the present day. Free admission and parking. Open Cockpit Days are held on select weekends from May-September. Check the website at www.flyingleathernecks.org for more information.

Visitors will witness some of the most surprising animal behavior in the new National Geographic exhibition, 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs. Curated by renowned nature picture editor, Kathy Moran, this exhibition is a celebratory look at wildlife with images taken by National Geographic’s most iconic photographers, including Michael “Nick” Nichols, Steve Winter, Paul Nicklen, Beverly Joubert, David Doubilet, and more.