San Diego Museum of Man
The Museum of Us is a museum of anthropology located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The museum is housed in the historic landmark buildings of the California Quadrangle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the United States
- Also known as: “Museum of Man”, “Museum of Us”, and “San Diego Museum of Us”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include California Quadrangle and The San Diego Museum of Art.
California Quadrangle
Square
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The California Quadrangle, California Building, and California Tower are historic structures located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. They were built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and served as the grand entry to the event.
The San Diego Museum of Art
Museum
The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art. The San Diego Museum of Art is situated 690 feet northeast of San Diego Museum of Man.
San Diego Zoo
Zoo
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The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, United States, located in Balboa Park. It began with a collection of animals left over from the 1915 Panama–California Exposition that were brought together by its founder, Dr. San Diego Zoo is situated 1,700 feet north of San Diego Museum of Man.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankers Hill and Downtown San Diego.
Bankers Hill
Suburb
Bankers Hill is a long-established uptown neighborhood near Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The area acquired the name "Bankers Hill" because of its reputation as a home for the affluent.
Downtown San Diego
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Downtown San Diego is the thriving central business district of San Diego. A heavily gentrified area with plenty of tourist amenities, Downtown serves as a hub of business and entertainment, with plenty of restaurants, shops, and nightlife to take in, as well as a few attractions, including several museums and the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team.
Cortez Hill
Quarter
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Cortez Hill is a neighborhood in the northeast part of downtown San Diego, California.
San Diego Museum of Man
- Categories: nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“San Diego Museum of Man” goes by many names.
- Danish: “San Diego Museum of Man”
- French: “musée de l’Homme de San Diego”
- French: “Musée de l’Homme de San Diego”
- French: “Musée de nous de San Diego”
- German: “Museum für Mensch und Natur”
- Latin: “Museum Hominis Didacopolis”
- Latin: “Museum Nostri Didacopolitanum”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Nós”
- Russian: “Музей «Нас»”
- Spanish: “Museo de Nosotros de San Diego”
- Spanish: “Museo del Hombre de San Diego”
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