Old Town San Diego State Historic Park preserves the site of California’s first Spanish settlement, with restored adobe buildings, museums, and shops recreating 1820s-1870s San Diego life. Admission to the park and its museums is free.
Hours run daily from around 10am to 5pm, though they shift seasonally, roughly 10am-4pm from October through April and 10am-5pm from May through September; the park closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Free 50-minute guided tours depart from the Robinson-Rose Visitor Center at 11am and 2pm.
Free parking near the park has a four-hour limit, and the surrounding Old Town neighborhood adds restaurants and shops for visitors who want to extend their stay beyond the historic core.
