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San Diego Map: Old Town State Historic ParkOld Town State Historic Park Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Museums daily 10am-5pm, most restaurants till 9pm
Address 4002 Wallace St
Location Old Town
Transportation Bus: 8, 9, 10, 14, 28, 30, 35, 44, 105, or 150. Trolley: Old Town
Phone 619/220-5422
Web site www.parks.ca.gov
Prices Free admission (donations welcome)

Frommer's Review

Dedicated to re-creating the early life of the city from 1821 to 1872, this is where San Diego's Mexican heritage shines brightest. The community was briefly Mexico's informal capital of the California territory; the Stars and Stripes were finally raised over Old Town in 1846. Of the park's 20 structures, 7 are original, including homes made of adobe; the rest are reconstructed. The park's headquarters is at the Robinson-Rose House, 4002 Wallace St., where you can pick up a map and peruse a model of Old Town as it looked in 1872. Among the park's attractions are La Casa de Estudillo, which depicts the living conditions of a wealthy family in 1872; and Seeley Stables, named after A. L. Seeley, who ran the stagecoach and mail service in these parts from 1867 to 1871. The stables have two floors of wagons, carriages, stagecoaches, and other memorabilia, including washboards, slot machines, and hand-worked saddles. On Wednesdays, from 10am to 1pm, costumed park volunteers reenact life in the 1800s with cooking and crafts demonstrations, a working blacksmith, and parlor singing. Free 1-hour walking tours leave daily at 11am and 2pm from the Robinson-Rose House.

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