Balboa Park – Free Tuesday
Balboa Park organization offers free Tuesday admission on a rotating basis throughout the month. Some museums may offer a complimentary admission to their permanent collections only and charge admission to the special exhibitions.

First Tuesday Each Month
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Second Tuesday Each Month
Museum of Photographic Arts
San Diego Historical Society Museum and Research Archives
Third Tuesday Each Month
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
Japanese Friendship Garden
Mingei International Museum
San Diego Art Institute
Fourth Tuesday Each Month
San Diego Aerospace Museum
San Diego Automotive Museum
Hall of Nations free film
San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum
Always Free
Spreckels Organ concerts Sunday afternoons 2:00–3:00
Spreckels Organ concerts Monday 7:30–9:00 p.m., July & August
The Timken Museum of Art


5:03 am
We will be in San Diego on the first Tuesday in August. We are from Utah. I remember reading that the R. H. Fleet Science Center is only free to California residents. Is that true? If it’s free for everyone we’ll come on Tuesday. If it’s full price for us because we are from out of state, we’ll go on another day when it won’t be so crowded. Thank you for your help.
3:42 am
According to the web site listed below it is only free for county residents. If you go directly to the web site there is more info as noted below.
http://www.rhfleet.org/site/visit/free_tuesday.cfm
As a THANK YOU to SAN DIEGO CITY and COUNTY RESIDENTS, the Fleet offers Residents’ Free Tuesday on the first Tuesday of each month.
Out-of-County Visitors
Regular pricing applies for all visitors from outside of San Diego County. Please proceed to the ticket counter upon arrival.
You will be able to get the ticket prices from the above web page.
Hope this info helps in your planning. Have a great time!!