Zoro Garden

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Zoro Garden
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Type Butterfly garden
Location Balboa Park, San Diego, California, United States
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Created1915
DesignerBuilt for the Panama–California Exposition (1915–16)
OpenYes
StatusOpen year-round
FacilitiesFormer site of the Zoro Garden Nudist Colony (1935–36)

Zoro Garden is a six-acre sunken garden in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It is located between the Fleet Science Center and Casa de Balboa. The name refers to the Persian mystic Zoroaster. [1]

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The stone garden was originally built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition. During the 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition it was the site of Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, which featured mostly-nude performers rather than practicing nudists. [1]

Zoro Garden is now planted as a butterfly garden. It is open to the public and can be reserved for special events. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zoro Gardens: A nudist colony in Balboa Park". ABC 10 News. August 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Balboa Park: Zoro Garden". City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

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