Bankers Hill, San Diego

Name: Bankers Hill
Address: San Diego, United States

#334 among attractions in San Diego

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Bankers Hill, also known as Park West and formerly known as Florence Heights, is a long-established uptown San Diego neighborhood near Balboa Park. It is bordered to the north by Hillcrest at Upas Street, to the south by Downtown, to the east by Balboa Park, and to the west by Interstate 5, Little Italy and the neighborhood known as Midtown. A more constricted definition of the neighborhood sets its eastern boundary as Fourth Avenue and its western boundary as First Avenue. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°43'52"N, 117°9'50"W

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Downtown San Diego (Park West)San Diego United States

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Bankers Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Us, San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego Art Institute, Mingei International Museum.

0.7 miE
Anthropology displays in historic digs
Museum of Us, San Diego
18 min walk • Nestled in the heart of San Diego's historic Balboa Park, the Museum of Us is a cultural institution dedicated to exploring the human experience from multifaceted perspectives. Beyond a traditional museum, it delves into anthropology and invites visitors to reflect on...
0.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego
17 min walk • The San Diego Air & Space Museum is a premier facility in the heart of San Diego's Balboa Park that celebrates aviation and space flight history with a vast collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft. From the Wright brothers' earliest planes to the actual Apollo 9...
0.8 miE
Museum, Art museum
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego
20 min walk • San Diego Art Institute was founded in 1941 as the San Diego Business Men's Art Club. Its name was changed in 1950 to...
0.8 miE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
20 min walk • The Mingei International Museum is a non-profit public institution that collects, conserves and exhibits folk art, craft and design. The museum was founded in 1974, and its building opened in 1978. The word mingei, meaning 'art of the people,' was coined by the Japanese scholar Dr.
0.8 miE
Park, Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego
21 min walk • The Japanese Friendship Garden, also known as Sankei-en is a twelve-acre Japanese garden located within Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
0.6 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego
17 min walk • The San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California is a museum that features a collection of cars and motorcycles that highlight automotive culture throughout history.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Cabrillo Bridge, San Diego
15 min walk • The Cabrillo Bridge in San Diego, California is a historic bridge providing pedestrian and light automotive access between Balboa Park and the Uptown area of San Diego. It was built for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition.
0.8 miE
Park
May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden, San Diego
20 min walk • The May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden is a sculpture garden featuring 19th- and 20th-century modern and contemporary sculptures, located adjacent to the San Diego Museum of Art's West Wing in San Diego's Balboa Park, in the U.S. state of California.
0.7 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
18 min walk • The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons.
0.7 miE
Park, Garden
Alcazar Garden, San Diego
18 min walk • Alcazar Garden is a garden in San Diego's Balboa Park, in the United States.
~1570 ftNE
Church, Spiritual
St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego
8 min walk • St. Paul's Cathedral is an Episcopal church located in the Bankers Hill district of the city of San Diego, California. It is the formal seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bankers Hill?

Nearby attractions include St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego (8 min walk), Park Place Methodist Episcopal Church South, San Diego (11 min walk), East Village, San Diego (13 min walk), Amici Park, San Diego (14 min walk).

How to get to Bankers Hill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bankers Hill:

Light rail

Middletown • Lines: 510, 530 (17 min walk)
County Center/Little Italy • Lines: 510, 530 (19 min walk)

Bus

Pan American Plaza • Lines: Balboa Park Tram (18 min walk)
San Diego • Lines: 2017 (18 min walk)

Tram

Civic Center • Lines: Silver (26 min walk)
5th Avenue • Lines: Silver (27 min walk)

Train

San Diego (27 min walk)