Accessible San Diego

Local attractions offer accommodations to kids with disabilities and their caregivers

Balboa Park Museums www.sdnhm.org/visit/accessibility/socialstories

Free social stories (in English or Spanish) are available for seven museums, including The Fleet. Balboa Park also offers accessible parking and bathrooms, sensory programming and audio tours.

Cabrillo National Monument www.nps.gov/subjects/accessibility/ interagency-access-pass.htm

Visit for free with an America the Beautiful Interagency Access Pass. This lifetime pass is available free to people with a permanent disability.

Fleet Science Center www.fleetscience.org/accessibility

Accessibility Mornings provide access to Fleet galleries one hour before the public on every third Saturday. Free entry for one individual and an accompanying adult. Amenities: assistive listening devices, captioned screenings, noise-canceling headsets and more.

The New Children’s Museum www.thinkplaycreate.org/visit/accessibility

Caregivers accompanying a child with a disability receive free admission. Quiet, sensory-friendly spaces and a digital Sensory Guide available.

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum www.sdcdm.org/visit/amenities

Discounted membership for families with disabilities. Free pass available for aides accompanying children with special needs. Sensory-Friendly Mornings on Sundays from 9:30–11:30 am. Braille and sensory aides available for check-out from the front desk.

San Diego Natural History Museum www.sdnhm.org/visit/accessibility

The Nat offers a free escort pass for a person with a disability. Free wheelchair rental and assistive listening systems.

San Diego Zoo & Safari Park Zoo: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/visit/ guests-with-disabilities  Safari Park: https://sdzsafaripark.org/ guests-disabilities

There are many available accommodations for guests with disabilities, including a complimentary pass for one caregiver and an Easy Access Pass for those who have trouble waiting in line for attractions. Visit each website for details.

SeaWorld San Diego www.seaworld.com/san-diego/park-info/ accessibility-guide

Enroll in the Ride Accessibility Program to learn about Special Access that allows visitors with disabilities to be placed in a virtual queue for attractions.

Sesame Place San Diego www.sesameplace.com/san-diego/help

A Certified Autism Center with a Ride Accessibility Program and supports for visually and hearing impaired. Ask about their sensory amenities.

Tecolote Shores South Playground 1740 E Mission Bay Dr., Mission Bay

San Diego’s newest and most accessible park where kids of all abilities engage in inclusive play.

USS Midway Museum www.midway.org/visit/accessibility friday

Free admission for a professional caregiver accompanying a guest with a disability. ASL and audio tour scripts available. Free loaner wheelchairs are first-come, first served.