Dr. Seuss Traveling Sculpture Garden San Diego

The Dr. Seuss Traveling Sculpture Garden is on display at the Hotel del Coronado, across the bay from downtown San Diego. You can view the statues from now until June 30th on the grounds of the historic hotel. The 5’ and 8’ bronze sculptures are on a tour of California with stops in San Diego, Pleasanton, and the Fresno Metropolitan Museum. This exhibit is in recognition of Seuss’ creative talent and gives the to enjoy the life principals expressed and memories associated with his books and art.
About The Art of Dr. Seuss

Ted Geisel wrote 44 books between 1937 and 1990, changing the way generations of children learned to read. While his most prominent legacy is in children’s literacy, his artistic legacy continues to cross over generations and genres impacting the worlds of art, literature, pop and high culture. Many of today’s top talents pay tribute to Dr. Seuss as a key influence in their own artistic development. For over 60 years, Dr. Seuss’s illustrations brought a visual realization to his fantastic and imaginary worlds. However, his artistic talent went far beyond the printed page to his collection of Secret Art. Seuss always dreamed of sharing these works with his fans and had entrusted his wife, Audrey, to carry out his wishes once he was gone. In 1997, this dream was realized when The Art of Dr. Seuss project was launched.

Dr. Seuss Touring Sculpture Garden – California Touring Schedule:
Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA -(Now – June 30, 2009)
Stephen Clayton Galleries, Coronado, CA -(July 1, 2009 – August 30, 2009)
Studio 7 Fine Arts, Pleasanton, CA -(September 2, 2009 – October 21, 2009)
Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, CA -(October 31, 2009 – January 17, 2010)


About Hotel Del Coranado

The Hotel del Coronado (also known as the The Del to local residents) is a beachfront luxury hotel in the city of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego, California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort. It is one of the oldest and largest all-wooden buildings in California and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Hotel del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA 92118
Across the bay from downtown San Diego

Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park San Diego

If your looking for a quite place to relax after a hectic day visiting San Diego attraction try the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. The gardens surround the Tea house built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. garden was a nice tranquil place to take a moment to relax. There is a display of traditional dolls, and a pond featuring some beautiful brightly colored koi. Entrance fee is only three dollars and after you're done you can enjoy a snack from the Tea Pavilion. If you're at Balboa when and need a place to enjoy a quite moment then check out the garden. Japanese Friendship Garden 2215 Pan American Road San Diego, CA 92101
More things to do in San Diego

The Kiss Statue USS Midway San Diego

The 25 ft tall Kiss statue is of the famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt during the VJ Day celebrations in Times Square in 1945.

Located next to the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego the statue is quite popular with couples striking the same pose and having their picture taken next to the huge figures

The official name of the 6,000-pound sculpture is “Unconditional Surrender” however most people just call it the kiss statue. The work of art was dedicated on February 11, 2007 and has been turning heads ever since.

On valentines day 2013 a new permanent bronze kiss statue replaced the original foam core version.

Edith Shain  the woman who is being kissed in the statue attended the unveiling of the original statue , she died in 2010 at age 91.