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Balboa Island

CA
4.5 of 5 stars 103 Reviews
Type: Islands
Activities: Shopping, Motor-boating, Group tours/day tour, Viewing wildlife
Description: Man-made island that features upscale shops, restaurants and an amusement park.
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Newport Beach, California
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Balboa Island is dotted with modern houses/mansions mixed among old beach cottages. All of them costing millions of dollares. It has a scenic walking path around the outside, and the main drag has a ton of quaint, fashionable, and expensive shops & restaurantes.

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See 15 more reviews by LukeJB67 for Newport Beach
California
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Put on your walking shoes and walk as many of the street on the island as you can to enjoy the lovely homes, beautiful gardens and cute shops and restaurants.

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See 3 more reviews by TheGrovelandCatLady for Newport Beach
South San Francisco, California
Top Contributor
64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

Just chill out, take a long walk, and enjoy something to eat one day on this small island.

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See 2 more reviews by LarBearSSF-CA for Newport Beach
Salt Lake City, Utah
Senior Contributor
31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

We took the Balboa Island Ferry over from Newport and walked around a bit. There were tons of cute little houses and shops, I only wish we had more time to spend there! We walked to the pier and then sat for a while on the beach. There were quite a few people there but it didn't feel crowded at... More

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Des Moines
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

This is one of your typical small seaside towns with shops and eateries. It was interesting to see the real estate values and there were plenty of opportunities to purchase homes, etc. Overpriced. Nice, but alot of tourists. You can hire a boat to go around which was interesting to know who lived where, or lived there in the past.... More

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Prescott, AZ
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

This is just a small area to check out, but it's very quaint. The parking can be difficult since they close sections down for street sweeping. The plus side is there are no parking meters, so you can park and meader around.

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Portland, Oregon
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Balboa Island has a little main street with some restaurants and shops. Nice for a visit and a bit to eat.

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Mesa, Arizona
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

we had so much fun doing the boat tours, we had really great food and for any people who GEOCACHE there are lots of caches around the area.

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Newport Beach, California
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Location, location, location! The Village is fun to walk, nose around in the stores, mix with the visitors and the locals and soak it all in.

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See 12 more reviews by Tim W for Newport Beach
Vacaville, California
Top Contributor
77 reviews 77 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
75 helpful votes 75 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

A great deal has changed in the 20 years since I was here last ... but still one of my favorite areas to visit.

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