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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
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 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. More

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California
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 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. More

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South San Francisco, California
Top Contributor
63 reviews 63 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

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

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Salt Lake City, Utah
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

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 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 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 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 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. More

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Portland, Oregon
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

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

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Mesa, Arizona
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 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. More

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Newport Beach, California
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18 reviews 18 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 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. More

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Vacaville, California
Top Contributor
78 reviews 78 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
90 helpful votes 90 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

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

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