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Apr 19, 2025

　　In the Balboa Fun Zone, this newly refurbished museum was recently taken over by Santa Ana's Discovery Cube and runs educational programs for local schools and field trips. When not hosting school groups, it opens to the public and shows traveling exhibits. Check the website for opening hours, what's on and for occasional whale-watching trips.

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Balboa Fun Zone

　　On the harbor side of Balboa Peninsula, the Fun Zone has delighted locals and visitors since 1936. There’s a small Ferris wheel (where Ryan and Marissa shared their first kiss on The OC), arcade games, touristy shops and restaurants, and frozen banana stands (just like the one in the TV...

Crystal Cove State Park

　　A few miles of open beach and 2400 acres of undeveloped woodland at this state park let you forget you're in a crowded metropolitan area, at least once you get past the parking lots and stake out a place on the sand. Overnight guests can stay in the dozens of...

Muth Interpretive Center

　　This 10,000 sq ft center in the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve is made from sustainable materials. Inside, you’ll find displays and information about the reserve which explain how the bay is like an egg beater and a sponge, among other scientific fun facts. There's a kid-friendly activity room with...

Balboa Peninsula

　　Four miles long but less than a half-mile wide, the Balboa Peninsula has a white-sand beach on its ocean side and countless stylish homes, including the 1926 Lovell Beach House. It’s just inland from the paved beachfront recreational path, across from a small playground. Hotels, restaurants and bars cluster around...

　　In the middle of the harbor sits the island that time forgot. Its streets are still largely lined with tightly clustered cottages built in the 1920s and '30s when this was a summer getaway from LA. The 1.5-mile promenade that circles the island makes a terrific car-free stroll or jog....

Orange County Museum of Art

　　This engaging museum highlights California art and cutting-edge contemporary artists, with exhibitions rotating through two large spaces. Recent exhibitions have included the California-Pacific Triennial and works by Robert Rauschenberg. There’s also a sculpture garden, eclectic gift shop and a theater screening classic, foreign and art-related films. 　　It's close to Fashion...

Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve

　　The brackish water of this 752-acre reserve, where runoff from the San Bernardino Mountains meets the sea, supports more than 200 species of birds. This is one of the few estuaries in Southern California that has been preserved, and it’s an important stopover on the Pacific Flyway migration route. There...

Discovery Cube's Ocean Quest

　　In the Balboa Fun Zone, this newly refurbished museum was recently taken over by Santa Ana's Discovery Cube and runs educational programs for local schools and field trips. When not hosting school groups, it opens to the public and shows traveling exhibits. Check the website for opening hours, what's on...

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