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Balboa Pavilion
Balboa Island CA
~0.22 miles from Balboa city center
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Corona Del Mar State Beach
Ocean Boulevard Corona Del Mar CA
~1.36 miles from Balboa city center
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Fashion Island
Orange County CA
~1.61 miles from Balboa city center
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Opened in 1967 as part of Newport Center, the mall featured four department stores: Buffum's, J. W. Robinson's, The Broadway, and J.C. Penney. These four initial buildings were designed by architects William Pereira and Welton Becket, and were flanked by several smaller stores. The Spanish architectural theme which would later define the mall was evident in the Robinson's building. A few years later, Bullocks Wilshire (which later became I. Magnin) and Neiman Marcus were added. In the early 1980s, J.C. Penney moved out, and the building it occupied was reconstructed and reopened as "Atrium Court", which contained numerous smaller shops and a food court on the lower level.The southwest entrance to Robinson's features a bronze wind-chime sculpture by mural artist Tom Van Sant, installed ...
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Orange County Museum of Art
Orange County CA
~1.80 miles from Balboa city center
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The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California.The museum's collection comprises nearly 2,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California from the early 20th century to present. Exhibits include traditional paintings, sculptures and photography, as well as new media in the form of video, digital and installation art.Each month, the museum hosts events such as Thursday evening lectures, artists' talks and special activities for children. Some 15,000 children and adults participate in award winning education programs annually.
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Newport Pier
Orange County CA
~1.96 miles from Balboa city center
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The Newport Pier is one of two piers located within the city of Newport Beach, California, at the center of the Balboa Peninsula. It is 1,032 feet (314.6 m) long and registered as California Historical Landmark number 794.Located at Oceanfront Boulevard and 21st Place, it is popular for angling, strolling and dining. At the end of the pier sits a restaurant called the "Newport Pier Grill and Sushi." The restaurant has an outdoor patio called the William Wright Terrace which adds 288 square feet (26.8 m2) and can seat up to 28 with a view of the water. At the base of the pier is the Dory Fishing Fleet, a beachside fishing cooperative founded in 1891. Also at the base of the pier is the headquarters of the city fire department's Lifeguard division.The original wharf at this site was ...
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Newport Beach
Newport Beach CA
~2.32 miles from Balboa city center
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Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Santa Ana. As of January 1, 2009, the population was 86,252. The current OMB metropolitan designation for Newport Beach lies within the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine area. The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings making Newport Beach one of the wealthiest communities in California, and in United States overall. As of February 2010 Portfolio.com ranked Newport Beach, California the richest U.S. city. The Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, CA a neighboring city newspaper reported more than a quarter households have an income greater than $200,000, and the median value for homes exceeds $1 million.
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Noah Fine Arts
1599 Superior Ave # B2 Costa Mesa CA - 949-646-9920
~2.91 miles from Balboa city center
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Providing surreal paintings of mermaids, fairies, angels and roses as well as florals on canvas, water sculptures and metal paintings.
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Goat Hill Tavern Auto Museum
1822 Newport Blvd Costa Mesa CA - 949-631-1057
~3.07 miles from Balboa city center
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1822 Newport BlvdCosta Mesa, CA 92627 Tel. +1 949.631.1057
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Costa Mesa Historical Society
1870 Anaheim Ave Costa Mesa CA - 949-631-5918
~3.30 miles from Balboa city center
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The Costa Mesa Historical Society welcomes you to its online home. The Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit group whose mission is to collect, preserve and promote the history of the Costa Mesa area.We encourage anyone interested in Costa Mesa history to explore our website. Also, we extend an open invitation to interested individuals, families, students, professionals, businesses and organizations to become members of the Society.
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Us Air Force Dept
2651 Newport Blvd Costa Mesa CA - 714-668-2300
~3.92 miles from Balboa city center
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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare, space warfare, and cyberwarfare service branch of the United States armed forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed. In its 2010 Posture Statement, the USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Special Operations, Air Superiority, Global Integrated ISR, Space Superiority, Command and Control, Cyberspace Superiority, Personnel Recovery, Global Precision Attack, Building Partnerships, Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support.As of 2009 the USAF operates 5,573 manned air...
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Vanguard University
55 Fair Dr Costa Mesa CA - 714-556-3610
~4.40 miles from Balboa city center
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Vanguard University of Southern California is located in Costa Mesa, California, USA on 55 Fair Drive, across the street from the OC Fair & Event Center. Founded in 1920 as the Southern California Bible School, the undergraduate school became accredited in 1964, the graduate school in 1983. It was known as Southern California College until 1999 when it applied for, and was granted, university status, at which time it adopted its current name to avoid confusion with the University of Southern California. Vanguard is a Christian Comprehensive University of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies and is owned by the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God.
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University of California Irvine
Irvine CA
~4.43 miles from Balboa city center
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Bren Events Center
Irvine CA
~4.48 miles from Balboa city center
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Bren Events Center was built in 1987. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988. The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1,500,000 donation.The stadium is 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2), built on two levels. It seats 4,984 for basketball games, 5,430 for concerts, and up to 5,608 people total.
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Orange County Fairgrounds
88 Fair Dr Costa Mesa CA
~4.59 miles from Balboa city center
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Shortly after Orange County was created in 1889, the Orange County Community Fair Corporation was formed. This group put on a small fair in 1890 that included a horse race and a few exhibits in Santa Ana. In 1894, another group, the Orange County Fair Association, Inc., took over the organization of the Fair.The first Orange County Fairs were primarily livestock exhibitions and horse races. At the turn of the century, a "carnival of products" was added and the Fair became an annual event. In ensuing years, the Fair was held in Santa Ana, but after World War I it was moved to Huntington Beach for two years and then back to temporary grounds on East Fruit Street in Santa Ana.In 1916, the Fair was taken over by the newly organized Orange County Farm Bureau. The first OC Fair Board was...
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Huntington State Beach
Huntington Beach CA
~4.62 miles from Balboa city center
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Huntington State Beach is a protected beach in Southern California, located in the City of Huntington Beach in Orange County.The beach extends two miles from Newport Beach (Santa Ana River) north to Beach Blvd. where the Huntington City Beach begins.This beach is a popular destination for many beach enthusiasts. This beach has moderate to good surf, nice fishing conditions, volleyball courts, basketball courts, bathrooms, ramamdas, and fire-rings for bonfires.Beach hours are 6am to 10pm everyday. Regular day use vehicle parking fees are $15 per vehicle. Discounts do apply (see official State Parks website).Lifeguard Services at Huntington State Beach are provided by the California State Parks Lifeguard Service. Lifeguards patrol the beach year round while lifeguard towers are staff...
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Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa CA - 714-432-5072
~4.88 miles from Balboa city center
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Orange Coast College (OCC), founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948, is a community college providing two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. This college is a large population type campus. The school enrolls 24,424 undergraduate students which is more than neighboring local university such as Chapman University and University of California, Irvine. It is located in Costa Mesa, California, about 40 miles (63 km) south of Los Angeles. It is about 2 miles away from both the 55 freeway and 405 freeway as well as State Route 73. It is about 10 miles from Corona del Mar State Beach. It is 20 minutes from Disneyland, and from two hours to a half day from the...
http://www.occ.cccd.edu |  #17 of 30 Things To Do in Balboa
Us Army and Army Reserve Recruiting
1525 Mesa Verde Dr E # 213 Costa Mesa CA - 714-540-1026
~5.04 miles from Balboa city center
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The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War. Congress officially created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 after the end of the war to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The Army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force.The primary mission of the Army is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities ... in support of the National Secur...
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Helistream
3000 Airway Ave # 350 Costa Mesa CA - 714-662-3163
~5.19 miles from Balboa city center
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HeliStream offers complete rotary wing pilot training programs ranging from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Pilot. Each course is individually tailored to meet your personal needs and goals. The keynote at HeliStream is providing professional flight training without compromise. Our Certified Flight Instructors are highly qualified and engaged in the full time endeavor of turning out the finest pilots in the industry.Our training helicopters range from the Robinson R22 and Robinson R44, for primary flight training, to the MD 500, Eurocopter AS350 and Bell 205. As a result of our training hours in the Robinson R22, we have found that our graduates easily make a transition to other makes and models of helicopters in just a few hours. This is due to the fact that the Robinson R22 i...
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Irvine Museum
18881 Von Karman Ave # 100 Irvine CA - 949-476-0294
~5.45 miles from Balboa city center
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The Irvine Museum is located at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Ground Floor, in Irvine, California. Museum hours are available on the Museum's webiste.
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Fuller Theological Seminary
2041 Business Center Dr # 201 Irvine CA - 949-975-0775
~5.81 miles from Balboa city center
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Fuller Theological Seminary, with its main campus in Pasadena, California, is the largest multi-denominational Christian seminary in the world. The seminary is "arguably the most influential, by number of pastors and educators trained..."Fuller Theological Seminary was founded in 1947 by Charles E. Fuller, a radio evangelist known for his "Old Fashioned Gospel Hour" show, and Harold Ockenga, the pastor of Park Street Church in Boston. With its founding, the seminary's founders sought to reform fundamentalism from its separatist and sometimes anti-intellectual stance of the 1920-40 era. Fuller envisaged that the seminary would become "a Caltech of the evangelical world."Most of the earliest faculty held to theologically and socially conservative views, though professors with differing...
http://www.fuller.edu |  #21 of 30 Things To Do in Balboa
South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa CA
~6.29 miles from Balboa city center
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South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in Orange County. It is the third biggest mall in the United States, with the second highest sales-volume in California at $800 per square feet—second only to Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose-Santa Clara, at $809 per square feet. The national average is $411 per square feet.Segerstrom, both partners in the family's business operations, opened a shopping center called "South Coast Plaza" in one of the family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County. Originally anchored by a May Company that had opened in late 1966 and Sears, the initial phase of the mall was designed by Victor Gruen. It was built the same year as The Irvine Company's neighboring Fashion Island in Newport Beach.The success of the ...
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Orange County Museum of Art
3333 Bristol St # 1000 Costa Mesa CA - 714-662-3366
~6.29 miles from Balboa city center
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The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California.The museum's collection comprises nearly 2,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California from the early 20th century to present. Exhibits include traditional paintings, sculptures and photography, as well as new media in the form of video, digital and installation art.Each month, the museum hosts events such as Thursday evening lectures, artists' talks and special activities for children. Some 15,000 children and adults participate in award winning education programs annually.
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Spirit Life Bible College
17601 Fitch Irvine CA - 949-833-3555
~6.99 miles from Balboa city center
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Huntington Beach
Orange County
~7.16 miles from Balboa city center
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Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 189,594. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Costa Mesa on the east, by Newport Beach on the southeast, by Westminster on the north, and by Fountain Valley on the northeast.It is known for its long 8.5-mile (13.7 km) beach, mild climate, and excellent surfing. The waves are a unique natural effect caused by edge-diffraction of ocean swells by the island of Catalina, and waves from distant hurricanes.
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Huntington Beach Intl Surfing
411 Olive Ave Huntington Beach CA - 714-960-3483
~7.23 miles from Balboa city center
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Huntington Beach does indeed live up to its "Surf City" title as the most surfed beach in the west. Appropriately enough, this is a shrine to all those who have mastered the long board. Surfboards, surfing films, surfing music and plenty of memorabilia can be found here. The main attractions, however, are the items related to the great Duke Kahanamoku. This Olympic swimmer popularized surfing back in the 1920s, and both a bronze bust and one of his original hardwood boards can be found in the museum. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students and free for children six years and younger.
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Carl Thornton Park
Santa Ana CA
~7.49 miles from Balboa city center
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The District at Tustin Legacy
Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway Tustin CA
~7.62 miles from Balboa city center
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The District at Tustin Legacy is Orange County’s newest shopping and entertainment destination. A one million square-foot lifestyle center boasting your favorite retailers such as: Whole Foods Market, Costco, Target, Lowe’s and TJ Maxx/Home Goods. The District also has many specialty retail shops, including, Pinkberry and The District Eye Care; as well as, service and health & beauty focused businesses like Wells Fargo Bank, Legacy Cleaners, Facelogic, and Mode Salon Aveda. Pei Wei Asian Diner, Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, Native Foods Cafe, Marmalade Cafe and The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar are just a few of the many dining options that can be found here.However, what really sets The District apart from other shopping experiences is The District Promenade, which is positioned at the...
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Tustin Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana CA
~8.46 miles from Balboa city center
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Marine Corps Air Station Tustin is a former United States Marine Corps air station, located in Tustin, California.The Air Station was established in 1942 as Naval Air Station Santa Ana, a base for airship operations in support of the United States Navy's coastal patrol efforts during World War II. NAS Santa Ana was decommissioned in 1949. In 1951, the facility was reactivated as Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana to support the Korean War. It was the country's first air facility developed solely for helicopter operations. It was renamed Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in 1970.During the Vietnam War, the base was a center for on-going testing of radar installations which were erected, tested, disassembled and shipped to Vietnam. It also was a training facility for helicopter pilots....
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Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Dr Irvine CA - 949-451-5100
~8.70 miles from Balboa city center
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Irvine Valley College (IVC) is a community college in Irvine, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. Irvine Valley College and its sister college, Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, comprise the South Orange County Community College District. Opened in 1979 as Saddleback College North Campus, Irvine Valley College received its current name and independent status in July 1985. In July 1988, the college received its first accreditation as a separate institution by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college offers programs from the traditional liberal arts and sciences to advanced technologies. It is about 3 miles away from both the 5 freeway and 405 freeway. The school is also about 10 miles from Corona del Mar State Beach.
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Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach CA
~8.74 miles from Balboa city center
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Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, approximately 24 miles (39 km) southeast of the county seat of Santa Ana. Its population was 23,727 at the 2000 census. It is known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in southern California. The city is also known for its hotels, unique shops, restaurants, world famous art galleries, and art festivals. Several movies and TV shows have been filmed there.
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