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Balboa Fun Zone
AMUSEMENT PARK
Ferris wheel 11am-8pm Sun-
Thu, to 9pm Fri, to 10pm Sat)
On the harbor side of Balboa Peninsula, the Fun Zone has delighted locals and visitors
since 1936. There's a small Ferris wheel ($4 per ride, 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 sit-com
Arrested Development
). The landmark 1905
ExplorOcean
MUSEUM
adult/child 4-12yr $5/3; 11am-3:30pm Mon-Thu, to 6pm Fri & Sat, to 5pm Sun)
In the Balboa Fun Zone, this newly refurbished museum calls itself an 'ocean literacy cen-
ter' with critter-filled touch tanks, remotely operated vehicles, the rowboat used by adven-
turer Roz Savage on her five-year, round-the-world solo voyage, and an innovation lab.
Orange County Museum of Art
MUSEUM
under 12yr $10/8/free; 11am-5pm Wed-Sun, to 8pm Thu)
This engaging museum highlights California art and cutting-edge contemporary artists,
with exhibitions rotating through two large spaces. There's also a sculpture garden, eclect-
ic gift shop and theater screening classic, foreign and art-related films.
