page_title: Newport Beach, California
section_title: Culture and nightlife
hierarchical_section_title: Newport Beach, California / Tourism / Attractions / Culture and nightlife
caption_attribution_description: English: Fashion Island_Newport Beach CA photo by D Ramey Logan
context_page_description: Newport Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. Newport Beach is known for good surfing and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries but today it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island draws visitors with a waterfront path easy access from the ferry to the shops and restaurants. Its population was 85,287 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Fashion Island at Newport Center is a regional shopping and entertainment destination. Also at Newport Center, the Orange County Museum of Art exhibits modern and contemporary art, with emphasis on the work of Californian artists.
  Dining in Newport Beach, like many oceanfront towns, tends to focus on seafood restaurants but there are a variety of restaurants that range in price and type of food.
caption: Fashion Island in Newport Center
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