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No matter how many times you’ve visited Catalina Island, there’s always something new to discover. Whether it’s plunging beneath the surface of the sea, immersing yourself in history at the museum or hiking Catalina’s rugged interior, the island takes a lifetime to explore. One place to scratch the surface of all that Catalina Island offers […]

For most Santa Catalina visitors, the only part of this Southern California island they experience is Avalon. While the charming town certainly provides plenty of things to do for first-time visitors, to truly get to know Santa Catalina Island, you’ll want to experience the many destinations in the interior of the island. Little Harbor, on

Nightlife on Catalina Island offers everything from moonlight strolls along the waterfront to a classic nightclub pumping the latest hits out until the wee hours of the morning. Wine bars, sports bars and dive bars are all represented, as are late-night burger joints offering tempting after-hours food options. Catalina Island also offers a movie theatre

The new museum on Catalina Island provides a wealth of new opportunities for things to do in Avalon. With thousands of square feet of exhibit space, the Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Catalina Island Museum offers art, culture and history – as well as one of the most architecturally interesting buildings to be constructed on the

What to do on Catalina Island this fall? Fall is festival season on Catalina Island. Nearly every weekend features a festival – including film, art, beer, wine and music. A few Catalina fall festivals that we are really looking forward to include: Sept 10, Catalina Microbrew Festival – Sample dozens of great beers at Two

With room for hundreds of yachts, Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island is one of Southern California’s most popular boating destinations. Protected moorings, crystal clear waters and the many charms of Avalon attract boaters from San Diego to Santa Barbara. They arrive onboard sportsfishers and sailboats, megayachts and cabin cruisers, dinghies and motoryachts. Like the rest

Surrounded by Catalina Island’s rugged beauty and infused with its own Isthmus atmosphere, Two Harbors is a unique Southern California vacation destination. Located at the opposite end of the Island – known as the West End – from Avalon, Two Harbors is an adventurers’ paradise.Thanks to the twin coves that give the area its name,

While most visitors arrive via the ferry to Catalina Island, there are other ways to get to this Southern California vacation destination. Cruise ships and private boats also bring thousands of visitors each year, but one of the most picturesque ways to arrive on Catalina Island is by flying. Island Express offers scheduled helicopter flights

For decades, Catalina Island was both playground and backlot for Hollywood. The island’s rugged terrain and picturesque seascapes have stood in for locations around the world – Catalina has been part of movies as diverse as Jaws and Mutiny on the Bounty, The Glass Bottom Boat and The Hunt for Red October and Chinatown and