Balboa Island Ferry

2008 | Best Anachronistic Water Crossing

Okay, so it's not that far of a drive from Balboa Island to Balboa Peninsula, but the ferry's fun to take anyway--and it'll save you about five miles per car trip. The ferries have been making the quarter-mile (just less than 1,000 feet!) scenic ride since 1919, traveling at a mind-boggling, lightning-fast speed of 4 mph. Eighty-nine years ago, the ride cost a nickel per person--and people were loaded aboard what was called the Ark, a giant rowboat equipped with a small... More »