Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Newport Beach, you’ll find stately mansions, boutique stores and restaurants serving seafood towers. But there’s also ...

The surf culture in the area is deep in history, from Duke Kahanamoku surfing at Coronadel Mar State Beach in the 1920s, before the jetties were built, to Hobie Alter starting his famoussurfboard ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Set between long stretches of the Pacific Ocean and the rugged San Joaquin Hills, Newport Beach embraces the same laid-back lifestyle ...