Carts Only on Catalina Island

The retro-fabulous 1920s Art Deco-style town of Avalon on Catalina Island is a golf-cart-only community. Come over on the ferry and bring your bike and your feet and rent a cart for cruising the waterfront and the fun shops, restaurants, beaches, the famous Casino Ballroom and museum. Scenic bus and boat tours take visitors to the many natural sights around the island. My favorite is the evening flying fish cruise to Twin Harbors, where a great beach, good bar/restaurant and nature hikes await.

Don't we need more cart-only communities? Let me know of your favorite town that allows carts on the streets.

Catalina also has a quite respectable 9-hole golf course in a stunning wild mountain setting, and a charming Spanish Colonial Revival clubhouse housing one of the best restaurants in town, the Catalina Country Club.

                    And, here is the view from the Portofino Suite, my favorite hotel room on the island (at the Hotel Villa Portofino).