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WELCOME TO PARADISE!Whether your picture of paradise is a day on the roller coaster or a day at the beach, Southern California is all that you imagined and more. Amusement Parks, world-famous beaches, renowned wineries, museums, art galleries, and a rich history of Hollywood culture and couture await you in the state that is arguably the best place to hang out and hang ten. And Anaheim is in the center of it all, centrally located and geographically close to the very best that Southern California has to offer.
Orange County
When it comes to the county made famous by at least one major movie and television series- only a first hand experience will do. Much fuss has been made about the county halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, and it’s no wonder. It’s the home of a recent World-Series winning baseball team and Stanley-Cup winning hockey team. It boasts European-esque beaches and quaint, charming beach towns that are both thriving art communities and sleepy surfer havens. It’s the home of Disneyland Resort, the original “happiest place on earth,” and Laguna Beach, voted one of the top ten beaches in America by MSN and AOL. Orange County is also home to the City of Orange, where you can shop for antiques in Old Towne Orange - a charming blast from the past. And just south of Anaheim, the expansive South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa is a shopper’s paradise, Newport Harbor is the perfect place to set sail or hop a boat to Catalina, and for the history buff, the beautiful San Juan Capistrano Mission charms as much as it educates.
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Los AngelesAnaheim is a mere 26 miles from the entertainment capital of the world – Los Angeles. Enjoy a quintessential beach bum experience at Santa Monica Pier or Malibu, or stroll and shop on Rodeo Drive. Visit the back lots and movie sets of film classics at Universal Studios Hollywood, or be a part of the studio audience at your favorite sitcom or talk show. Fly on no fewer than 16 roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain, or enjoy the finer arts at the LA County Museum of Art, the Getty, and the famous Griffith Observatory. When the day winds down, Los Angeles has some of the best and varied dining in the world, not to mention concerts, comedy clubs, and night clubs.
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An hour and a half south, you’ll find San Diego and its many charms, from Old Town to Sea World, Point Loma Lighthouse, pristine beaches, and shopping and dining. A beautiful, winding drive north up the coast will eventually take you to Santa Barbara – where pristine beaches and lush wineries collide – and you’ll pass plenty of charming beachside towns along the way. Slightly Northeast of S.B. you’ll find Paso Robles – the home of Pinot Noir made famous in the movie “Sideways”. If you delight in history then check out the nearby Hearst Castle, one of the largest historic house museums in the U.S.
Whether it’s amusement, beaches,
shopping, history or wine, Southern California has it, and more. |