Orange County

Nickel Nickel
9111 Valley View St

On weekend nights, the huntington beach video game arcade where everything costs only nickels to play is packed with teenagers.

Balboa Island

A community within newport beach, balboa island has its own unique beachfront vibe, and a vibrant boardwalk.

Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching
34675 Golden Lantern
(949) 496-5794
$14.50+
8AM - 10PM
in Dana Point Harbor

Dana Wharf offers year-round whale watching and fishing! All of our trips are value-priced and fun for the whole family! Take advantage of our year-round 1/2 Price Special on Tuesdays where all trips are 1/2 off! May - October is the Blue Whale season and November - April is the Gray Whale Migration.

The Beach

Any of orange county's beach cities offers access to the pacific ocean. huntington beach is perhaps the most popular, with newport beach being preferred by well-to-do types.

Play Go

Little seoul in garden grove is one of the only places in southern california to offer several go parlors catering both newcomers and seasoned pros.

Top of the World

So named because as the highest peak in the area it provides a spectacular view of the ocean, top of the world in laguna beach has been a longtime favorite destination for orange county's romantically inclined. sunsets and sunrises from this location are both incredible.

Irvine Spectrum

A complex offering a vast selection of entertainment, shopping and dining establishments. always packed and lacking parking during friday and saturday evenings, the spectrum is a popular hangout for all ages. among it's many draws are the edwards movie theater home to orange county's only imax experience, the irvine improv comedy club, a ferris wheel and merry-go-round. for the daytime visitor there are many well known shopping outlets and department stores, as well as a comprehensive array of restaurants and bars. the spectrum is located where the 5 and 405 freeways meet in irvine.

Stewart Surfboards
2102 S El Camino Real
9494921085
9-6 7 days a week

Stewart Surfboards is a fixture in the surfing community, A great place to get started with surfing they offer surf lessons as well as surfboard rentals.Legendary longboard shaper, Bill Stewart creator of the modern longboard still owns and runs the store

Flightdeck Air Combat Center
1601 S. Sunkist St. Unit A Anaheim, CA 92806
714)937-1511
$49-$79
12-6PM

Opened in 2005, Flightdeck Air Combat Center is an authentic military flight simulation center providing civilians the chance to pilot a fighter jet flight simulator. All Sims are full scale replicas of F-16 cockpits. Flight-gear, training and in-flight instruction are provided. Flightdeck has been reviewed on many "things to do" sites and is consistently rated in the top 10 things to do in Orange County.

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