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Like the swallows, San Juan Capistrano will have you coming back again and again to visit the Los Rios Historic District and Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Anaheim Convention Center
The newly expanded Convention Center holds public events and trade shows year-round; check www.anaheimconventioncenter.com for a listing. From Metrolink Station, walk to Katella Street and take Bus Route 50 West
Oceanside Museum of Art
Open Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm. Walking distance from station.
Old Towne Plaza Historic District
The one-square-mile area surrounding the original Public Plaza at the intersection of Chapman and Glassell was signed onto the National Historic Register in 1997. Historic structures include St. John’s Lutheran Church, and Watson’s Food and Drug, a restaurant/drugstore that opened in 1900. Clustered near the famed traffic circle are more than 45 antique stores with furniture and collectibles.
California Surf Museum
Open daily 10 am to 4 pm except major holidays, admission free. Walking distance from station.
Oceanside Pier
One of the longest wood construction recreation piers in southern California, the 1,942-foot Oceanside Pier offers fishing, strolling, and surfer watching. Views of the nearby 900 slip harbor.
Ainsworth House
Built in 1910, Ainsworth House is now used to host high teas on the weekends. The charming home is one of some 1,300 structures in the Old Towne Plaza District that’s historically relevant to the city’s past.
Chapman University Theater and Dance Department
Comedies, dramas and musicals are presented year-round at two of the college’s venues, the 60-seat Studio Theatre and the 250-seat Waltmar Theatre.
Memorial Hall
This 937-seat auditorium on the campus of Chapman University is used year-round to provide cultural offerings to the community, including musical performances from opera and classical to jazz and rock. Lectures by noted personalities are also frequently held at Memorial Hall.
The Power House Entertainment Center
Located at the Block of Orange, The Power House is an interactive entertainment facility for the whole family, although it does have age restrictions during certain hours. This popular venue offers more than 150 of the newest video and redemption games — a perfect destination for the whole family, or for an exciting group outing. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 54 West.
Salmon Recital Hall
This 200-seat recital hall venue, on the Chapman University campus, is the site of many outstanding classical concerts during the academic year (September through June). Within walking distance of train station.
Vans Skate Park
This combination retail store/ skate park gives skateboarding enthusiasts a place to not only buy clothing and equipment, but also scale vertical ramps and grind handrails. For Vans’ Generation Y target customers — 12- to 24-years-olds, mostly male — the park is a safe environment that simulates ideal street conditions. The skate park also features huge video monitors that show the latest in extreme sports competitions and promotes the retailer’s footwear, apparel and equipment lines. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 54 West.
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
Casa Romantica, historic home of San Clemente founder Ole Hanson, provides an anchor to the past. It houses a permanent exhibit of historic photographs and documents detailing the original development of Southern California. Musical, theatrical and literary programs are held on a regular basis in the main house and the magnificent courtyard is the perfect setting for children’s programming. From the Metrolink train station, take Bus Route 191 South.
Municipal Pier
The pier offers shops, a summer concession stand, a bait-and tackle shop, restrooms, picnic facilities, and restaurants on the pier. The pier is also the site of many of the city’s annual events, including the Fourth of July fireworks show, the San Clemente Ocean Festival, and the San Clemente Seafest. From the Metrolink train station, take Bus Route 191 South.
North Beach
The city runs a concession area in summertime. There are public restrooms, a pay parking lot, and the city-run swimming pool inside the Ole Hanson Beach Club. Within walking distance of the train station.
Ole Hanson Beach Club
Features fresh-water swimming in the club’s community pool.
San Clemente Historical Society Museum & Research Center
For more than 25 years, the Historical Society has preserved artifacts of San Clemente’s history, displayed in rotating exhibits in the museum. From the Metrolink train station, take Bus Route 191 South.
Los Rios Historic District
Located near Capistrano Depot, take a stroll through the District, which contains 31 adobe homes, the earliest built in 1794. Look for Harmony Hall — it is an 1883 terra cotta brick building with a pillared veranda.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
No visit to San Juan Capistrano is complete without visiting the Mission San Juan Capistrano, the best-preserved structure of its kind in the U.S. Occupying a 10-acre site filled with fountains, gardens and walkways, the Mission is the seventh of the 21 Spanish Missions established in California by Franciscan Padres. Known as “the jewel of the missions,” make sure you see the exhibits about early mission life. A Swallows Day Festival is held at the Mission every March when the swallows return each spring.
Artists Village
This 9-block area south of the Civic Center is home to some of the finest national and international artists. The Artists Village includes studio space, galleries, residential space, theaters and cafes. Open houses are held monthly on the first Saturday of each month at 7 p.m., offering a chance to meet the artists, see their works and watch and listen to live musical performances. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
Orange County’s largest museum features art of the Americas and the Pacific Rim, with permanent exhibits including Pre-Columbian, Native American and Oceanic art, art from Africa and Asia, paintings by California artists and historic artifacts of the Old West. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Discovery Science Center
The state-of-the-art Discovery Science Center offers more than 100 hands-on exhibits and live science shows designed to spark children’s’ interest in science, technology and mathematics, and to assist educators in teaching these subjects. The 59,000 square-foot interactive learning facility features a special “quake zone” to teach kids about earthquakes, and special “stations,” including an exploration station and a kid station. It houses a 3D Laser Theatre and has a computer room and a science store. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Dr. Howe-Waffle House
The first woman doctor in all of Orange County, Dr. Willela Howe-Waffle, made this beautiful, Queen Anne-style house her home. The structure has been retained and converted by the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society into a medical museum. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Kidseum
The museum, adjacent to the Bowers Museum, is designed especially for children, featuring hands-on exhibits so kids can explore to their heart’s content
— learning all the while. Art labs, interactive displays, storytelling, and a variety of masks, costumes and artifacts are designed to help young visitors explore their own creativity, communication skills and understanding of the world around them. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Old Orange County Courthouse & Museum
This three-story building, constructed with distinctive red sandstone, was the city’s tallest structure when constructed in 1900. A historic landmark, its unique appearance has been used in the filming of many TV shows and movies. The building’s second story houses the museum and the original courtroom, judge’s chambers, jury room and press office. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
St. Joseph Ballet
Launched in 1983, this ballet company recently opened a new, $3.8 million ballet center in the city’s museum district, adjacent to the Bowers, Kidseum and Discovery Science Center museums. The group’s aim is to help young people develop their dance skills through both training and performance. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 205 North.
Santa Ana Zoo
In Prentice Park, the Santa Ana Zoo is home to hundreds of animals, both wild and domestic, including an elephant, mountain lion, exotic birds and monkeys. The zoo houses more than 250 species, with an African aviary and a special primate exhibit. For kids, the zoo has a petting area with dozens of barnyard animals, exhibits of snakes in cages and the Zoofari Express, a miniature train that was transported to the zoo’s grounds and restored as a special ride. From Metrolink Station, take Bus Route 59 South; at First Street/Grand Street transfer to Route 64 East.
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Home to the Angels major league baseball team, Angel Stadium is also a venue for other events year-round, from concerts to outdoor swap meets and car shows.
Honda Center (formerly Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim)
This multi-use facility is both an arena for professional sports and a concert venue. Home of the Mighty Ducks, the Pond also hosts occasional games of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers, professional and Olympic figure skating, professional boxing and tennis, and even bull-riding events; check out their website at www.arrowheadpond.com
Disneyland Park
Disneyland Park’s multiple themed lands have created fun and adventure for visitors for decades. New attractions include the interactive Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, “Toy Story 2” and Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams. At night, an all-new fireworks spectacular, “Remember… Dreams Come True,” lights up the sky.
Disney’s California Adventure Park
The newest Disney theme park in California has the entire “Golden State” as its theme. Attractions range from Paradise Pier, Sunshine Plaza, and the Hollywood Pictures Backlot to Aladdin — A Musical Spectacular and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, a thrilling free-fall from reality!
Downtown Disney District
Between Disney’s two theme parks, Downtown Disney District offers free entertainment for its numerous visitors. There’s the sports-oriented ESPN Zone dining and entertainment complex; New Orleans-style food and music at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen; and the House of Blues, a 1,000-capacity nightclub with the latest music acts. There’s also an AMC Downtown Disney District 12-screen movie theater, a LEGO Imagination Center; and much more.
House of Blues
The House of Blues, located in Downtown Disney, continues the trend of blending live music with food, retail and art into an exciting, interactive entertainment adventure; check out www.hob.com for a listing.
The Grove of Anaheim
Opened in 1999, The Grove has a huge video screen on each side of the stage, giving every seat in the house a great view. The Grove has featured such talent as Kansas, Peter Frampton, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Spinal Tap, the Beach Boys, Sergio Mendes, Lucinda Williams, and the Charlie Daniels Band. Find out what’s on schedule at www.thegroveofanaheim.com.
Edwards Corona 11 Cinemas
Showcase Theater
Zendejas Mexican Grill and Sports Bar
Fender Museum
The Fender Center currently offers professional caliber performing arts education and instruction to children, ranging in ages from 7 to 17 years old, through the Kids Rock Free Educational Program. This program provides free and low cost musical instruction education including piano, guitar, bass guitar, vocal performance, drums and combo band.
Cafè Sevilla
Every Saturday night at 7pm come for the Tango Dinner Show or the 7pm Sunday Flamenco Dinner Show. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Also discover Cafe Sevilla’s Tapas Bar - a favored hot spot for celebrities such as the Gipsy Kings, Grace Jones, Billy Zanes and many others… Enjoy live Flamenco/Rumba guitarist every night in the Tapas Bar.
Lake Alice
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a couple of hours in the evening throwin’ darts, shuffleboard, playin’ pool or dancing the night away to one of our rockin’ live bands, The Lake is the place to be. Lake Alice was voted the best sports bar and the best live music bar in the Inland Empire by the Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice Award for 9 consecutive years.
Kelly’s Spa @ Mission Inn
Offering a full range of professional spa services varying from massage, skin care, nail services, and body treatments. Advance reservations are highly recommended and weekend packages are available.
Riverside Mainstreet Mall
Bordering the Mission Inn hotel between Sixth and Tenth Street, there is a lovely tree-lined outdoor walk featuring antique shops, boutiques & casual dining.
Mission Inn Museum
From the 1870’s, the Mission Inn’s founding Miller family established a tradition of collecting - bells, crosses, paintings, furniture - all delights for the senses. Decades passed, ownership changed, but the tradition still exists to recognize value in the objects saved and the stories they hold. Mission Inn Museum staff serve as stewards of the collections. Currently underway is the Mission Inn Museum’s first fully comprehensive computerized inventory with digital images which will document all fixed and non-fixed artifacts throughout the historic site. Open every day, the museum hosts visitors from around the world who come to enjoy what the Miller family began.
Riverside Art Museum
The Riverside Art Museum’s mission is to serve the varied communities of the Inland Empire by providing visual art of the finest quality and related educational and interpretive programs. Riverside Art Museum aims to exhibit art that addresses social issues, diverse themes and a range of media techniques. To fulfill this purpose the Museum mounts more than 20 major exhibitions a year, both traveling and privately organized, in four separate major galleries throughout the Museum. Located in the historic Mission Inn district of downtown Riverside, the Riverside Art Museum is housed in a former YWCA facility designed by Hearst Castle architect Julia Morgan. Built in 1929, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
The Riverside Municipal Museum is a center for learning and a community museum that collects, exhibits and interprets cultural and natural history. In a rapidly changing community, the museum provides an understanding and appreciation of our region’s legacy.
UCR California Museum of Photography
UCR/California Museum of Photography provides a cultural presence, educational resource, community center and intellectual meeting ground for the university and the general public. The museum’s explorations of photographic media through exhibition, collection, publication, and the web examine the history of photography and showcase current practice in photography and related media. To serve an audience that is multicultural, young and old, general and specialized, the museum presents programs that recognize the variety and complexity of cultural experience and explore the relationship between traditional expression and contemporary practice. The museum is vitally concerned with the intersection of photography, new imaging media, and society. Located off campus in downtown Riverside, UCR/CMP is committed to bringing the most challenging art to the widest possible audience.
Sweeney Art Gallery
The Sweeney Art Gallery’s exhibitions integrate with the University curriculum when possible. It also serves the entire Inland Southern California region as a visual arts resource, displaying work that is sometimes provocative, stimulating, and always of a caliber that reflects the excellence of the University of California as an unparalleled educational institution. With nearly a dozen exhibitions each year, the Sweeney Gallery leads its guests on a tour of the limitless expanse of the art world! As part of the celebrated University of California system, we partake of the tremendous resources available through faculty research and interests, student and staff involvement, and the stimulation of an ever-expanding audience.
Irvine Spectrum
Orange County’s answer to Hollywood’s popular Universal City Walk has restaurants, nightclubs, retail shops, and outdoor kiosks that vend all types of merchandise. Some of the big draws are the 21-screen Edwards Cinema, which has a 3D IMAX theater, Sega GameWorks arcade, and Improv Comedy Club. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Champps Americana, and Dave & Busters are just some of the many restaurants.
Kaleidoscope
This open-air entertainment and lifestyle center in south Mission Viejo has a Burke Williams Day Spa, Crunch Fitness Center, Bristol Farms, Zany Brainy, and loads of restaurants — El Torito Grill, Chin Chin, and many more. There’s an art gallery, a 10-screen Edwards Cinema, and much to see and do.
The Shops at Mission Viejo
Not just a mall, The Shops is designed to give visitors a sense of community, with couches and chairs grouped together in open areas to promote resting and socializing. Stores include Saks Fifth Avenue, Crate & Barrel, Banana Republic and many more — 140 in all.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
The beautiful modern structure was designed by Spanish architect, Jose Raphael Moneo, and is the third largest cathedral in the world. Inside there are amazing large tapestries, translucent alabaster panes and a massive pipe organ.
Chinatown
Chinatown is a small area that begins on Broadway just north of Alpine Street. The Mandarin Plaza, 970 N. Broadway, is the center of Chinatown. Throughout the area, you’ll find many small shops featuring slippers, jewelry, and china, as well as upscale stores with inlaid furniture, Asian art and fine silks.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument is an historic park 44 acres in size. It is the oldest section of Los Angeles. Within this area you’ll find 27 historic buildings located around an old plaza. The colorful Mexican marketplace on Olvera Street is within this section.
Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo is the cultural center for Los Angeles’ Japanese residents. You’ll find several malls in the area with bakeries, bookshops, restaurants, boutiques, and a Buddhist temple. Little Tokyo is home to the Japanese American National Museum and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.
Museum of Contemporary Art/ Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
If you are into contemporary art, MOCA is your place in Los Angeles. MOCA has three separate locations: the main building at 250 S. Grand Avenue, the Geffen building at 152 N. Central Avenue in Little Tokyo, and a third gallery at the Pacific Design Center
Olvera Street
Olvera Street is the birthplace of the City of Los Angeles, otherwise known as El Pueblo Historic Monument. This colorful village features 27 historic buildings and a traditional Mexican-style plaza. The marketplace features souvenirs, leather goods and handcrafted Mexican wares. Free docent tours led by Las Angelitas are also available.
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles’ newest landmark, designed by Frank Gehry, and official home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Disney Hall is unique, with its striking stainless steel exterior and interior featuring warm woods.
Fullerton College Campus Theatre
This 450-seat venue is home to symphony performances, jazz concerts, musicals and dramatic plays year-round. The more intimate Bronwyn Dodson Theatre holds 120 and is used for plays and other types of performances.
Fullerton Museum Center
The Museum Center develops and presents the best in multidisciplinary exhibitions and educational programs in the areas of art, history and science. The museum has three large galleries that feature changing exhibits focusing on contemporary topics.
Plummer Auditorium
Plummer Auditorium is home to the esteemed Fullerton Civic Light Opera Company, offering four Broadway musicals a year. It also hosts a variety of community and student productions.
Wild Rivers Water Park
A family amusement waterpark offering over 40 water rides and attractions for all age. The perfect place to have a full day of fun cooling off.
Orange County Fair
Take Metrolink Weekends to the 2007 Orange County Fair. You can enjoy all the fun, the rides and the food any Saturday or Sunday from July 14 through August 5. Just take Metrolink on the Orange County Line or the Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) Line to the Depot at Santa Ana then catch the OC Flyer right to the Yellow Gate at the Fair. You?ll avoid the traffic and instead of paying for parking you can enjoy an extra funnel cake or two.
For a full day at the Fair, IEOC Line riders can take weekend train 859 departing San Bernardino at 8:55 a.m. and arriving in Santa Ana at 10:13 a.m. For the trip back to the Inland Empire, IEOC riders can take train 858 at 3:50 p.m. or train 860 at 5:30 p.m. Orange County Line riders have a choice of six trains each Saturday and five trains on Sunday. (Be sure to check your train departure time and OC Flyer schedule to allow enough time for travel from the Fair back to the Santa Ana Metrolink station. We suggest leaving the Fair 75 minutes prior to your train departure.)
You?ll save on Metrolink Weekends fares?they?re 25% off regular weekday fares. Three children five and under ride free with each adult fare, so bring the family! OC Flyer fare is free with your valid Metrolink ticket, or just $1.25 each way. OC Flyer buses will operate Saturdays and Sundays during the Fair, every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. until midnight. For more information about the OC Flyer, visit www.octa.net/ocflyer.
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