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Coast Plaza and Fashion Island in
Newport Beach, vie with dozens of
local shopping districts.
Sports fans cheer the Los Angeles
Angels at the Angel Stadium in
Anaheim and the Anaheim Ducks
hockey team at Honda Center, which
doubles as a big-name concert venue.
More than 40 championship courses
and a temperate climate await golfers,
while hotel and day spas stand ready
to soothe aches and tone muscles.
City & Town
Anaheim is the largest of Orange
County’s 34 cities. None has a typical
downtown, though Huntington
Beach offers a vibrant seaside city
center. History buffs gravitate to San
Juan Capistrano’s beautifully pre-
served 18th-century mission, Yorba
Linda’s Nixon Presidential Library
and the restored Victorian homes
and historic city centers in Santa Ana
and Orange.
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As Orange County’s seat, second-
most populous city and home to
JOHN WAYNE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT, Santa Ana projects an
image more businesslike than
fun. However, residents treasure
their artsy downtown with its
funky galleries, theaters, folk-art
shops and inexpensive sidewalk
cafés. Start a journey into Santa
Ana’s bohemian side at the 10-
block ARTISTS VILLAGE, anchored
by Cal State Fullerton’s GRAND
CENTRAL ART CENTER with its
theater, dance studios, edgy
galleries and artists’ live-work
spaces. Just outside, go gallery-
hopping around the SECOND
STREET PROMENADE, which
serves as the village’s leafy,
fountain-studded central
courtyard. For a broader sense of
the downtown arts scene, the
first Saturday of the month
brings ARTWALK, when more
than 20 galleries open their
doors at 6 p.m. Trees twinkling
with lights, street vendors and
corner musicians, and live arts
performances provide a festive
atmosphere for glimpses into art
studios and design workshops.
grandcentralartcenter.com
dtsaartwalk.org
130 2020 TRAVEL GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA
STEVE CUKROV/SHUTTERSTOCK. OPPOSITE: COSTA MESA CVB; KESTERHU/SHUTTERSTOCK