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and Fashion Island in Newport
Beach, vie with dozens of local shop-
ping districts.
Sports fans cheer the Los Angeles
Angels at the Angel Stadium of
Anaheim and the Anaheim Ducks
hockey team at Honda Center, which
doubles as a big-name concert venue.
Fifty 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 Richard Nixon Presidential
Library and Museum and the restored
Victorian homes and historic city
centers in Santa Ana and Orange.
INSIDER’S TIP
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 court-
yard. For a broader sense of the
downtown arts scene, the first
Saturday of the month brings
ARTWALK, when local 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
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