Anaheim

Located on Disneyland Drive, the Disney California Adventure Park is one of the top Anaheim attractions and a theme park that focuses on the culture and the history of the state of California. Part of the Walt Disney Corporation, the 72-acre park opened in 2001 and is the second park after the original 1955 Disneyland Park located in the Disneyland Resort Complex in Anaheim. Like other Disney parks, the Disney California Adventure Park is divided into several areas.

The entrance to the park is through Buena Vista Street, a recreation of early 1920s Los Angeles. Paradise Pier covers 15 acres and is modeled after boardwalks like the Santa Monica Pier with rides and restaurants. Other areas include A Bug’s Land, Car Land, Hollywood Land, and more.

1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA, Phone: 714-781-4565

Disneyland Park is a theme park located on Disneyland Drive, one of two Disney themed parks at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. Opened in 1955, it is the only Disney park designed and built by Walt Disney, and it was the first of several Disney theme parks. Built on 160 acres, the park features the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle, and since it opened, the park has seen more visitors than any other theme park in the world.

Disneyland Park is one of the best things to do in Anaheim, California. Like other Disney parks, Disneyland Park is separated into several areas of themed amusement rides and entertainment venues. Some of these include Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, and Frontierland, among others. Several of these areas have been renovated over the years.

1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-781-4636

Located on South Sinclair Street in Anaheim, the Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center replicates the sensation of riding in a cockpit and flying an aircraft. Visitors have several choices of experiences. One is the Boeing 737 flight simulator where guests are able to take the controls in the cockpit and feel what it’s like to fly a commercial airplane.

Another choice is an authentic military flight simulator; there are a variety of programs that give guests the opportunity to get to know the controls and the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The center can be booked for private events such as two-hour birthday parties every day of the week. Watch a video.

400 West Disney Way Ste 196, Anaheim, CA 92802, Phone: 714-937-1511

Located on Disneyland Drive, the Downtown Disney District is an outdoor area of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Opened in 2001, it is a part of the Disneyland Resort, which also includes Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. The area is popular with local residents as well as visitors who are staying at the resort. Disneyland Hotel’s Adventure Tower and Disney’s Grand California Hotel both face the area.

In addition to the restaurants and the shops, there are other attractions such as the AMC Theaters Downtown Disney 12, entertainment venues like the House of Blues Anaheim and Swing Dancing, and the Walt Disney Travel Company Information Center.

Disneyland Resort, 1580 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-781-4565

Located on East Katella Avenue, the Honda Center is an indoor arena formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Built in 1993, the arena is also sometimes called the Ponda Center and sometimes just Ponda. It is the home of the Anaheim Ducks, which is a National Hockey League team that won the 2007 Stanley Cup Championship, the Los Angeles Kiss, an Arena Football League team, the Big West Basketball Tournament, and the Wooden Legacy Basketball Tournament.

In addition to sporting events, the arena hosts many performances by musicians like Barbra Streisand, Kate Perry, and others, as well as events such as the Barnum & Bailey Circus, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Stars on Ice.

2695 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-704-2400

The smell of delicious, succulent grilled meat will hit you before you enter the spacious, cheerful Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill dining room, which is typically packed with energetic, laughing families. There are always lots of kids, as Wood Ranch has great kids’ menu, and what adults can expect is truly mouth-watering: hand-cut and perfectly seasoned Certified Angus Beef grilled over oak fire, slow-roasted and then grilled chicken, beef and pork baby back ribs, and all kinds of grilled fish.

Add to that fresh salads and sides such as peanut coleslaw, smashed sweet potatoes or mac and cheese. Their well-stocked bar has excellent signature martinis, choice beer on tap, and a good selection of wines.

8022 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-974-6660

Yorba Regional Park, located at the mouth of the Santa Ana Canyon, is a 140-acre park that runs for a mile along the Santa Ana River. It is a popular daytime park with many trails and over 400 picnic tables, some of which are shaded. The bicycle trails connect to the Santa Ana River Trail, which eventually leads to the Pacific Ocean.

There are four lakes connected by streams, and these are popular places for model boat sailing and fishing. In addition to the picnic tables, there are 200 barbecues, volleyball courts, shelters that can be reserved, and much more.

7600 East La Palma, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-973-6615

Sky Zone Anaheim Indoor Trampoline Park is located on North Kellogg Drive in Anaheim. Opened in 2012, it is the first indoor trampoline park in the world. Guests are able to take part in a healthy cardio workout and, at the same, time, have fun doing it.

They can bounce and jump from the trampoline runway into an area filled with 10,000 foam cubes: the Foam Zone foam pit. The park offers a variety of other activities like Ultimate Dodgeball, SkyRobics fitness classes, a SkySlam court, and much more. The park welcomes groups such as camps, boy scouts and girl scouts, and school groups.

1301 North Kellogg Drive, Anaheim, California, Phone: 714-693-0250