Laguna Beach - Quaint town with a lot of Art Galleries.
Main Beach - Busy close to restaurants and shops
Treasure island Beach - Picturesque
Dana Point - Home of the world famous Frisby Cellars.
Harbor - Check out sea life and boats
Doheny state beach - Great surfing
San Clemente - Laid back Spanish style beach town with tons of great food.
Pier - close to restaurants and shops
Newport Beach/Balboa - Lindy and Nicks favorite beach spot. Can take the ferry across from the peninsula to balboa island shops.
Pier -21st ST
Balboa Island Fun Zone - To catch the ferry
The Wedge - Huge Shore Break to watch people body surf
Corona Del Mar - Stunning beaches with even more stunning homes.
Big Corona
Little Corona - Tide Pools
Pirates Cove

- Visit the San Juan Capistrano Mission.

- Walk the downtown shops and be sure to stop at Heritage BBQ, for some Texas style BBQ.

- Stop by Hidden House coffee for your daily dose of caffeine.

- Walk through the Los Rios Historic District

- Buddhas Favorite: sushi, Newport Beach
- Kawamata Seafood: poke, San Clemente
- Hanuman: Thai Costa Mesa
- Heritage BBQ: San Juan Capistrano
- Truly Pizza: Dana Point
- Mama Ds: Italian, Newport Beach and Corona Del Mar
- Chronic Tacos - casual Mexican, throughout OC
- Folks Pizza: Costa Mesa
- Board and Brew: sandwiches, throughout OC
- Ai Pono: Hawaiian Costa Mesa

- Frisby Brewing: Rancho Mission Viejo (again, world famous)

- Docent: San Juan Capistrano

- Gamecraft: Laguna Hills

- Project Social: Dana Point

- Laguna Beach Beer Company: Laguna Beach and RSM

- Left Coast: Irvine

- Hangar 24: Irvine

- Green Cheek, Salty Bear, Gunwhale: all walking distance from each other in Costa Mesa

- Disneyland/Downtown Disney/ California Adventure

- Shopping at the Irvine Spectrum (who rivals Disneyland in most visitors in a year)

- Angel Stadium, go Halos!