Anaheim Without the Amusement Parks

Museums & activities

• Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center

• Flightdeck: Experience what it’s like to be a fighter pilot, airline pilot or racecar driver

• SwingIt Trapeze

Sporting events

• See an Anaheim Angels baseball game at Angel Stadium.

• See an Anaheim Ducks hockey game at the Honda Center.

Enjoy the outdoors

• Oak Canyon Nature Center

• Yorba Regional Park: Hiking, bird-watching and lots of space for a picnic. Rent a swan pedal boat or a surrey which holds up to six people for a group bike ride.

• Sycamore Park Trailhead

See a concert

• City National Grove of Anaheim

• House of Blues

Shopping

• Anaheim GardenWalk

• MainPlace Mall

• The Outlets at Orange

Kids' activities

• Discovery Cube science museum. Make sure the kids wear sneakers since there is an indoor climbing wall and other hands-on exhibits that are better suited for closed-toe shoes.

• The Rinks Anaheim Ice

• Adventure City

• Camelot Golfland: Mini golf with a waterpark in the summer

• Bowlero

• Santa Ana Zoo

Day trips

Check out the beach if you can. Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are about a 30-minute drive away. Be sure to leave during non-rush hour times as California traffic can be extreme.

Any time

• Anaheim Packing District: Historic buildings that were previously used as orange processing plants, turned into a food hall with a variety of options so everyone can pick what cuisine they would like to eat.

Breakfast

• Lola’s by MFK: If you’ve never had a taste of the Philippines, this is your chance. I recommend the silog breakfast bowl with longanisa and the adobo fried rice omelette. They also serve mimosas and have breakfast beers on tap. Tip: Put your name on the waitlist because the line is often long.

• The Scratch Room: Casual American restaurant with vegan and vegetarian options.

Breweries

• Anaheim Brewpub (across from Angel Stadium)

• Karl Strauss Brewing Company

• The Bruery Tasting Room

• Unsung Brewing Company

• Monkish Brewing

Date night options

• Anaheim White House: Italian cuisine in a historic national landmark. Rebuilt in 2018 after a devastating fire the year before.

• Puesto Anaheim: Mexican

• Top of the V: Spanish cuisine with a rooftop view If you time it right, you can see the fireworks from Disneyland.

Casual options

• Craft by Smoke and Fire: Barbecue with a large outdoor space

• Tony's Barbecue and Bibingkinitan: Filipino barbecue

• Hai Que Kitchen: Vietnamese

• Norms Restaurant: 24-hour diner since 1949

• California Fish Grill