Anaheim - travel guide, holidays in Anaheim -

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. It is best known for being the home of Disneyland.

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Get in

By car: right on the I-5
By plane: the closest airport is the John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana (SNA), while the Los Angeles Int. Airport (LAX) is the largest one in the area

Disneyland of course is Anaheims claim to fame.
California Adventure is the new addition to Disneyland. Unfortunately it costs extra.
The Crystal Cathedral is close by on Chapman Ave./ Lewis St. An impressive building, as the name implys, entirely out of glass.

The Block at Orange offers a variety of shops, restaurants and entertainment (D&B, Cinema)

There are lots of places to eat in and around the Disneyland.
La Brea Bakery Caf�1 (http://labreabakery.com/labrea/cafes.html), 1556 Disneyland Drive, (714) 490-0233.
For Japanese food, Shabu Shabu2 (http://www.theblockatorange.com/static/doc_BLOCK-KOJIS.jsp) at The Block at Orange, 20 City Boulevard West, Orange. (Chapman/State College right next to the I-5). As Japanese restaurants go, they are not cheap. They offer Sushi and a style were you cook your food in boiling water at the table. Telephone: (714) 769-0200.

There are a ton of Hotels, Motels and Inns all around Disneyland for all budgets and tastes. Here are a few:

Best Western Courtesy Inn Anaheim Hotel, 1070 West Ball Road, (714) 772-2470, 3 (http://anaheim.bwidirect.com). Small, boutique-style hotel minutes away from Disney's California Adventure and Downtown Disney.
Embassy Suites Anaheim Hotel North, 3100 East Frontera Street, (714) 632-1221, 4 (http://esanaheim-north.felcor.com). 6 miles from Disneyland, but has a free shuttle.
Clarion Anaheim Hotel & Resort, 616 Convention Way, (714) 750-3131, 5 (http://cl-anaheim.chidirect.com). Just 2 blocks from the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland Resort and a 5-minute walk away from the Clarion Hotel Maingate is the Anaheim Convention Center.
Quality Inn Maingate Anaheim Hotel, 2200 S. Harbor Boulevard, (714) 750-5211, 6 (http://qi-anaheimresort.chidirect.com). Just a few minutes away from Disneyland, New California Adventure and many more area attractions.