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Things to do near Disneyland

Taren gives you a massive list of cool places you can visit outside of the parks. She's broken it down by distance to Disneyland--so think of a big dartboard with Disneyland in as the bullseye:

Within 100 Miles of Disneyland:

Sea World (96.9m)

* http://seaworldparks.com/

* $86 adult / $80 child

San Diego Zoo (94.6m)

* sandiegozoo.org

* $48 Adult / $38 Child

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Square (96.8m)

* stonelibertystation.com

* Food, Beer, Beautiful gardens

LEGOLand (65.2m)

* http://california.legoland.com/

* 3 parks: Legoland, SEA Life Aquarium, LegoLand Water Park

* 3 park hopper: $109 A / $104 C -- Leogland only $80 / $74 (save up to $15 if you pre order tickets online)

Within 50 miles of Disneyland:

Getty Museum (44.6m)

* http://www.getty.edu/museum/

* Free Admission

* $15 parking

Santa Monica Pier (43.6m)

* http://santamonicapier.org/

* Free admission

* Free historical walking tours

* 3rd Street Promenade

LACMA (41.3m)

* http://www.lacma.org/

* Admission: $15 adults / $10 children

Universal Studios Hollywood (35.6m)

* http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/

* $92 / $84 1-Day pass

* $109 / $101 2-Day

Eagle Rock The Public House (34.1m)

* http://eaglerockpublichouse.com/

* Food and Beer!

Staples Center (33.8m)

* Lakers, Kings, Concerts, Grammys

Hollywood Walk of Fame (32.6)

* http://www.walkoffame.com/

* Free to walk around

* Shopping

Philippe’s The Original French Dip Sandwich (26.9m)

* http://www.philippes.com/

* Old school sandwich shop claims they made the very first French dip sandwich. Mmm!

Within 25 miles of Disneyland:

Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach (23.3m)

* Great BBQ and Beer!

Pretend City Children’s Museum, Irvine, CA (18.7m)

* pretendcity.org

* $12.50 A/C

* Giant playland for kids to use their imagination be grocers, doctors, dentists, firefighters, musicians, etc.

South Coast Plaza (14.7m)

* http://www.southcoastplaza.com/

* high end shopping: Bloomingdales, Saks 5th, Chanel, Dior, Roberto Cavalli, Hermes, Fendi, Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, Armani, etc…

Within 10 miles of Disneyland:

Pirate’s Dinner Adventure (8.3m)

* http://www.piratesdinneradventureca.com/

* $59.95 / $36.95

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