This is an outstanding marina that homes more than 2,500 boats. The wharf area includes numerous shops and restaurants.
Whale watching is one of the favorite activities in this point. It is believed that Dana Point is a navigational landmark for the whales during migration season. They usually come closer to the shores in these areas during this season. The other recreational activities offered at the Harbor are shopping, sport fishing, walking, bicycling, and parasailing. The harbor also homes over 50 specialty shops and restaurants. The Harbor is also home to the Orange County Marine Institute, a nationally recognized research and teaching facility dedicated to the protection of the marine environment. There are also special Whale Watching & Marine Environment Cruises offered from Dana Point.

The 24 acre of new ecological reserve, it has a vast collection of native birds and plants. This is divided into numerous distinct climate zones. Since it is recently setup it is not lush green like the others that exist in Southern California.
Created in 1976 it was officially setup in 1979 it has an ecologically arranged collection of plants from around the world. Arboretum is also a resource for ecological, horticultural, and historical education.
Wander through the gardens which mainly have four major collections: Cultivated Collections, Woodland Collections, Mediterranean-Climate Collections and the Desert Collections. Some of the highlights include Southern California native vegetation collection, Rare Fruit Grove, historic Citrus and Avocado Collection, Channel Islands Garden, Rainforest, an extensive Cycad Collection, Palm Grove, Community Gardens, Children's Garden and so much more.
The Heritage House in the Arboretum was set up in 1894. It was the home and office of Fullerton's pioneer physician, Dr. George C. Clark. Later in 1972 the house was moved from its original town site at Amerige and Harvard (Lemon) to its new location in the middle of the Fullerton Arboretum. It is now a museum that showcases the personal belongings as well as the family life of Dr. George C. Clark.

Visit Amazon in Orange County in the Santa Ana Zoo that homes wild animals from the particular region as well as other regions.
The zoo follows a unique system of separating the animals. Instead of using cages they use natural barriers like the rocks and water so that the animals feel more at home. Though there are few cages existing in this natural habitat zoo. Some of the Amazonian animals include monkeys, birds and turtles, sloth's and bats. A children's petting zoo allows kids of all ages an opportunity to touch and interact with many animals. Some of the animals featuring here are goats, rabbits and sheep. The 1863 authentic steam train "Zoofari Express", makes a circular trek around the Children's Zoo

This snazzy entertainment complex is the favorite of the kids teen and the young-at-heart. The complex features a 3-D Imax Theatre that screens first-run movies. The virtual rides attract the older crowd whereas the two arcades keep the youngsters busy. The galleries as well as the fine restaurants, such as Wolfgang Puck's or the Cheesecake Factory are some of the places where the adults like to hang out where as the "Improv Comedy Club" is the popular spot for the first dates.
The complex is the shoppers delight as one can afford to do some impulse buying as you stroll among the sidewalk kiosks.

The park offers lots of wet fun for the little ones as well as the elders with plenty of titillating thrill rides and shallow wading pools.
Explorer's Island the favorite of the little ones offer s some of the big rides and slides as well as small, shallow one-foot play pool called Pygmy Pond. For the litlle grownups the park has action packed rides like the Thunder Cove that has two wave-action pools -- one gentle and one stronger for body boarding.
Being one of the largest man-made earth mountains in Southern California, it has more than 20 mind-blowing rides like The Abyss, a 625-foot tube plunge in total darkness.)