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Arden Modjeska Historic Site
Irvine CA
~7.42 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano CA
~9.62 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on All Saints Day November 1, 1776 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order. Named for Giovanni da Capistrano, a 15th century theologian and "warrior priest" who resided in the Abruzzo region of Italy, San Juan Capistrano has the distinction of being home to the oldest building in California still in use, a chapel built in 1782; known alternately as "Serra's Chapel" and "Father Serra's Church," it is the only extant structure where it has been documented that the padre Junipero Serra celebrated mass. One of the best known of the Alta California missions (and one of the few missions to have actually been founded twice — others being Mission San Gabriel Arcángel and Mission La Purísima Concepción) — the site was originally consecrated on October 30...
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Decora
San Juan Capistrano CA
~9.64 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Irvine Spectrum Center
Irvine CA
~10.50 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The Irvine Spectrum Center is an outdoor mall on the south-east edge of Irvine, California, centered on a large Edwards 21 Cinemas movie theater. Built over a 10-year period, the first phase of the mall opened in 1995, with the second phase following soon after in 1998. The third phase was completed in 2002. The fourth and fifth phases were built and completed through 2005 and 2006. It also boasts the gamut of normal mall shop chains including Barnes & Noble, Macy's, Nordstrom and H&M. Some restaurants include Javier's Cantina, Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, The Yard House, Izakaya Sushi, California Pizza Kitchen, Johnny Rockets, Veggie Grill, Red Robin, Ruby's, Champps, a food court with free wifi and more. The Irvine Spectrum Center also hosts The Improv and Dave and Bust...
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Wild Rivers Waterpark
Irvine CA
~10.56 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Wild Rivers is a waterpark in Irvine, California. Its flagship rides include Patriot and The Abyss. Wild Rivers has over 40 rides and attractions and is open from mid-May to September. In June 2009, Wild Rivers opened their newest attraction for kids, called Buccaneer Bay.Before Wild Rivers was built, the land was a drive-through zoo called Lion Country Safari, but the Safari went bankrupt and closed down in the 1980s. Wild Rivers opened in 1986 with just four rides. A few years later Wild Rivers opened the first side by side wave pools in the country.General tickets, for guests over 48" tall, cost $32.98 and junior tickets, for guests under 48", cost $19.98. Admission after 4:00 p.m. is $21.98 ($16.98 for juniors). Children under 2 years old are free, and seniors over 65 years old...
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Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Dr Irvine CA - 949-451-5100
~12.99 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Irvine Valley College (IVC) is a community college in Irvine, California and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. Irvine Valley College and its sister college, Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, comprise the South Orange County Community College District. Opened in 1979 as Saddleback College North Campus, Irvine Valley College received its current name and independent status in July 1985. In July 1988, the college received its first accreditation as a separate institution by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college offers programs from the traditional liberal arts and sciences to advanced technologies. It is about 3 miles away from both the 5 freeway and 405 freeway. The school is also about 10 miles from Corona del Mar State Beach.
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Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach CA
~13.03 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, approximately 24 miles (39 km) southeast of the county seat of Santa Ana. Its population was 23,727 at the 2000 census. It is known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in southern California. The city is also known for its hotels, unique shops, restaurants, world famous art galleries, and art festivals. Several movies and TV shows have been filmed there.
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Trestles International Surfing Beach
San Clemente CA
~13.22 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Downtown San Clemente (Neighborhood)
San Clemente CA
~13.28 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Rancho Santa Margarita
Camp Pendleton Marines Base North Training Facilities
San Clemente CA - (760) 725-4111
~15.77 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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There are two entrances in San Clemente, Cristianitos and Baselone Road entrances to the base. Many of the people who come to the base use these two entrances because the main training facilities are here.
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University of California Irvine
Irvine CA
~15.82 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Rancho Santa Margarita
The District at Tustin Legacy
Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway Tustin CA
~15.92 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The District at Tustin Legacy is Orange County’s newest shopping and entertainment destination. A one million square-foot lifestyle center boasting your favorite retailers such as: Whole Foods Market, Costco, Target, Lowe’s and TJ Maxx/Home Goods. The District also has many specialty retail shops, including, Pinkberry and The District Eye Care; as well as, service and health & beauty focused businesses like Wells Fargo Bank, Legacy Cleaners, Facelogic, and Mode Salon Aveda. Pei Wei Asian Diner, Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, Native Foods Cafe, Marmalade Cafe and The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar are just a few of the many dining options that can be found here.However, what really sets The District apart from other shopping experiences is The District Promenade, which is positioned at the...
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Bren Events Center
Irvine CA
~16.28 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Bren Events Center was built in 1987. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988. The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1,500,000 donation.The stadium is 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2), built on two levels. It seats 4,984 for basketball games, 5,430 for concerts, and up to 5,608 people total.
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Tustin Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana CA
~16.40 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Marine Corps Air Station Tustin is a former United States Marine Corps air station, located in Tustin, California.The Air Station was established in 1942 as Naval Air Station Santa Ana, a base for airship operations in support of the United States Navy's coastal patrol efforts during World War II. NAS Santa Ana was decommissioned in 1949. In 1951, the facility was reactivated as Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana to support the Korean War. It was the country's first air facility developed solely for helicopter operations. It was renamed Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in 1970.During the Vietnam War, the base was a center for on-going testing of radar installations which were erected, tested, disassembled and shipped to Vietnam. It also was a training facility for helicopter pilots....
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Irvine Regional Park
Orange County CA
~16.64 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Irvine Regional Park is located in Santiago Canyon, 6 miles east of the City of Orange. To reach the park, take the Newport (55) Freeway to the Chapman Avenue East offramp. Head east on Chapman for approximately 5 miles. Turn left on Jamboree for one fourth a mile to the park entrance. Fall - Winter Hours: 6:00am to 6:00pm Spring - Summer Hours: 6:00am to 9:00pmOffice Hours: Mon. - Fri., 8:00am to 4:00pmSat. - Sun., 8:00am to 11:00am
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Irvine Museum
18881 Von Karman Ave # 100 Irvine CA - 949-476-0294
~17.17 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The Irvine Museum is located at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Ground Floor, in Irvine, California. Museum hours are available on the Museum's webiste.
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Fuller Theological Seminary
2041 Business Center Dr # 201 Irvine CA - 949-975-0775
~17.36 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Fuller Theological Seminary, with its main campus in Pasadena, California, is the largest multi-denominational Christian seminary in the world. The seminary is "arguably the most influential, by number of pastors and educators trained..."Fuller Theological Seminary was founded in 1947 by Charles E. Fuller, a radio evangelist known for his "Old Fashioned Gospel Hour" show, and Harold Ockenga, the pastor of Park Street Church in Boston. With its founding, the seminary's founders sought to reform fundamentalism from its separatist and sometimes anti-intellectual stance of the 1920-40 era. Fuller envisaged that the seminary would become "a Caltech of the evangelical world."Most of the earliest faculty held to theologically and socially conservative views, though professors with differing...
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Spirit Life Bible College
17601 Fitch Irvine CA - 949-833-3555
~17.70 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Fashion Island
Orange County CA
~17.75 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Opened in 1967 as part of Newport Center, the mall featured four department stores: Buffum's, J. W. Robinson's, The Broadway, and J.C. Penney. These four initial buildings were designed by architects William Pereira and Welton Becket, and were flanked by several smaller stores. The Spanish architectural theme which would later define the mall was evident in the Robinson's building. A few years later, Bullocks Wilshire (which later became I. Magnin) and Neiman Marcus were added. In the early 1980s, J.C. Penney moved out, and the building it occupied was reconstructed and reopened as "Atrium Court", which contained numerous smaller shops and a food court on the lower level.The southwest entrance to Robinson's features a bronze wind-chime sculpture by mural artist Tom Van Sant, installed ...
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Corona Del Mar State Beach
Ocean Boulevard Corona Del Mar CA
~17.78 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Orange County Museum of Art
Orange County CA
~17.94 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California.The museum's collection comprises nearly 2,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California from the early 20th century to present. Exhibits include traditional paintings, sculptures and photography, as well as new media in the form of video, digital and installation art.Each month, the museum hosts events such as Thursday evening lectures, artists' talks and special activities for children. Some 15,000 children and adults participate in award winning education programs annually.
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Downtown Corona (Neighborhood)
Corona CA
~17.96 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Santa Ana Zoo
1801 E Chestnut Ave Santa Ana CA
~18.19 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in Santa Ana, California is a 20-acre (81,000 m2) site focusing on the animals and plants of Central and South America. The Santa Ana Zoo hosts more than 270,000 people annually. The zoo opened in 1952 and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Ana. Joseph Prentice donated land for the zoo with the stipulation that the city must keep at least 50 monkeys at all times, the zoo maintains an extensive primate collection with over a dozen species from around the world.The focus of the Santa Ana Zoo is recreation, education, and conservation.The Santa Ana Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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Helistream
3000 Airway Ave # 350 Costa Mesa CA - 714-662-3163
~18.23 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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HeliStream offers complete rotary wing pilot training programs ranging from Private Pilot through Airline Transport Pilot. Each course is individually tailored to meet your personal needs and goals. The keynote at HeliStream is providing professional flight training without compromise. Our Certified Flight Instructors are highly qualified and engaged in the full time endeavor of turning out the finest pilots in the industry.Our training helicopters range from the Robinson R22 and Robinson R44, for primary flight training, to the MD 500, Eurocopter AS350 and Bell 205. As a result of our training hours in the Robinson R22, we have found that our graduates easily make a transition to other makes and models of helicopters in just a few hours. This is due to the fact that the Robinson R22 i...
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International Art Center
6503 E Serrano Ave # D Anaheim CA - 714-637-7220
~18.61 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Muzeo in Anaheim, is Southern California's newest museum. Formally the Anaheim museum and now expanded with a new modern building. The 25,000 square foot MUZEO complex includes Anaheim’s original Carnegie Library (built in 1908). The new exhibition building has over 5,000 square feet of main gallery plus a small theatre and a community reading room. Muzeo is part of the new downtown Anaheim and is only a couple of miles from the Disneyland Resort District and many Anahaim hotels. Nearby is Anaheim Ice skating ring and every Thursday the Anaheim farmers market is held on the street next to Muzeo Museum. The 20,000-square-foot complex has classrooms, an outdoor plaza available for private parties, a history center and a museum to showcase traveling exhibits.
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Green River Golf Course
5215 Green River Road Corona CA
~18.61 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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Green River Golf Club began with the Orange Course built in 1959 and then added the first 9 holes of the Riverside Course in the late 60's followed by the second set of 9 holes in the early 70's.5215 Green River RdCorona, California 92880Riverside CountyPhone(s): (951) 737-7393, (714) 970-8411Fax: (951) 737-7432Website: www.playgreenriver.com
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Old Pacific Hwy Pendleton CA
~18.68 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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 #28 of 30 Things To Do in Rancho Santa Margarita
Orange County Museum of Art
3333 Bristol St # 1000 Costa Mesa CA - 714-662-3366
~19.09 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California.The museum's collection comprises nearly 2,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California from the early 20th century to present. Exhibits include traditional paintings, sculptures and photography, as well as new media in the form of video, digital and installation art.Each month, the museum hosts events such as Thursday evening lectures, artists' talks and special activities for children. Some 15,000 children and adults participate in award winning education programs annually.
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Balboa Pavilion
Balboa Island CA
~19.17 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa CA
~19.31 miles from Rancho Santa Margarita city center
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South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in Orange County. It is the third biggest mall in the United States, with the second highest sales-volume in California at $800 per square feet—second only to Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose-Santa Clara, at $809 per square feet. The national average is $411 per square feet.Segerstrom, both partners in the family's business operations, opened a shopping center called "South Coast Plaza" in one of the family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County. Originally anchored by a May Company that had opened in late 1966 and Sears, the initial phase of the mall was designed by Victor Gruen. It was built the same year as The Irvine Company's neighboring Fashion Island in Newport Beach.The success of the ...
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