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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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CA Visiting SoCal: Must see places/activities?

Hey guys,

I am heading to Newport Beach, CA tomorrow for a little over a week. I was hoping for some ideas and suggestions of must see places and fun activities while I'm there.

So far, I know I'm gonna check out cars and coffee next Saturday in Irvine. Also I plan to drive Mulholland tomorrow after we arrive. Probably gonna try to do the Universal Studios tour and go to Sea World for my girlfriend. That's all I have planned out for now.

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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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You can go to k-town for some karaoke and all you can eat kbbq! You can also visit raging waters if you wanna hit up california's largest water theme park .
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Thanks man! I'm gonna add Raging Waters to the list of things to do.

Anyone else?
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Disneyland,magic mountain,knotts,etc etc...car wise dont forget about racing beat or mazdatrix.if ur here til sept.10th theres jccs aka japanese classic car show in long beach.

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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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Hollywood. Clubs. PCH. the boiling pot.
Melrose. The Grove in Hollywood, Santa Monica.
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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Thanks man! I'm gonna add Raging Waters to the list of things to do.

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it's where the 10, 210 and 57 meet!
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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head east of golden state highway and experience real thug life.
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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Melrose Blvd (small shops if you care), Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd for Clubs and Bars, Venice Beach (walk up and down the boardwalk), and around Newport Beach go up or down the coast and enjoy scenery, restaurants and ... traffic.
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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there are alot of car show in socal during summer.
check around it's worth visiting.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteRice_7
Disneyland,magic mountain,knotts,etc etc...car wise dont forget about racing beat or mazdatrix.if ur here til sept.10th theres jccs aka japanese classic car show in long beach.
I didn't even think about stopping by Racing Beat or Mazdatrix, definitely gonna try to do that. Unfortunately I am heading back on Sept 4th so I won't be able to attend the show on the 10th.

We checked out Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd tonight. Keep the suggestions coming, we appreciate it.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 02:03 AM
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San Diego Zoo (you won't regret), Santa Monica Pier, Long Beach Aquarium, Buffalo Wild Wings, IN N OUT burger (won't regret), Huntington Beach lol.... Old Town San Diego, San Diego Chargers game, Pizza Bella in San Diego, Club Broadway San Diego, Club Be Lo San Diego, All the malls in San Diego... chula vista, mission valley, etc etc. Barona Casino (buffet you won't forget)

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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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September 3rd we have our monthly san diego rx7 meet/lunch.
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Go to Ruby's Diner on the pier in Newport Beach, It's pretty good food and ice cream and you can ask for a window seat for a nice view of the ocean.
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Make sure you drop by LAPD's 77th Station and Newton Station for your own private tours of LA's Best Areas to sight see!

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I would visit Disneyland over Universal Studios ANYDAY. Hate that place!
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
San Diego Zoo (you won't regret), Santa Monica Pier, Long Beach Aquarium, Buffalo Wild Wings, IN N OUT burger (won't regret), Huntington Beach lol.... Old Town San Diego, San Diego Chargers game, Pizza Bella in San Diego, Club Broadway San Diego, Club Be Lo San Diego, All the malls in San Diego... chula vista, mission valley, etc etc. Barona Casino (buffet you won't forget)
Thanks for all the San Diego suggestions! We are heading down there on Friday for the day so we will definitely check some of them out.


Originally Posted by RotoricanNY
September 3rd we have our monthly san diego rx7 meet/lunch.
Not sure if we will make it down there again on Saturday, but if we do I'll pm you for the info.


Originally Posted by live2drive15
Go to Ruby's Diner on the pier in Newport Beach, It's pretty good food and ice cream and you can ask for a window seat for a nice view of the ocean.

Awesome, thanks for the tip. My girlfriend has to eat ice cream once a day so this will come in handy.. damn her and her fast metabolism!

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Make sure you drop by LAPD's 77th Station and Newton Station for your own private tours of LA's Best Areas to sight see!

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I would visit Disneyland over Universal Studios ANYDAY. Hate that place!
Haha, we are hoping to avoid those areas! Not sure if we will end up doing either theme park.


We were able to check out Mulholland Drive today, the LA Farmer's market and The Grove. Then drove the PCH to Newport Beach and checked into our time share. We are loving SoCal! Might be another FD around these parts soon
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