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Irvine, California Travel Guide





Irvine, California near Orange County Airport features many quality hotel options for business trips, sports competition weekenders and vacations not far from South Coast Plaza. Irvine is recognized as one of America's safest cities with a highly intelligent population, great arts and entertainment, shopping and dining at Irvine Spectrum. See what one of the nation's first planned communities looks like!

For academicians, Irvine is the premier institution for research in several medical fields.

Activities and entertainment in Irvine stems from the university where you'll find musical concerts, ballet and more. Verizon Amphitheater is an outdoor venue in Irvine that hosts large concerts with name acts throughout the year.

For hotels, you'll discover Irvine generally is one of the better values for name hotels surrounding the Orange County Airport directly across the street from the city bounds of Irvine. A popular shopping mall, Irvine Spectrum, is an outdoor mall that's extremely popular for dining, shopping and movie entertainment. The mall is uniquely styled with fountains and Spanish themes, and includes a Ferris wheel and winter ice skate rink.

One of the best walking trails in an urban region is located in Irvine. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, once a floodplain and urban runoff region, was transformed into a freshwater wetlands, returning the land to its natural state. As one of the remaining Southern California marshlands, the 200-acre San Joaquin bird sanctuary is over 10 years old and celebrates its existence with counts of raptors and other birds. Raptors sightings at this urban oasis include Golden Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Barn Owl, Burrowing Owl and the Great Horned Owl. The address is Riparian View, Irvine CA 92612. It's an ideal activity for visitors to enjoy. Other nearby reserves and nature watching include San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in nearby Newport Beach and William R. Mason Regional Park - Wetlands Trail in Irvine for great hikes. With nine acres of lake, the park has picnic grounds, playgrounds, sand volleyball courts and an amphitheater. It is a wonderful spot to stop and enjoy or plan a gathering when visiting Irvine.