Welcome to Santa Ana
A vibrant neighborhood rooted in Hispanic culture
As Orange County’s largest city, Santa Ana boasts an abundance of cultural events, a booming culinary scene, and fantastic opportunities to enjoy the best of Southern California living. This artsy neighborhood is home to hundreds of art galleries, walkable streets offering delicious restaurants and funky shops, and plenty of opportunities for entertainment. No matter your interests, Santa Ana has something for you.
Santa Ana swiftly grew into a hub for commercial, financial, and manufacturing firms that now create a wide range of electronic components, recreational products, and aeronautical equipment. The city has become a key center for most of southern California's economic activities. Santa Ana is home to a broad range of architectural styles, including Colonial Revival, Craftsman Bungalow, Queen Anne, Ranch, Tudor Revival, and other late Victorian forms.
What to Love
- Home to numerous attractions
- Bustling nightlife
- Diverse community
- Strong in Hispanic heritage
Local Lifestyle
Santa Ana is a lovely city with a rich culture and a welcoming community that is continuing to flourish. The residents here appreciate the culture and bustling energy that exists in the city as there is always something going on in Santa Ana. The downtown area is steeped with history and is developing significantly.
There are also several beautiful regions that make for good tourist attractions. The restaurants and parks are also both excellent in quality. Overall, this area has a long and illustrious history with residents who are dedicated to coming together as a family and striving for success.
Dining, Entertainment & Shopping
There is so much to do in Santa Ana. Local residents can sit back and enjoy live music at the
Copper Door, a below-ground bar that offers lots of tasty beer and a freestanding fireplace. You can also enjoy some tunes at one of the most popular venues in this area which is
The Observatory. The Observatory is one of Orange County's best music venues, featuring the widest spectrum of musical talent from all genres performing weekly. Popular rock, alternative, jazz, and blues bands, as well as tasty food, bring visitors to this live music establishment.
For cocktails and eclectic New American dishes served in a welcoming atmosphere, stop by
Benchmark which has casual menu options that focus on fresh, local ingredients and has a tasty selection of regional wines and local craft beers. There’s also
Detention where you’ll find great culinary masterpieces served in a relaxed setting. With mood lighting, vignette seating, and omakase drink experiences, the bar and lounge area was intended for the cocktail crowd.
Residents are lucky enough to have access to the largest retail center on the United States’ West Coast.
South Coast Plaza is a world-class shopping destination with over 250 exquisite stores and critically recognized eateries. This premium shopping destination features some of the world's most prominent designers. There are several attractions and local sites in
Downtown Santa Ana that make it worthwhile to live here. An outdoor mall, peaceful lounge cafés, wonderful restaurants, artisan brewers, cinemas, and more can be found downtown.
Things to Do
Santa Ana also has some of the best art in the country. The
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, the
Discovery Cube, and the
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art are a few examples of galleries. The Bowers Museum is a public art museum that contains a permanent collection of over 100,000 pieces, with noteworthy strengths in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art, Asian, African, and Oceanian art, and California plein-air painting.
On the first Saturday of each month, galleries, theaters, artists, and performers in the
Artists Village open their doors to the public for a monthly Open House. This free event draws up to 1500 people from all around Los Angeles and Orange County to wander through more than 150 participating studios and galleries in historic buildings in downtown Santa Ana.
Schools
Education is highly respected in this city and some of the top educational opportunities in Santa Ana include:
- Santa Ana Community College offers 253 degrees and certificates in credit programs
- Orange County School of the Arts, 7-12, offers pre-professional arts training
- La Quinta High School, 9-12, highly-rated high school
- Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School, 7-8, highly-rated public school
- Ethan B. Allen Elementary School, K-6, highly-rated public elementary school
