Anaheim, CA: Beyond Disneyland

Anaheim is Orange County’s most populous city and the longtime home of the Disneyland Resort—but the city also runs on sports, downtown food halls, hillside open space, and transit hubs that sit outside the park gates.

Planning a visit? See Things to Do in Anaheim for in-city stops, and Things to Do Near Disneyland for short hops from the Resort.

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Anaheim is one of the 34 Orange County cities.

About Anaheim

Beyond the Resort, Anaheim’s visitor core clusters around Angel Stadium, Honda Center, the Anaheim Convention Center, and the ocV!BE district taking shape nearby. Downtown includes the Anaheim Packing District and the Center Street promenade. East of the freeways, Anaheim Hills opens into canyon parks. Along Brookhurst, Little Arabia is a city-recognized corridor of Middle Eastern markets and restaurants.

The Los Angeles Angels play at Angel Stadium (listed capacity 45,517). The Anaheim Ducks and major concerts play Honda Center. The Anaheim Convention Center anchors large meetings next to the Resort. ARTIC is the city’s major rail and bus station; see ocvibe.com/artic for transit background.

Neighborhoods and Districts

These are parts of Anaheim—not separate cities:

Resort / Platinum Triangle: Disneyland Resort area, Convention Center, Angel Stadium, Honda Center, and ARTIC / ocV!BE
Downtown / Center Street: Center Street Promenade and civic core
Packing District: restored citrus packing house food hall and surrounding blocks — Packing District guide
Little Arabia: Brookhurst corridor food and retail district
Anaheim Hills: residential hills and canyon open space, including Oak Canyon Nature Center

Things to Do in Anaheim

Use this page to get oriented, then open the full lists:

Anaheim bucket list — stadium, arena, Packing District, Oak Canyon, and more in-city stops
Things to do near Disneyland — GardenWalk, House of Blues, Knott’s, dinner theaters, and other short hops
Angel Stadium, Honda Center, Packing District, City National Grove, GardenWalk, Convention Center
Disneyland and Downtown Disney for park and district detail

Anaheim Quick Facts

Population: 340,433 (California Department of Finance estimate for January 1, 2026)—Orange County’s most populous city on that table.
Land area: about 50.27 square miles (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 land area).
Founded / incorporated: German colony in 1857; later citrus and, after 1955, tourism around Disneyland.

For every OC city’s population, see Orange County population by city.

Anaheim History

In 1857, German immigrants purchased land from the Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana and planted vineyards. After a plant disease wiped out the vines, growers shifted to oranges. In 1955, Disneyland and the Santa Ana Freeway opened and tourism became the city’s main draw.