Selected Amusement Parks:
      Disneyland         Knotts Berry Farm
        Sea World               Legoland

Selected Museums, Zoos,  other Attractions:
     San Diego Zoo       Aquarium of the Pacific
     Calif. Missions       Discovery Science Center 
     Getty Museum       Huntington Library
     Reagan Library      Richard Nixon Library

Inexpensive Restaurants "the locals" like:
Hamburgers
     In-N-Out Burger     Fatburger    Carl's Jr

Family Dining
     Polly's Pies     Hof's Hut    Pat & Oscar's

Try a fish taco!:
Wahoo's      Rubio's     Baja Fresh   

Great Sources for California Maps
Thomas Bros. Maps      Allied Maps