Store Your Luggage Around Irvine With Bounce
Irvine is the sort of place that when you visit, it's almost impossible to drag yourself away from the beach. It's something you should do though when you're in Irvine because if you don't you'll miss out on all the great things there are to do there. Forget about Irvine's amazing outdoor spaces for a while and you'll discover imaginative interactive museums for children, sophisticated galleries and theaters for adults, stores and malls you could spend all day in, and restaurants that will make you forget the words diet and healthy eating ever existed.
Sightseeing and browsing around museums is never easy when you're carrying your baggage with you. Leave it at a Bounce luggage storage facility in Irvine and you'll be able to go where you want when you want completely unencumbered. Many public buildings don't allow you entry when you have large bags with you and don't have on-site storage facilities where you can leave your stuff. Save yourself the frustration of being stopped at the door and refused entry by dropping your bags in a Bounce luggage locker before you go anywhere.
Luggage Storage In Irvine
Bounce and Bounce partners don't just aim to provide a secure and economical luggage storage service in Irvine, we accomplish it both in this Californian city, across America, and around the world. Keeping your stuff safe and out of harm’s way is what Bounce does best and we do it for an affordable price so you keep more of your money in your pocket to go off bag-free and have a good time.
Museums
The museums in Irvine are not your atypical run-of-the-mill historic ones by any means. They've been thoughtfully planned to be educational without being boringly stuffy. Not all are limited to indoor exhibits either so you'll still get some outdoor time and a dose of Californian sunshine even when you're not lying prone on the sands.
- Pretend City Children's Museum: Let the kids loose in Pretend City and they'll be able to wander at will through this specially constructed miniature city. Around every corner they turn is a different interactive experience which will help educate them and get them ready for life in the big wide world.
- Lyon Air Museum: The Lyon Air Museum isn't just about airplanes but has extensive exhibits of vintage automobiles and motorcycles as well as military vehicles. Take a tour of the hangars and you'll see planes dating back to pre-WW2 days, cars from the 1930s, US, German, and Japanese war-time bikes, and several jeeps that have all seen action. It's a fascinating look at a mechanized bygone world which will make you really appreciate modern transport.
- UCI Institute and Museum of California Art: If you were to spend time perusing each individual piece of artwork in the UCI Institute and Museum of California Art in-depth, it could well take you a week to get around all the exhibits. They have extensive temporary and permanent collections on display and the only subject depicted in the works is California.
Shopping
The stores and malls in Irvine have one thing in common. They're all big enough to get lost in so if you're planning a major shopping spree, be sure to wear some comfortable shoes. If you're just going window shopping, leave your money somewhere safe because you'll never be able to resist temptation here.
- Irvine Spectrum Center: The Irvine Spectrum Center is a massive open-air mall housing several well-known department stores, numerous boutiques stocking one-off items, and a wide variety of other shops where you can purchase gifts or homeware. When you've had enough of shopping, take a spin on the center's Ferris wheel. It's relaxing and you'll see some great views when you're at the top.
- Tanaka Farms: Turn shopping into an outdoor aerobic activity by visiting Tanaka Farms. There are always seasonal crops to pick of some kind or another depending on the time of the year. The farm also has a barnyard zoo where you can go to pet the farm animals and help with the mucking out if you feel inclined.
- Los Olivos Marketplace: Los Olivos Marketplace is a roofed market with stores as well as stalls. There are over thirty different shops selling everything from freshly baked cakes to sewing equipment to ice cream and ramen noodles. It's a fun place to browse around and the bargains are not quite so enticing as in other malls, so ideal if you don't want to have a weak moment and splurge your cash on something you never even knew you needed.
Dining
Long gone are the days when you could only get a burger, hot dog, or pizza in Irvine. Now you can expect to find more than a few restaurants serving well-prepared cuisine from a multitude of nations as well as others offering fine dining American-style.
- Fukada: Fukada is a Japanese restaurant that has been serving Asian-style meat, fish, and vegetarian meals to Irvine locals for nearly twenty years. The most popular items on their menu are sushi, noodle bowls, and the traditional Japanese meals they prepare. It's a good idea to practice your chopstick technique before you go or your dinner could end up in your lap.
- Yard House: When you want to go all-American and have some comfort food in the shape of a burger, sliders with a side of sweet potato fries, or a whole plateful of onion rings with a beer, go to the Yard House. As well as regular pub grub, this Irvine restaurant serves up American fare elevated to new levels that leave the humble burger far behind, so get adventurous and try something a little spicier like their firecracker shrimp.
- Tender Greens: If the name Tender Greens makes you think this is a vegetarian restaurant then think again. While they do serve vegetarian meals they also serve meat. The food principle behind Tender Greens is to serve only seasonal food and each dish they make is unique. You choose which protein you want, which green stuff you want, and which side you want then they cook it for you. They're also kind enough to put the calorie count of each meal on the menu, and there's no better way of spoiling your dinner than that.