Long Beach is adjacent to Orange County, which is home to a number of popular attractions and is easily accessed via car, bike or public transit. Some of the country’s most exclusive and expensive neighborhoods are located in Orange County, many along the coast, and some in north Orange County.

Huntington Beach is a hot spot for sunbathing and surfing and has been nicknamed "Surf City, USA". Orange County is home to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim and Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. Water parks include Wild Rivers in Irvine and Soak City in Buena Park. There’s also the Anaheim Convention Center, which is the largest such facility on the West Coast. Little Saigon in Orange County is home to the largest concentration of Vietnamese people outside of Vietnam. There are also Taiwanese, Chinese, and Korean communities, particularly in western Orange County.

Historical points of interest include Mission San Juan Capistrano and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Other notable structures include the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana, and the Huntington Beach Pier. Cleveland National Forest and Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge are also located in Orange County.

Orange County is the headquarters of many Fortune 500 companies including Ingram Micro and First American Corporation, Western Digital and Pacific Life. Numerous start-up companies and Fortune 1000 companies have headquarters located in Irvine, such as Allergan, Broadcom, Edwards Lifesciences, Epicor, Standard Pacific and Sun Healthcare Group. Irvine is also the home of technology companies like PC-manufacturer Gateway Inc., router manufacturer Linksys, and game creator Blizzard Entertainment. Many international businesses reside in Orange County, such as Mazda, Toshiba, Toyota, Samsung, Kia Motors, in the City of Irvine, Mitsubishi in the City of Cypress, and Hyundai. There’s also Oakley, Inc., Hurley International, Wet Seal, PacSun and restaurants such as Del Taco, Wahoo's Fish Tacos, Taco Bell, El Pollo Loco, In-N-Out Burger, Claim Jumper, Marie Callender's, and Wienerschnitzel that have headquarters in Orange County.

Orange County offers several popular shopping malls, including the world-renowned South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Other malls include the Brea Mall, MainPlace Santa Ana, The Shops at Mission Viejo, The Block at Orange, the Irvine Spectrum Center, and Downtown Disney.