USPA-certified instructors whisk thrill seekers 10,000 ft. into sky for exhilarating tandem jump over California scenery

Boats carry up to eight passengers across Alamitos Bay or canals as they plug in iPods and sip drinks from a cooler

Highly trained instructors lead preteens and teens through flight planning and a 30-minute turn in a flight simulator

Open play sessions or art and music classes spark children's creativity as they play and learn

Youngsters aged 5–9 learn basic swordplay moves and Jedi-like respect, and older students learn essential fencing techniques

Approximately 5,000 participants hurl roma tomatoes at each other as live music and beer flow all afternoon

Jump into the driver's seat of a real stock car to streak around Toyota Speedway's half-mile, 12-degree oval for 20 laps

Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other visual masters star in permanent collection at museum filled with post-1940 art

Licensed experts lead a two-hour private home-defense course and one-hour private shooting lesson

Running four times daily, the 90-minute tour lets clients test out segways from Riviera Village to the Strand and the pier