Disneyland ($95.00)

From the moment you walk onto Main Street, U.S.A., you'll be a believer. Deny it all you want, but take the Disneyland Railroad to Tomorrowland and you'll be on those Astro Orbiters faster than your 5-year-old can say "Mickey." And thanks to the FastPass system, which issues appointment times for popular rides, waits have been sharply reduced.

Mickey is king when it comes to Southland tourist attractions. Disneyland is the third most-visited theme park in the world, just behind its sister locations in Tokyo and Orlando, and locals enjoy it every bit as much. Even hardened Angelenos still relish a turn on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. As Walt Disney once said, "Disneyland will never be complete as long as there is imagination left in the world." Case in point: The revival of the famed submarine ride reimagined as a "Finding Nemo"-themed underwater wonderland with many impressive new special effects.