Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hollywood Walk of Fame
LANDMARK
Big Bird, Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe and Aretha Franklin are among the stars being
sought out, worshipped, photographed and stepped on along the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Since 1960 more than 2400 performers - from legends to bit-part players - have been
honored with a pink-marble sidewalk star.
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
LANDMARK
& movie tickets adult/child/senior $13.50/6.50/11.50)
Ever wondered what it's like to be in George Clooney's shoes? Just find his footprints in
the forecourt of this world-famous movie palace. The exotic pagoda theater - complete
with temple bells and stone heaven dogs from China - has shown movies since 1927 when
Cecil B DeMille's
The King of Kings
first flickered across the screen.
Hollywood Sign
LANDMARK
LA's most famous landmark first appeared in the hills in 1923 as an advertising gimmick
for a real-estate development called 'Hollywoodland'. Each letter is 50ft tall and made of
sheet metal. Once aglow with 4000 light bulbs, the sign even had its own caretaker who
lived behind the 'L' until 1939.
Hollywood Museum
MUSEUM
adult/child $15/5; 10am-5pm Wed-Sun)
We quite like this musty temple to the stars, crammed with kitsch posters, costumes and
rotating props. The museum is housed inside the handsome 1914 art-deco Max Factor
Building, where the make-up pioneer once worked his magic on Marilyn Monroe and Judy
Garland.
Technically, it's illegal to hike up to the sign, but viewing spots are plentiful, including
Hollywood & Highland, the top of Beachwood Dr and the Griffith Observatory.
