Make the Most of Your Time in Hollywood with This Inspiring Travel Guide
Hollywood is the most iconic neighbourhood in Los Angeles which is home to several significant historic landmarks, movie studios, glamorous hotels, popular celebrity hang out spots, real-life locations of films and TV shows, captivating museums and much more. Traveasy offers cheap flights to Los Angeles from the UK, so if glitzy Hollywood is on your bucket list, there’s no better time than now to book a getaway here. You won’t be able to cover everything in just one visit to this famous suburb, so we’ve put together a little guide on how you can make the most of your time here.
Must-See Attractions
Universal Studios Hollywood
This working movie studio and theme park offer everything from thrilling rollercoasters and simulators to behind the scenes studio tours. Highlights of the park include the award-winning King Kong 3-D experience which is the largest 3-D experience in the world and the incredible Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The Hollywood Sign
A trip to Hollywood is incomplete without witnessing this LA landmark, which stands at 45ft tall and 350ft wide on Mount Lee. The Hollywood Sign can be spotted and experienced in various ways, including via horseback rides, hiking trails, on a DASH Observatory bus and at the Hollywood Bowl Overlook.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame has over 2,500 embedded stars on the sidewalk, dedicated to famous celebrities in the entertainment industry. Also at the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the TCL Chinese Theatre, which features hand and foot imprints of many famous Hollywood stars at its forecourt.
If you have any spare time for more exploration on your trip to LA, then make sure you add the historic Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, the Hollywood Bowl amphitheatre and the Capitol Records Building to your itinerary.
Dining
Los Angeles has one of the most amazing culinary scenes in all of America with an incredibly diverse selection of dining options. In Hollywood you can experience dining at celebrity chef restaurants, innovative hotel bars and food trucks, take a food tour and visit the Hollywood Farmers’ Market to sample local produce. You could even visit Hollywood during dining L.A - a food extravaganza which offers special prices on fixed menus at hundreds of restaurants across the city. A great number of restaurants in Hollywood take part in the event, so why not come and be a part of the action?
Shopping
Hollywood is also a great shopping destination, especially if you want to browse specific items of interest. Those into music can visit the Amoeba Music store which sells rare vinyls, books, movies, CDs and movie memorabilia. If vintage clothes are your thing, then the hip Iguana Vintage Clothing store on Hollywood Boulevard is the place to be, selling all sorts of retro fashion items. Bookworms can head to Larry Edmunds Bookshop, a speciality bookstore featuring over 500,000 movie photographs, 20,000 motion picture and theatre books and over 6,000 original movie posters.
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