There are a number of guided tours offered in the Los Angeles and Hollywood area. They offer grand tours of the sites of Los Angeles and Hollywood. The tours feature movie star homes, the Hollywood Bowl and the Hollywood sign. They also feature night tours of Los Angeles and browse attractions on Hollywood Boulevard. Pick up areas are also available at most hotels.
Bus tours are available to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. They also provide tours of movie star homes and half day shopping tours of Rodeo Drive. There's also the Disneyland Resort Express, bus tours of the San Diego area theme parks, Seaworld, Legoland and the San Diego Zoo. Pick up and drop off areas are available at most Anaheim hotels.
There are a number of helicopter tours that are offered so you can see it all by bypassing all the traffic. You can see panoramic views of Los Angeles, Hollywood, Marina Del Ray, Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Malibu. They also offer nighttime helicopter tours of Hollywood and Los Angeles. Don't forget to bring your camera.
If you love to shop the best places to shop in West Los Angeles are the Beverly Center shopping mall, Rodeo Drive, Century City Shopping Center and Westside Pavillion. In nearby Hollywood there is Universal CityWalk, Melrose Avenue and the Robertson Boulevard Shopping District in West Hollywood. There's also the California Market Center and the Los Angeles Fashion District.
If you enjoy shopping at the Hotel Sofitel is recommended. A four star hotel, it is situated in a central location to visit all the tourist attractions in Hollywood, such as Universal Studios. Within a five minute drive from the hotel there is the CBS Television City, Museum Row and the Miracle Mile. Nearby is The Grove, Farmer's Market, Westfield City Market and the Westfield Culver City shopping mall.
Lots to do in LA...I've never done a bus tour but might do that one of these days. Walking down the streets and seeing all the stars names on the sidewalk in Hollywood is fun; take in a play at The Pantages (where they used to have the Academy Awards); a Dodger game; the beaches...the list is pretty endless :)
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