Visiting historic Hollywood
117 places where Hollywood history happened, from famous movie palaces to plaques on street corners. Choose a section; every place has its own map.
Theaters & stages
Movie palaces, playhouses and outdoor stages, most of them still putting on shows.
Including TCL Chinese Theatre, Egyptian Theatre, El Capitan Theatre and Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
See all 16 placesStudios & broadcast history
The lots and broadcast centers where films, radio and television were made. Most are working facilities; Paramount offers public tours.
Including Paramount Pictures, Sunset Gower Studios, The Jim Henson Company Lot and Sunset Bronson Studios.
See all 9 placesHistoric hotels
Where stars stayed, lived, partied and occasionally hid from the press.
Including The Hollywood Roosevelt, Chateau Marmont, Sunset Tower Hotel and The Knickerbocker.
See all 7 placesRestaurants & bars
Old-guard dining rooms, lunch counters and bars with decades of Hollywood regulars.
Including Musso & Frank Grill, Formosa Cafe, Pink’s Hot Dogs and Canter’s Deli.
See all 14 placesMuseums & archives
Collections of costumes, props, posters and the history of the movies.
Including The Hollywood Museum, Hollywood Heritage Museum (Lasky-DeMille Barn), Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Hollywood Wax Museum.
See all 7 placesMusic & nightlife
Recording studios, rock clubs and comedy stages from the Capitol tower to the Sunset Strip.
Including Capitol Records Building, Whisky a Go Go, The Roxy Theatre and Rainbow Bar & Grill.
See all 13 placesArchitecture & landmarks
Buildings and streetscapes that tell the story of Hollywood’s boom years.
Including Hollywood Walk of Fame, Four Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo, Ovation Hollywood and Crossroads of the World.
See all 16 placesParks, hills & viewpoints
Trails, canyons and lookouts, including the best places to see the Hollywood Sign.
Including Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, Bronson Caves and Lake Hollywood Park.
See all 11 placesCemeteries & memorials
Where Hollywood remembers its own.
Including Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Valentino Memorial, De Longpre Park and more.
See all 3 placesHidden history
Lesser-known sites where something important happened. Many are now plaques, storefronts or private homes, so look from the sidewalk.
Including Site of the Nestor Studio, Gower Gulch, Site of the Hollywood Brown Derby and Site of the Garden of Allah.
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