Originally Posted By love DL We are going to DL in May and have a extra day to goof around. We are thinking about going to Hollywood. Does anyone have advice on a good tour to take of Hollywood? I haven not been able to find alot of information on all of the different tours that are offered. I would love some insight if anyone has any.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I'm not much of a tour person myself. We had a blast just walking around ourselves. We walked along and read all the "stars" names. Went over to the Kodak Theatre. Checked out the Manns Chinese Theatre. Went into Disney's Soda Fountain Shop. You get the picture. There is plenty to do on your own, all within walking distance if you don't want to take a tour. Otherwise, hop in the car and have fun exploring! I have more fun discovering things on my own than following a crowd and a mandated program. But, thats probably being I hate the feeling of being "stuck" in any situation.
Originally Posted By alphabetmom Last December we took a Hollywood Tour and loved it. We bought a Hollywood City Pass, through Costco 34.99. It was great.
Originally Posted By roonazoon I just got back from my first trip to disneyland. We went on a day tour with starline tours. I have to say i enjoyed it, i couldnt' have imagined driving around on our own. We say almost all the things we wanted to, it was a very enjoyable relaxing day.
Originally Posted By Linda1633 If you want to explore in your own, you could drive to the park and ride lot on Lakershim across from the entrance to Univeral Studios and take the subway to Hollywood. Its fun just to wander around and look at the stars in the sidewalk and the Kodak center. Check and see if anything is playing at the ElCaptain theater and get some ice cream at Disney's Soda Shoppe. We did this last time we were in LA. It was the Friday night before the Academy Awards so we saw the red carpet and viewing stands being set up.
Originally Posted By love DL Thanks for the great tips. For those of you that go on your own, is it easy to find your way around if you have never been before?
Originally Posted By mickeynewe We are from No CA so I am not familiar with the area and we found it very easy to navigate around. Most of it is all in close walking distance from one another.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I have to say, being from SoCal, it doesnt take a whole day to walk around Hollywood. Are are some aweseome kid-friendly museums in L.A too. The La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum is really close to Hollywood and it's a cool, cheap thing to see. There's also the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry (LOTS of hands-on things to do there) in Exposition Park. If you get bored in Hollywood, there's always stuff like that to do too.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe SleepingBeauty82 ~ My daughter's 8th grade class will be doing a 5 day class trip at the end of the school year. The places you mentioned are on the list of places they will be visiting. It is an annual trip and I have heard nothing but good things about the places you mentioned. I know my daughter is really excited about it!!
