Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic landmark made up of over 2,700 terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum Associates, doing business as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a visual arts museum that offers a collection of Japanese arts, modern and contemporary arts, paintings, photography, textiles, as well as Islamic arts. It also manages a library and organizes film and music events.
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It is a popular tourist attraction with a close view of the Hollywood Sign and an extensive array of space and science-related displays.
The Getty
The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion Center opened to the public on December 16, 1997 and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The Center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors’ parking garage at the bottom of the hill by a three-car, cable-pulled hovertrain people mover.
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. It contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing.
Los Angeles (LA) is a city and county in the state of California. It is in the Southern part of the State and is in the largest “metro” in the state — it is not California. California is physically a big state (3rd largest in USA after Alaska and Texas) and is by far the largest state by population.
Los Angeles, California gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. Los Angeles averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
– Los Angeles is known as the “City of Angels”.
– Los Angeles is the only North American city to have hosted the Olympics twice.
– The “HOLLYWOOD” sign originally said “HOLLYWOODLAND”.
– The Capitol Records building has been sending out an encrypted message since 1956 in morse code. The message: “H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D.”
– Magicians have a private clubhouse in Los Angeles called the Magic Castle. Entry is only available for members or lucky guests.
– Palm trees are not native to Los Angeles.
– There are more than 2,700 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cypress Hill has one of them.
1. Head south on N Cahuenga Blvd toward Lexington Ave
2. Turn right onto Santa Monica Blvd
3. Turn right onto Wilshire Blvd
4. Pass by McDonald’s in 3.7 miles
5. Destination will be on the right