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Hollywood: is brimming with traces and faces of the stars. Take a snapshot of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection, then stroll down Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame and pay homage to your favorite movie star's plaque glimmering on the sidewalk.
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The stars certainly have left their marks at nearby Mann's Chinese Theater. Here, you can match foot and handprints with the famous in this landmark's walkway. A short walk down Hollywood Boulevard is the new Hollywood Entertainment Museum where you can see how movies and TV shows are put together and actually sit in Capt. Kirk's chair on the Enterprise or Norm's at Cheers.
If you don't catch a glimpse of a real-life celebrity at an L.A. hangout, stare as long as you want at the still-life stand-ins at the Hollywood Wax Museum. Or, feel the excitement of movie-making on a tour of Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
The Hollywood Hills also are home to the world's largest outdoor amphitheater, the Hollywood Bowl, which features outdoor concerts all summer long. Of course, you can always go tourist, buy a map of the stars on a street corner and cruise past the driveways of the rich and famous.
San Fernando Valley: North of Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley, visit Universal Studios's, the famous movie theme park, and check out Jurassic Park or go Back to the Future. Shop and dine at Universal's Citywalk, and feast your eyes with a visit to the Museum of Neon Art. If television is your passion, tour the sets and see the shows at NBC Studios in Burbank.
Griffith Park, 4,000 acres of fun in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, is home to the impressive Autry Museum of Western Heritage, the stunning Los Angeles Zoo, riding and hiking trails, a great train collection, an observatory, a golf course, a 1926 merry-go-round, and much more.
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