Los Angeles Hollywood and Downtown Historic Tour

Want to experience more of the real Los Angeles? On this tour you'll start the day in Hollywood and learn all about how and why the movie business first moved to this small town in the Wild West. There's a lot of history hidden in plain site in this most famous of neighborhoods and you'll learn about it all, as well as see the many iconic buildings that dot the storied Boulevard.
Next you'll take the subway (ticket included) to downtown. This is where the city began in 1781 and it's the largest historic downtown of any major city in America. It has a lot of beautiful architecture, but it's definitely not a museum - it's the most dynamic and interesting part of the city (with the best restaurants and bars too).

* Tour starts 10am daily
* Travel on Los Angeles Metro included in ticket price
* There’s a big range of food options and all types of diet can be accommodated (vegan, gluten-free etc)

Meeting Point

Hollywood Pantages Theatre

6233 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

The guide will be will be checking-in guests from 15 minutes before the tour begins at the meeting point. The Pantages Theatre is right opposite Hollywood and Vine Metro Station. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.

What's included:

• We donate $1 for every guest to a non-profit, Climate Cents.
• We'll show you how to use the LA Metro - the easiest and cheapest mode of transport here.
• Travel on Los Angeles Metro is included in ticket price.
• Tour Guide.

Not included:

• Gratuities not included. Please allow 15-20%.

What to expect:

Duration: 6 hours

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Blvd at Vine St, , Los Angeles, 90028, California

On the Hollywood leg of the tour we go back in time to when the name first appeared on maps in the 1880’s, then we’ll tell you how and why the start-up movie industry first moved to this small farming town in the early twentieth century. By walking the streets of Hollywood you’ll get the chance to discover the many hidden historic sites in the area (such as the oldest house in Hollywood, where Charlie Chaplin’s kids went to school), as well offering you the best up close and personal experiences of such icons as the Walk of Fame, the Capitol Records Building, the Egyptian Theater, the Dolby Theater (the home of the Oscars) and the TCL Chinese Theater.

2 hours

Hollywood Sign

Los Angeles, 90068, California

Learn the history of this icon of Los Angeles, as you get some of the best views of it from the Walk of Fame itself.

Pass by without stopping

TCL Chinese Theatres

6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90028-6103, California

Visit this famous, historic theatre and its forecourt of the stars.

15 minutes

Civic Center

Downtown, , Los Angeles, 90012, California

We take the Red Metro Line to the heart of the city where the tour emerges in Grand Park, an oasis in the middle of the Civic Center. From there we stop at the Music Center (where we check out the famous Walt Disney Concert Hall) and the Broad Museum.

1 hour

The Music Center

135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3013, California

Visit the crowning jewel of DTLA, this performing arts complex.

15 minutes

Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3034, California

An icon of modern design, that you'll see up close.

10 minutes

The Broad

221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3020, California

See this new and very popular museum in DTLA.

Pass by without stopping

Angels Flight Railway

351 S. Hill St, , Los Angeles, 90013-1003, California

Take this hundred plus year old funicular from the top of Bunker Hill to Grand Central Market. Ticket price is $1.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Grand Central Market

317 South Broadway, , Los Angeles, 90013-1222, California

What better place for lunch than this venerable institution(its over a hundred years old)? If you're a foodie you'll be in paradise and even if you're not you'll love the choice and affordability.

1 hour

Downtown Los Angeles

, , Los Angeles, California

Every week hip new restaurants, bars, Apple stores, creative offices and apartment blocks are opening in the area. Many people don’t realize it’s also the best-preserved historic downtown of any major city in America (with some of the best architecture in the world, including many beautiful examples of the Beaux Arts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, modern and post-modern styles).

1 hour

Fine Arts Building

811 W 7th St, , Los Angeles, 90017-3408, California

Experience the beautiful, historic lobby, a perfect specimen of art nouveau design (weekdays only).

10 minutes