Stars Tours features the best sightseeing tours and attractions in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Anaheim. Our most popular tours are those involving STAR business. Movie Stars Homes Tours are #1 in Hollywood, and we provide tours to the REAL stars homes.

In Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, you'll find there's no place like home for stars that may include Courtney Cox, Keanu Reeves, Tobey Maguire, Madonna, Halle Berry, Jackie Chan, Britney Spears, Winona Ryder, Nicholas Cage, Peter Falk, Dr. Phil, Bob Barker, not to mention the provocative Playboy Mansion and the colossal home of producer Aaron Spelling.

Some tours see the homes of Cuba Gooding Jr, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Meg Ryan, John Travolta, Jack Nicholson, Vern Troyer (Mini Me), Matt Le Blanc from Friends, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.

You may also pass the former estates of such legends as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Gregory Peck, Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and the former home of the late President Ronald Reagan, as well as some of your favorite TV and movie locations.

A very popular tour is the Hollywood's Movie Stars Homes Tour, but we offer many Movie Stars Tours, so choose the one that's of most interest to you.

The History of Hollywood California

Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California. It is situated west to northwest of Downtown. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used to describe the American film and television industry.

On January 22, 1947, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, KTLA, began operating in Hollywood, California. In December of that year, the first Hollywood movie production was made for television, The Public Prosecutor. During the 1950s, music recording studios and offices began moving into Hollywood.

In 1952, CBS built CBS Television City on the corner of Fairfax Avenue and Beverly Blvd, on the former site of the Gilmore Stadium. This expansion into the Fairfax District pushed the unofficial boundary of Hollywood further south than it had been.

During the early 1950's, the famous Hollywood Freeway was constructed from The Stack interchange in downtown Los Angeles, past the Hollywood Bowl, up through Cahuenga Pass, and into the San Fernando Valley.

The famous Capitol Records building located on Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Blvd, was built in 1956. It is a private recording studio, but its unique circular design looks like a stack of 45rpm vinyl records.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame was created in 1958, and the first star was placed on it in 1960 as a tribute to artists working in the entertainment industry. Honorees would receive a star based on career and lifetime achievements in motion pictures, live theatre, radio, television, and/or music, as well as their charitable and civic contributions.

In 1985, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This will help in protecting important buildings and ensuring that the significance of Hollywood's past would always be a part of its future.

In June 1999, the long-awaited Hollywood extension of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail Red Line subway opened. This ran from Downtown Los Angeles to the Valley, with stops along Hollywood Blvd at Western Avenue, Vine Street, and Highland Avenue.

The Kodak Theatre opened in 2001 on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. This is where the historic Hollywood Hotel once stood. This is the new home of the Oscars.

While motion picture production still occurs within the Hollywood district, most major studios are currently located in other areas of Los Angeles. Paramount Studios is the only major studio still physically located within Hollywood, California. Other studios in the district include the Jim Henson (formerly Chaplin) Studios, Sunset Gower Studios, and Raleigh Studios.

For more information about the history of Hollywood and the movie industry, look at our wide selection of sightseeing tours and join us for an informative, guide-narrated journey around Los Angeles.

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