Places of Interest Listings

 

Knickerbocker Hotel

1714 Ivar Ave. Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities. Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley stayed many times.

L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition

6331 Hollywood Blvd. and Vine. Permanent exhibition retracing the life of the founder of Scientology. Learn about one of the most acclaimed and widely read authors of all time.

Lake Hollywood

A glimpse of this mountain "lake" nestled in the hills will make you forget that you're in a major city. Used as a location for countless movies-a replica cracked and burst in the movie Earthquake.

Larry Edmunds Bookshop

6644 Hollywood Blvd. Believed to have the largest collection of theatre and film related books in Los Angeles, offers photographs, posters and other movie memorabilia. www.larryedmunds.com

Las Palmas Hotel

1738 N. Las Palmas. Julia Roberts' digs before business with Richard Gere moved her "uptown" to Beverly Hills in Pretty Woman. Also Kramer's residence when he moved from NYC to Hollywood on Seinfeld.

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum & Memorial

1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd. The LAFD's historic fire-fighting collection is housed in the 1930 Hollywood Fire Station No. 27. Outdoor sculpture memorializes fallen firefighters. www.lafdmuseum.org

Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens

5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4200. At Griffith Park. Where the real wildlife is! One of the world's finest zoos. Advance tickets recommended. Open daily. www.lazoo.org (See FAMILY)

Madame Tussauds Hollywood

6933 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood branch of famed wax works. Open 10am daily. www.madametussauds.com

Magic Castle

7001 Franklin Ave. 1909 Gothic mansion once home to actress Janet Gaynor, now world-famous private club for magicians. Operated by the Academy of Magical Arts for over 40 years. www.magiccastle.com

Max Factor Building

(See Hollywood Museum listing) 1666 N. Highland Ave. Opened in 1935 with a "premiere" attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.
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