The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passesthrough West Hollywood, California. The Strip is probably the best known portion of Sunset,embracing a premier collection of boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs, and nightclubs that are on thecutting edge of the entertainment industry. It is also known for its trademark array of huge, colorful billboards and has developed a notoriety as a hang out for rock stars, movie stars and entertainers.
Beverly Hills
(*Los Angeles city tour stop)
City of Beverly Hills offers all of the glamour and opulence that anyone could reasonably hopefor, including Rodeo Drive, probably the wealthiest and most famous shopping district in theworld, numerous well-known restaurants, many frequented by movie stars, including the legendarySpago, The Grill, the Polo Lounge and Crustacean, The Beverly Hills Hotel ("The Pink Palace"),The Beverly Wilshire (where "Pretty Woman was filmed), Four Seasons, Raffles L'Ermitage,Regent Beverly Wilshire and The Peninsula. The homes (and former homes) of countless moviestars and TV personalities; their grand mansions line such Beverly Hills streets as Roxbury Drive,Carolwood Drive, Bedford Drive, Crescent Drive, and Benedict Canyon Drive. Beverly Hills,California, a city famed for its tree-lined streets, upscale shopping and celebrity inhabitants ishome to about 35,000 people.
Santa Monica
(*Los Angeles city tour stop)
The colorful city of Santa Monica is sandwiched between Venice and Malibu along the beautifulcoastline of the Pacific Ocean. This lively California destination features over 65 museums andgalleries and has been called the city of murals, as they can be found everywhere. Another of thecity's claims to fame is as the western end of the famous Route 66 highway. The three major shopping destinations in Santa Monica are centered around Main Street, Montana Avenue andThird Street Promenade, which features Santa Monica Place. All are best explored on foot andlined with eclectic stores and specialty shops, sidewalk cafes and upbeat entertainers performing a