Hollywood: Celebrity Homes & Beverly Hills Open-Air Bus Tour

Ride past 40 celebrity homes on an open-air bus through the Hollywood Hills and down to Beverly Hills

You board on the Walk of Fame and spend the day on an open-air bus passing 40+ celebrity homes, film locations, and famous sites across Hollywood, the Hills, and Beverly Hills. The route includes Mulholland Drive with multiple Hollywood Sign views, a photo stop at the Beverly Hills sign, Rodeo Drive, the Sunset Strip, and neighborhoods from "Selling Sunset." A local guide narrates throughout, and you return to where you started by late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hollywood and Beverly Hills sightseeing

• Start at Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Pass by TCL Chinese Theatre
• Pass by Dolby Theatre
• See Jimmy Kimmel Live filming location
• Pass by historic outdoor venue in Hollywood
• View city skyline from Mulholland Drive
• See Hollywood Sign from Mulholland Drive
• Pass by iconic Hollywood Hills studio
• Drive along Sunset Strip
• Pass by Laugh Factory comedy club
• See outdoor restaurants on Sunset Strip
• Pass by Viper Room rock bar
• Pass by Whisky a Go Go bar
• Take break with access to 90210 neighborhoods
• Pass by historic Beverly Hills hotel
• Pass by exclusive rich and famous locations
• Pass by Rodeo Drive shopping street
• View Hollywood Sign and LA skyline
• Pass by iconic Hollywood location
• Pass by The Magic Castle hotel
• Pass by outdoor mall for shopping and dining
• End at Hollywood Walk of Fame

The experience

You board the bus on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and head straight into the Hollywood Hills, where the guide points out the homes of actors and producers tucked into the canyons above Sunset Boulevard. The open-air seating means you're not watching through glass. You're actually in the air, turning onto streets where the houses sit behind gates and tall trees, and the guide is telling you which films were shot where, which bands recorded in which studios, which comedians got their start at the Laugh Factory. Over 40 stops across the day, you pass the TCL Chinese Theatre and the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, then climb up to Mulholland Drive where the city spreads out below you and you get multiple angles of the Hollywood Sign sitting on the ridge.

The bus takes you down the Sunset Strip (past the Whisky a Go Go and the Viper Room, past the outdoor restaurants where you might actually spot someone), and then into Beverly Hills proper. You get a 10-minute photo stop at the Beverly Hills sign, time to step off and actually stand there, and then you're rolling through the 90210 neighborhoods, past Rodeo Drive with its rows of flagship stores, past the hotel where half the stories about old Hollywood seem to have happened. The guide fills the ride with facts about LA's architecture, music history, the way the city grew, who lived where and why it mattered. You're not sitting in traffic. You're moving through it, seeing the scale of the place from above the street.

The tour loops back to where you started on the Walk of Fame, and by then you've seen the Hollywood Sign from multiple viewpoints, passed the film locations, heard the stories that connect the buildings to the people who made them matter. It's a full day on the bus, and the open-air format is what makes it work. You're not isolated from the city, you're moving through it.

What’s included

• Open-air bus ride with local guide and driver.
• 40+ celebrity homes and film locations tour.
• multiple views of the Hollywood Sign from Mulholland Drive.
• 10-minute photo stop at the Beverly Hills sign.
• Rodeo Drive tour.
• Sunset Strip tour.
• Beverly Hills 90210 neighborhood access.
• LA skyline views.
• tour starts and ends on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day8 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 16:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (3 to 17 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 24

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Hollywood Tourz

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the main Hollywood and Beverly Hills sights in one day without renting a car or figuring out which streets to drive: the open-air bus and the guide's narration are what turn a list of locations into a story about how the city actually works.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 17 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long is the tour?

It's a full-day tour. You start and finish on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Is the bus really open-air?

Yes. The seating is open on the sides, so you're exposed to the air as you drive, not viewing through windows.

Do you get off the bus at any point?

Yes. There's a 10-minute photo stop at the Beverly Hills sign where you can step off and take pictures.

What's included in the tour?

The tour includes the bus ride, a local guide and driver, the Beverly Hills sign photo stop, views of 40+ celebrity homes, film locations, the Hollywood Sign, Mulholland Drive, Rodeo Drive, the Sunset Strip, and LA skyline views.

Do you need to be fit to do this tour?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. You're seated on the bus for most of the day, with one brief stop to get off.

Is there parking at the starting point?

The tour starts on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Public transportation options are available nearby.

Can service animals come on the bus?

Yes, service animals are allowed.