Our Guide To The Best Tours Of Los Angeles

By Author: Bonny Kominek
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LA has been the home of many a rock star, and you can explore the rock and roll roots of the city in your own time with downloadable Rock and Walk LA audio tour. You will be given fascinating information about key sites in the area, including the Beach Boys at Columbia Square, the Capital Records building, Elvis and Jefferson Airplane at RCS Records and more.

Part one of the Rock and Walk Tour takes you from the legendary Capital Records building around Sunset Boulevard en route to the Hollywood Palladium. On the way you will pay visit to legendary hangouts like the Roxy, Whisky A Go Go and the Viper Rooms as well as Amoeba Records.

The second part of the Rock and Walk LA Tour is dedicated to the most famous of LA bands, The Doors. See their neighbourhood of Santa Monica, and head to Santa Monica Pier as well as paying a visit to the famous Jim Morrison mural at Venice Beach.

Fitness fans can have a lot of fun on the Off N Running Tour that take runners and fitness walkers on guided tours of Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Choose from The Running from the Paparazzi Tour covering four miles of Beverly Hills, ...
... or the Stars of the Silver Screen tour of the homes of the stars on foot.

One of the best ways to see LA, which is such a vast city, is from the air. Here you get a real sense of the size and scale of the place. There are several helicopter tours of the area, covering different regions of the city, as well as a truly unique Zeppelin Tour in the largest zeppelin in the world.

LA has a thriving arts scene, and those keen to explore it can join the Quick Culture Art Tour. They offer regular and customized tours of LA art museums and galleries. You can book a private tour or join a group for an expert guided tour of some of the best galleries in town.

Many visitors make pilgrimages to the graves of their favourite Hollywood legends at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Twice every week the cemetery runs its own guided tours of the cemetery where you can find out all about the stars buried here and pay your respects to your heroes.

Esotouric is a tour company that offers specialized noir themed tours of Los Angeles. Explore the gruesome history of the area and its most notorious crimes with the Black Dahlia Tour, or learn all about the locations and events that shaped the works of Raymond Chandler on the Raymond Chandlers LA Tour. Our guide to the best tours of Los Angeles was written by Bonny Kominek, an experienced tour guide. They recommend checking the Octopus Travel website for details of Los Angeles hotels and flight deals for your trip to Los Angeles.