While you can see Hollywood via tour bus, some people may prefer renting a vehicle. Here’s a list of numbers you can call, though by no means are they your only options. Ask your travel agency for more recommendations, and remember — when you compare prices, check the fine print for any hidden charges.

Avis
2627 Hollywood Way
Located at Bob Hope Airport
Hollywood, CA 91500
Phone: 818-566-3001

Bob Hope Airport
2627 Hollywood Way Located in Burbank
Hollywood, CA 91505
Phone: 818-840-8840

Diva Limousine
1670 North Sycamore
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-962-4712

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1520 Wilcox Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-957-0963

Greyhound Lines
1715 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-466-6381,800-454

Hollywood Limousine
3525 Beverly Glen Road
Located in Sherman Oaks
Hollywood, CA 91423
Phone: 323-465-4725,800-305

National Car Rental
2627 Hollywood Way
Located at Bob Hope Airport
Hollywood, CA 91505
Phone: 818-953-2234

Thrifty Car Rental
7000 Hollywood Boulevard
Located at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-466-7368,800-847

U-Haul
1626 North Wilcox Avenue, Hollywood Boulevard
Located at Hollywood Mail & Message Service
Hollywood, CA 90027
Phone: 323-464-8057,800-468

Think of these shirts as the pop quiz / secret handshake of all Hollywood geeks.
Available at lastexittonowhere.com their meaning is only apparent to those who have either watched the movie or know enough about pop culture to get the reference. (The significance of Amity Island? The setting for Jaws — duh!)

Of course, still higher on the Hollwood Fan List of Things to Know and Do is to stand on the Walk of Fame and kiss the ground that one’s idol has literally walked on.

1. Marilyn Merlot. A wine basket with a twist. Basket includes a wine bottle with a Marilyn label, chocolate Movie Ticket, Hollywood Cookies, California Popcorn, Hollywood Playing Cards, Lindt Truffles, Maxwell’s Peanuts and Silver Kisses.

2.
Film Tin of Treats. Candies in a uniquely shaped tin box.

3. Personalized Walk of Fame Star . The closest thing most of us will ever get to having our name on the Walk of Fame.

1. Movie stills.
Choose from a long list of celebrities, from Lucille Ball to Led Zeppelin, Humphrey Bogart to Alfred Hitchcock.

2. Miniature Oscar A very unique yet affordable gift — it’s only $9.99. Tell somebody that he or she is the “star” in your life.

3. hair-shaving episode. “> Hollywood salt and pepper shakers. More original than a mug with a HOllywood star, and bound to be a conversation piece next time someone says, “Pass the salt.”

What’s the perfect gift for the avid Hollywood fan? Watch our on-going list for the cutest Hollywood merchandise.

1. Hollywood COllage Shirt.
Affordably priced at just under $20, in a stylish black and white design with a modern graphic feel. Sizes available from small to extra large.

2. Hollywood dessert plates SO very cute! The four plates each contain the image on the poster of classic films such as King Kong and Gone with the WInd. Comes in an adorable hatbox. Just under $40.

3. Director’s Set. Comes with a clapper, shirt, and license plate. Great for budding directors, film buffs, or Steven Spielberg wannabes.

Test your knowledge of Hollywood history with this fun quiz. Too easy? Try this one. At least you know you’ll score points if you ever see this category on Jeopardy!

After a long day of touring Hollywood — the celebrity homes, the studios, the Walk of Fame — many visitors are ready for a night of drinks, dancing and maybe a glimpse of a famous celebrity. Here are some of HOllywood’s most popular night spots.

Catalina Bar & Grill
Phone: (323) 466-2210
1640 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood California 90028

Club One Seven
Phone: (323) 650-2464
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90028

Hollywood Palace
Phone: (323) 467-4572
1735 North Vine Street
Hollywood California 90028

The Gig
Phone: (323)936-4440
7302 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, Ca, 90046

Rocco
Phone: (323)804-4146
1076 Lillian Way
Hollywood, Ca

The Viper Room
Phone: (310)358-1881
8852 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

After Hour Power L.A
Phone: (323)957-7004
6671 sunset blvd suite #1581
Hollywood, California, 90028

The Derby
Phone: (323)663-8979
4500 Los Feliz Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca

The Cat Club
Phone: (310) 657-0888
8911 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, California, 90069

The Key Club
Phone: (310) 786-1712
9039 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, California, 90069

The Highlands
Phone: (323)461-9800
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, Ca, 90025

Whiskey A Go Go
Phone: (310) 652-4202
8901 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, California, 90069

House of Blues
Phone: (323)848-5100
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

The Garden of Eden
Phone: (323)465-3336
7080 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, Ca, 90028

Want to get into the Hollywood industry? or just interested in knowing what it’s like behind the scenes — the drama, the intrigue, the million-dollar deals?

Then look at this
list of books about the real Hollywood and how to survive in it.

The list includes advice for those who want entertainment careers to social and historical commentaries.

What do Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, the Marx Brothers, Clara Bow, Tallulah Bankhead, and Humphrey Bogart have in common?

These Hollywood stars were all residents of the apartment called Garden of Allah, which stood on Sunset and Crescent Heights. This was right in front of Schwab’s Pharmacy, and due to the location and prestigious residents, was a Hollywood hub. Celebrities gathered here for parties, lunches, private and very exclusive get-togethers. Get an invitation to the Garden of Allah, and you know you’ve arrived.

Unfortunately the apartment was torn down, a tragedy that Joni Mitchell sung about in her song “Big Yellow Taxi”: paving paradise and putting up a parking lot.

Be sure to drop by 8024 Sunset Boulevard to stand rignt on one of Hollywood’s most important (but little known) historical spots.

Schwab’s used to be one of America’s most famous drugstores, thanks to the PR skills of its owner, Leon Schwab. He kept telling people that Lana Turner was discovered there in his soda fountain. She denies it, of course, but the story has become part of urban legend.

However, even if Lana wasn’t discovered in Schwab’s, it was a favorite hangout of many writers, actors and important Hollywood producers, who went there for their medical prescriptions (and, Leon likes to say, advice on which aspiring actors had that star quality).
No wonder in the film Sunset Boulevard, William Holden even said it was “a combination office, coffee klatch and waiting room.”

The pharmacy was torn down in 1988, but it still feels good to imagine the old Hollywood — and how a pharmacist may have launched the careers of the stars we worship today.