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Even if hiking isn't your thing, tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of a celebrity in their native environment will want to make an exception and take a hike in Runyon Canyon. The path, which runs north/south through Runyon Canyon Park from Hollywood's Fuller Avenue to Mulholland Drive, is convenient to the city's residential areas and therefore a common place for celebrities to run off some steam, and Runyon's off-leash dog park is equally popular.

Tourists are unlikely to get the chance for a selfie with a movie star while visiting Hollywood, but they have a few options for the next best thing. The realistic figures artfully created and presented at Madame Tussauds and the Hollywood Wax Museum are more than happy to pose for a pic or let you enact a favorite film scene. At Madame Tussauds, visitors can have a virtual reality experience and go on a time travel mission, and at Hollywood Wax Museum, guests can get dressed up in costumes and use props to really get into character.

Located in West Hollywood, the famous Sunset Strip is a portion of Sunset Boulevard. This area, between Hollywood and the high-end neighborhoods of Beverly Hills, is very eclectic, with restaurants, retail, and entertainment venues towered over by huge billboards. At night, the street comes to life, with neon signs and throngs of people walking the streets or cruising the strip. It is not the glitzy high-end street it once was, but it still has plenty of character.

A tour of the backlots at Warner Brothers is a literal walk down TV and cinema's memory lane, allowing visitors to step inside the magic and feel what it's like for their favorite actors.

Visitors get the chance to see the actual sets, including some of the most featured fictional settings in Hollywood. Gilmore Girls fans can see Stars Hollow on "Mid-West Street," a set that has been used in almost 400 shows and films for over 80 years, while Pretty Little Liars fans will recognize the Brownstone Street lot.

In the same way that tourists could easily spend days exploring New York's Central Park, the 4,200-acre Griffith Park is full of attractions and activities. Best known as the home of the Griffith Observatory and for the park's proximity to the Hollywood sign, there are plenty more things to do and see at L.A.'s biggest park.

One of the most popular family attractions is the L.A. Zoo, home to animals from around the world, including Masai giraffe, koalas, lemurs, and elephants. Younger kids will love visiting the park's Merry-go-Round; taking a pony ride; and taking a trip through history on the miniature train ride

The Hollywood Bowl is an outdoor concert area set in a natural amphitheater, which has been hosting performers from around the world for over 100 years. Built in the 1920s in Bolton Canyon, the Bowl eventually grew into the enormous venue that it is today, capable of seating 20,000 people and accommodating another 10,000 standing. The stage has presented artists from all genres, including both theater and musical performances.

The Griffith Observatory, located on a hill overlooking Griffith Park, is home to a wide array of telescopes, as well as a planetarium and exhibits. Its crowning jewel is the Zeiss telescope, a historic 12-inch refracting telescope, which is open to use by the public. Visitors are also welcome to use this to stargaze, or borrow one of the observatory's portable telescopes to use on the lawn. Thanks to the elevated position of the observatory and grounds, the sky is often less obscured by the light and thick air of the city.

If you are looking for things to do at night in Hollywood, this is the place to come. Hollywood Boulevard is the main east-west axis, and it has been compared with New York's Broadway because of its entertainment and nightlife. However, instead of theaters, Hollywood has extravagant cinemas, such as the Chinese and Egyptian Theaters, built originally by Sid Grauman in the twenties.

Tens of thousands of years ago, sticky tar (natural asphalt) created pools in the ground, which trapped a variety of large and small animals. Preserved within the substance, over time their remains became fossils, which now help to shed light on these extinct species, some of which have been frozen in place for nearly 50,000 years.

Universal Studios Hollywood is one of Hollywood's biggest family tourist attractions. The site is divided into several areas, including a theme park, working studio, and the Universal City Walk, an area of restaurants and shops.

The park offers some of the most innovative and interesting theme park rides to be found anywhere in the United States. There are several classic rides, but new rides are being developed all the time, based on popular movies and TV shows. One of the most popular areas of the park is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter