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Elvis, Lassie, and over 2,000 other celebs have been immortalized with a marble-encased brass star in the sidewalk. Only those working in the movies, TV, radio, recording, or theater are eligible.

This museum offers a behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment industry. Highlights include a scale model of 1940s Hollywood, and original sets from blockbusters such as Star Trek and the X-Files .

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. presided over the inaugural Academy Awards here Hollywood Roosevelt in 1929 and Marilyn Monroe shot her first commercial by the pool, later adorned with blue squiggles by the artist David Hockney.

The world’s most famous movie theater opened in 1927 with a screening of Cecil B. De Mille’s King of Kings . About 200 stars have left their hand- and footprints here, not to mention Betty Grable’s famous legs.

The strikingly ornate 1926 El Capitan was Hollywood’s first live theater and began screening films in 1941. Today, it functions as a Disney first-run movie theater.

This cornerstone of Hollywood revitalization combines shops, restaurants, night clubs, movie theaters, a hotel, and the 3,600-seat Kodak Theatre, home of the Oscars.

Now owned by the American Cinematheque, a nonprofit film organization, this 1922 theater is the birthplace of the “Hollywood premiere”.

Famous for its vast assortment of lingerie, Frederick’s does double duty as a hall of fame for celebrity underwear. The collection includes bustiers worn by Marilyn and Madonna, and Cher’s bras.

The world’s first circular office building resembles a stack of records topped by a stylus that blinks out “Hollywood” in Morse code. It opened in 1956 as the headquarters of the music giant, Capitol Records.

The grande dame of Tinseltown theaters sparkles once again in restored Art Deco glory. The lobby leads to the magnificent auditorium with its three-dimensional ceiling. It now hosts blockbuster Broadway shows.