Sarah S.
Yelp
I feel like the Hollywood Walk of Fame gets a bad rap! Whenever people ask tourists what was the best and worst part of LA, they always say the Walk of Fame is the worst. Like whaaaaa?! It's not the cleanest, sure, but it has SO much to offer. Stop sleeping on it y'all and be more open minded! :P Or maybe I just love LA so much that I am in denial of its faults, lol. Entirely possible.
Stretching 15 blocks of Hollywood Blvd (which has so many cool bars, restaurants, shops, shows and landmarks), it also goes three blocks onto Vine Street. Actually if you start at Hollywood & Gower, pass by the famous Hollywood & Vine and walk all the way down, you'll be at 1.4 miles so just under 3 miles round trip to do the full street.
It's fun - even for locals - to walk around this area and look at the stars of their favorite celebrities. If you want to find someone specific, you can search here: https://walkoffame.com/browse-stars/.
Tupac recently got his star and goodness does the area near his star get busy. It's as if its become a shrine for him, a makeshift memorial. And me personally, I'm fine with that. As many ways as we can remember this man, works for me. People are dancing, singing and selling shirts by his star - not sure how long that will last but it makes me happy.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has already announced the 2024 recipients of stars and some exciting people for me are my favorite actress Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Gal Gadot, Mario Lopez, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Eugene Levy, Toni Braxton, Brandy, Darius Rucker, Gwen Stefani, Dr. Dre (let's goooo), and Otis Redding. There's a bunch more but just a little taste of what's to come next year.
If you ever want to attend a ceremony, they are just 30 minutes and free so it's a cool experience to pop into. I have not been to one yet, but am hoping to go to Michelle Yeoh's next year!
Stanley Kramer was the first star in 1960 and now with over 2700 stars, there's many more to come! A must visit spot in LA, even for locals, just try to focus on the positive while there. Be one of the 10 million that visit each year! ;)