Free family road trip
The DIY Celebrity Home Tour
This is one of our family's favorite cheap days out: pile in the car, start at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and loop through the hills spotting famous homes, legendary estates, and movie-and-TV houses you'll recognize in a heartbeat. No tour bus, no tickets — just your car, a playlist, and this map.
- Stops
- 17
- Full loop
- ~45 mi
- Cost
- $0
How it works
- 1. Start in Hollywood. Begin at Hollywood Walk of Fame & TCL Chinese Theatre and head west into the hills.
- 2. Follow the loop. We've ordered the stops into one smooth drive through Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, and Brentwood.
- 3. Circle back. The route returns you to where you started — easy in, easy out.
Please be respectful: these are real homes and neighborhoods. View only from public streets, keep the noise down, don't block driveways, and never trespass. Locations are approximate, drive-by points compiled from public sources.
Pick your tour length
Same starting point, three real options — pick the one that fits your day.
The tight Beverly Hills core only — best when nap time or patience is short.
Get this route →Full Tour~2 hours13 stopsAdds Holmby Hills, Beverly Crest, and two more landmark stops to the core loop.
Get this route →Extended Loop~3 hours17 stopsEvery stop we've verified, including the Brentwood and Los Feliz spur.
Get this route →The route
Start & finish: Hollywood Walk of Fame & TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood.
- 1
The Witch's House (Spadena House)
LandmarkExpressBeverly Hills
A real-life storybook cottage with a crooked roof — built as a 1920s movie set, now a private home and the most-photographed house in Beverly Hills. Pure fairy-tale fun for kids.
- 2
Greystone Mansion
LandmarkExpressBeverly Hills
A 55-room Tudor estate on a public park — you can actually get out and walk the gardens. You've seen it in dozens of movies. The one stop on the loop where you can stretch your legs.
- 3
Lucille Ball's longtime home
Former homeExpressBeverly Hills (Roxbury Dr)
Comedy royalty lived on this leafy stretch of Roxbury Drive for decades — the same few blocks where Jimmy Stewart and other Old-Hollywood greats kept houses.
- 4
Taylor Swift's Beverly Hills estate
LandmarkExpressBeverly Hills (Laurel Ln)
A historic landmark mansion once owned by legendary film producer Samuel Goldwyn, lovingly restored — one of several homes the superstar keeps. A backseat sing-along is basically required as you roll past.
- 5
Paul McCartney's LA home
Former homeFull TourBeverly Hills
The Beatles legend keeps a place in the hills above Beverly Hills. Cue up a little 'Hey Jude' for the drive — a fun one for the grown-ups in the car.
- 6
The Beverly Hills Hotel ("The Pink Palace")
LandmarkFull TourBeverly Hills (Sunset Blvd)
Opened in 1912 and painted its famous pink in 1948 — Beverly Hills' first official historic landmark. Marilyn Monroe kept a favorite bungalow here, and Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned in the bungalows six different times. It's a working hotel, so you can actually pull up and see the banana-leaf lobby from the entrance.
- 7
Greenacres (Harold Lloyd Estate)
LandmarkFull TourBeverly Hills (Benedict Canyon)
Silent-film star Harold Lloyd's 44-room 1928 estate, still standing essentially as he built it — a National Register of Historic Places and California Historical Landmark. One of the best-preserved Old Hollywood estates on the whole loop.
- 8
Rihanna's Beverly Crest home
Former homeFull TourBeverly Crest (Heather Rd)
The chart-topping superstar's hilltop home sits up Heather Road in leafy Beverly Crest. Roll the windows down, queue up the hits, and enjoy the canyon views on the climb.
- 9
Adele's compound
Former homeFull TourBeverly Hills (Beverly Park)
A Mediterranean-style compound Sylvester Stallone built in the late 1990s, bought by the singer in 2022 for $58 million — tucked inside the gated Beverly Park enclave. You'll only reach the gates, but the views on the climb up are worth it.
- 10
The Spelling Manor
LandmarkFull TourHolmby Hills
The biggest house in LA County — 56,000+ square feet built by TV titan Aaron Spelling. You can only glimpse the gates and rooftops, but the 'wait, ONE family?!' factor is huge with kids.
- 11
The Playboy Mansion
LandmarkFull TourHolmby Hills (Charing Cross Rd)
One of the most famous private addresses in America for half a century. Today it's privately owned — just a gated drive-by, but an unmistakable LA landmark.
- 12
Michael Jackson's final home
Former homeFull TourHolmby Hills (Carolwood Dr)
The King of Pop spent his last days in a French-château-style estate on Carolwood Drive. A quiet, tree-lined street — slow down and take it in.
- 13
The "Beverly Hillbillies" Mansion
On screenFull TourBel-Air (Bel Air Rd)
The grand estate from the opening credits of the classic sitcom — and once the priciest home in America, later selling for $150 million, the most expensive home sale in California history. A fun one to cue up the theme song for.
- 14
Elvis Presley's LA home
Former homeExtended LoopHolmby Hills (Monovale Dr)
The King kept a home here in the 1970s. Roll the windows down, play a little 'Burning Love,' and enjoy the drive through the hills.
- 15
The "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Mansion
On screenExtended LoopBrentwood (Bristol Ave)
The actual house from the show's exterior shots (it's in Brentwood, not Bel-Air — Hollywood secret!). Instant nostalgia and a guaranteed kid-pleaser.
- 16
Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home
Former homeExtended LoopBrentwood (Helena Dr)
The only home the Old-Hollywood icon ever owned by herself, on a quiet Brentwood cul-de-sac. In 2023 the owners tried to tear it down — the city stepped in and made it a Historic-Cultural Monument to stop them, and a judge upheld the block. The westernmost point of the loop before you turn back.
- 17
Walt Disney's former home
Former homeExtended LoopLos Feliz (Woking Way)
Where Walt lived during the golden years of the studio — he even ran a little backyard railroad here. A perfect, full-circle final stop for a family on a day out.