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Los Angeles

Mann's Chinese Theatre is the one-time home of movie premieres. [Address: 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, Tel: 323-464-8111]

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is where Hollywood stars are immortalized with bronze star-plaques embedded in pink and charcoal squares in the boulevard. [Address: Hollywood Boulevard at Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, Tel: 323-469-8311]

Mulholland Drive is one of the most famous thoroughfares in the city, and location site for many movies, cutting through the parkland of the Santa Monica Mountains. Drive the length of the hilltop road to take in the fantastic views you've seen in all those classic films.

The Hollywood Bowl is a huge outdoor amphitheatre, opened in 1920, where everyone who's anyone has played sell-out gigs for decades. [Address: 2301 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA, Tel: 323-850-2000, hollywoodbowl.com]

Another highlight is getting a limo tour of the stars' houses and where the stars hang out in L.A.'s hills and on the streets of Beverly Hills.

Built in the 1920s on Sunset Boulevard, Chateau Marmont Hotel has been a magnet to the stars and is still the best place to spot them. [Address: 8221 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, Tel: 323-656-1010, chateaumarmont.com]

To feel like a star but save the odd hundred dollars, visit the 1960s style hair salon, Beauty Bar, and experience the height of kitsch. You don't need to book but the best time for your pamper is between 6 and 8pm. [Address: 1638 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, Tel: 323-464-7676, beautybar.com]

Lively and popular, Venice Beach is the ultimate LA hangout and the best place to feel part of the in-crowd. Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, a symbol of body-conscious California, has also just got to be seen. [Venice Beach: 1531 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, CA, and Tel: 310-399-2775]

Trashy Lingerie is the first stop for countless Hollywood stars before award nights and parties. [Address: 402 N. La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, tel: 310/652-4543]

Best time to go

Los Angeles: August and September are the hottest months, January and February the coolest and wettest. Offshore breezes keep the beach communities cooler in summer and warmer in winter than those further inland. Las