As you exit the Hollywood/Vine Metro station and proceed to street level you'll think you're in a movie palace of yesteryear. Chicano Artist, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, captures the car culture in his renderings.

The land of glitz and glamour, Hollywood is the perfect setting for an always surprising adventure.

Across the street from the Hollywood & Vine Metro station is the Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd.; 323/468-1700), a Hollywood landmark, the Pantages Theatre opened in 1930, and is one of the great movie palaces of the era. It has recently undergone a $14 million restoration, hosting such Broadway musical extravaganzas as "The Lion King," "Cats," and "The Producers."

Proceed one block west on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine Street, and turn right to the Capitol Records building. Capitol Records Tower (1750 North Vine St.) is one of Hollywood's most recognized icons. In the lobby you can see gold albums of its many artists displayed.John Lennon, Garth Brooks and other Capitol artists' stars are on the sidewalk at the building.

Across the street, the ornate The Avalon (Formerly The Palace) (1735 North Vine St.), with its ornate Spanish Churrigeresque-style detail, dates back to 1927. It hosted Ken Murray's Blackouts, The Colgate Comedy Hour, the Lawrence Welk Show, This Is Your Life and The Jerry Lewis Show. Today, it's one of Hollywood's most popular live music venues.

Return back to Hollywood Boulevard.

Nearly 2,100 stars are imbedded in the Hollywood Walk of Fame along Vine Street (Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard; and Hollywood Boulevard, between La Brea Avenue and Gower Street) and extends west nearly a mile. If you're in for a walk, stroll west along the world-famed boulevard stopping at the most interesting selection of shops to be found anywhere. Don't worry about transportation as you're heading in the direction of the next Metro station. However, if you want to save some energy, jump back on the Red Line at the Hollywood/Vine Metro station.

From the Hollywood/Vine Metro station, board the Red Line towards the Hollywood/Highland Metro station. 

On Sundays, make sure to check out the Hollywood Farmers Market on Ivar/Selma!