Coming to Los Angeles and interested in taking a celebrity homes tour of Beverly Hills and Hollywood? With the city spanning over 500 square miles—and LA County stretching to a massive 4,000 square miles—getting around can be a challenge. In fact, the county covers more area than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined! Because of this, we at Glitterati Tours focus our pick-up and drop-off locations within a specific area, ensuring you get the most out of your experience without spending unnecessary time in traffic. Los Angeles is known for its legendary traffic congestion. Since the city was built with the automobile in mind, and because we charge by the hour, it’s in your best interest to start
The Golden Age of Hollywood Tour
April 13, 2025
The Golden Age of Hollywood tour is more than just a sightseeing excursion; it’s a deep dive into the rich history and culture that shaped modern cinema. Your knowledgeable guide will share fascinating stories and facts about the stars and studios that made Hollywood the entertainment capital of the world. Names like Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks, Crawford and Davis will take center stage. Many of the legendary studios are still around, but have changed names over the years. See the location of Harry Cohn’s Columbia Pictures. With the help of Frank Capra, Rita Hayworth and The Three Stooges, Columbia became a major player. Columbia was neighbors with Warner Bros. that produced the first talking feature film in 1927 with The Jazz
Custom Marilyn Monroe Tour of Hollywood
February 23, 2025
No image embodies Hollywood more than that of Marilyn Monroe. Her legacy endures as an icon nearly 75 years after she first gained fame in the 1950s. Our signature “LA Story” tour covers the must-see sightseeing landmarks throughout Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Adding 1-hour to this popular excursion can put a very special emphasis on Marilyn Monroe. Explore key places she called home, including: The 1925 Hollywood Studio Club where she lived with other starlets Her Beverly Hills home shared with Joe DiMaggio The Roosevelt Hotel where her modeling career began The Beverly Hills Hotel bungalows where she stayed Her final neighborhood in Brentwood on 5th Helena Drive Visit Marilyn’s handprints and footprints next to Jane Russell’s at
Modernism Week Palm Springs
January 27, 2025
Modernism Week Palm Springs 2025 is just around the corner, taking place from February 13th to 23rd. If you’re in Los Angeles, it’s an easy day trip – under two hours – to experience why Palm Springs is considered the modernism capital of the world. For the latest on group tours and special events, be sure to visit the Modernism Week website. While you’re in Palm Springs, tune in to 107.3 Mod FM to set the mood, and if time allows, stop by Michael Holmes’ Purple Room. It’s the same location where Frank, Sammy, and Dean hung out back in the 60s, and they still making an incredible martini! Palm Springs Modernism Week 2 Palm Springs was also a popular
Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Real Estate Tour
September 7, 2018
A big part of our job at Glitterati Tours is keeping up to date on real estate. It’s a must for our wildly popular celebrity homes tours as well as our “Underbelly LA” scandals tour. Our research delves into the history of particular homes, their well-known owners, and the listing and selling prices. But, we can’t possibly know the ins and outs of every aspect of the ever-changing real estate market for potential buyers interested in purchasing homes in the general Los Angeles area. Because of this, we’ve teamed up with a professional real estate agent name Frank Andriolo. He works with Sotheby’s, which is one of the most respected and prestigious real estate companies in the country. Frank has
Ghost Tours and Scandals of Los Angeles
October 19, 2016
Tis the season for ghost tours and scandals of Los Angeles. Many international guests refer to our popular “Underbelly LA” tour as a ghost tour, but many domestic guests know them as the scandals that shocked the world. Literally, Sunset Boulevard is the main artery to many of the most famous Hollywood dark side stories. For it’s on, or just off this main strip, that the overdose deaths of Janis Joplin, John Belushi, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, River Phoenix and Whitney Houston took place. It’s also on, or very close to the Manson Murders (Sharon Tate, but not the La Bianca’s), Bugsy Siegel death, Lana Turner drama, Ronnie Chasen shooting, The Menendez murders, The O.J. Simpson saga, and the Howard
Beverly Hills Bar Foundation Event at Greystone Mansion
April 21, 2015
In Beverly Hills this weekend and looking to sample some of the area’s best food and drink at one of the area’s most famous and historical landmarks? Check out the 27th Annual Vintage Bouquet at Greystone. The 27th Annual VINTAGE BOUQUET™ Food and Wine Extravaganza Sunday, April 26, 2015 – 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills The Beverly Hills Bar Foundation’s 27th Vintage Bouquet, a charity food and wine event held at this magnificent mansion, features hors d’oeuvres by the area’s top chefs and wine sampling by California’s premium wineries. Live entertainment along with a live and silent auction. More info on this event here. Make it a full day and take a Beverly Hills Celebrity Homes Tour.
Hotel Pickups for Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Tours
March 4, 2015
The advantage of a private tour is the flexibility for the visitor. Glitterati Tours can pick up guests directly at their hotel in the Beverly Hills, LAX, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Venice Beach, or Downtown L.A. areas. We can also pick you up after your local Hollywood or Beverly Hills experience, whether it’s Universal Studios, Warner Bros., a restaurant, or museum. We often get requests for pickups in Long Beach, Anaheim, Newport Beach and Pasadena, and unfortunately, these areas are just too far out (and with traffic, highly unpredictable) for us to accommodate transportation. We remind potential guests that it’s far more economical to get alternative transportation into the heart of the city. We’ve laid out more on this
