A fun thing to do in Hollywood is to walk around the Hollywood Hills and look at houses, plants, and the Hollywood sign from the distance, among other things. There are gorgeous homes around here, and they get more impressive as you make your way up the hill to Hollywoodland. Hollywoodland was a big housing development in the 1920s, and the Hollywood sign (which actually said "HOLLYWOODLAND" at the time, but has lost the last four latter since) was used to promote the venture. Famous actors such as Humphrey Bogart used to live in the hills around here. So what you should do is if you're around Hollywood Blvd doing touristy things, say you're at the Mann's Chinese theater looking at Marilyn's dainty footprints. You should now walk east to Gower St, make a left (going uphill) and walk to Franklin St. Make a right on Franklin and then a left on Beachwood Canyon. If you look north at this point (and this is the direction you are going now, north and uphill) you'll have a GREAT VIEW of the Hollywood sign. Walk up Beachwood -- it's a nice street. You can also take some of the smaller and quieter side streets, there's beautiful houses and plants -- tons of flowers! As you walk north, there will be fewer apartment buidings and more houses, and the houses will get bigger. When you reach the beginning of Hollywoodland, you'll know because there are big stone pillars on each side of Beachwood that say Hollywoodland. Take a break here, on your right there's the Hollywoodland Cafe, a nice old-fashioned breakfast spot with great french toast. After your break, keep walking north for some breathtaking views of houses. It's so quiet here you'll forget you're in a big city.