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
16
Drive
~47 mi loop
Cost
$0

How it works

  1. 1. Start in Hollywood. Begin at Hollywood Walk of Fame & TCL Chinese Theatre and head west into the hills.
  2. 2. Follow the loop. We've ordered the stops into one smooth drive through Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, and Brentwood.
  3. 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.

The route

Start & finish: Hollywood Walk of Fame & TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood.

  1. 1

    The Witch's House (Spadena House)

    Landmark

    Beverly 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. 2

    Greystone Mansion

    Landmark

    Beverly 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. 3

    Rihanna's Beverly Crest home

    Former home

    Beverly 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.

  4. 4

    Lucille Ball's longtime home

    Former home

    Beverly 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.

  5. 5

    Taylor Swift's Beverly Hills estate

    Landmark

    Beverly 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.

  6. 6

    Paul McCartney's LA home

    Former home

    Beverly 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.

  7. 7

    Shah Rukh Khan's former LA home

    Former home

    Beverly Hills (Alta Dr)

    Bollywood's biggest star — 'King Khan' — kept a vacation home on Alta Drive. A fun nod for the global-cinema fans in the family; cue up a Bollywood anthem for the block.

  8. 8

    The Spelling Manor

    Landmark

    Holmby 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.

  9. 9

    Michael Jackson's final home

    Former home

    Holmby 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.

  10. 10

    The Playboy Mansion

    Landmark

    Holmby 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.

  11. 11

    The "Beverly Hillbillies" Mansion

    On screen

    Bel-Air (Bel Air Rd)

    The grand estate from the opening credits of the classic sitcom — and once the priciest home in America. A fun one to cue up the theme song for.

  12. 12

    Adele's compound

    Former home

    Beverly Hills (Beverly Park)

    A 1961 ranch-style home the singer bought from Sylvester Stallone, tucked inside the gated Beverly Park enclave. You'll only reach the gates, but the views on the climb up are worth it.

  13. 13

    Elvis Presley's LA home

    Former home

    Holmby 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.

  14. 14

    The "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Mansion

    On screen

    Brentwood (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.

  15. 15

    Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood home

    Former home

    Brentwood (Helena Dr)

    The only home the Old-Hollywood icon ever owned by herself, on a quiet Brentwood cul-de-sac. The westernmost point of the loop before you turn back.

  16. 16

    Walt Disney's former home

    Former home

    Los 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.

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