Private tour in Los Angeles Sheila S
up to 6 people
4 hours
Walking
1
Sheila S.
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Culver City may not be as well-known as Hollywood, but it's played a big role in movie history. The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Laurel & Hardy, and so many other movies were made at MGM, Columbia, Sony, and Culver Studios! Learn about how Harry Culver founded the city with the express purpose of creating a movie town. Visit the historic Culver Hotel, which housed the rowdy mini-actors playing the Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz. See the tucked-away Hobbit House, designed by a Disney artist. Enjoy delicious Argentinian empanadas and check out the country's first romance book store! Along this tour, you'll learn a bit of history about this lesser-known (but very important) movie city where so many relevant films were born.
·We'll start at the Culver Studios, where Gone With the Wind was filmed. ·Then we'll stop and hear a bit of the history of the Culver Hotel, famous as the place where the 'munchkins' stayed in during filming of The Wizard of Oz. ·Heading to Sony Studios (formerly Columbia), we'll see murals, explore the movie-themed City Hall Court, and get to play with several free-standing zoetropes (pre-film animation devices). ·On arrival at Sony, we'll stop at the impressive colonnade entrance and view their colorful rainbow arcing over the trees. From there, it's a short walk to the tucked away Hobbit House, designed by a Disney artist. ·We'll end up at the country's shortest Main Street, where we'll be able to get empanadas at an Argentinian restaurant or head back to the Culver Hotel for a drink. (Or both!) If there's interest, we can also stop at The Ripped Bodice, the first romance book store in the Northern Hemisphere. This itinerary could be customized upon request.
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This is a non-strenuous walking tour around Culver City. A person in a wheelchair would be able to do this tour if their chair was motorized or if there was someone to push the chair.
Airport: ,Cruise: ,Station: Culver City Metro Station.,ByGuide: I can meet you in Culver City either at one of the parking structures or at the Culver City Metro Station.
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
4 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
4 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
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