Today Beverly Hill is one of the world’s most famous shopping districts. On this walking tour through the glamorous area and its surrounding neighborhoods, you’ll discover how it was transformed from barren desert and lima bean fields into a symbol of celebrity lifestyle. Starting at the iconic sign in the Beverly Hills Garden Park, you’ll learn about the city’s surprising railroad origins. The tour’s highlight is Rodeo Drive, where you’ll discover how this street evolved from a bridle path where horses had right of way, to an international shopping destination. You’ll stroll past high-end boutiques and down the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style pathway, which honors influential fashion figures with bronze plaques in the sidewalks. Along the way, I’ll share some of the fascinating history behind local landmarks and the celebrity haunts that define Beverly Hills. The tour ends with a walk down Roxbury Drive, once known as the ”Street of the Stars” where Hollywood legends like Lucille Ball and Jimmy Stewart lived. On this 75-minute walking tour, you’ll also have a chance to: • Admire landmarks like Beverly Hills City Hall and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, where Fred Astaire once tap-danced on marble floors • Examine the striking Union 76 gas station, a ”space-age” landmark designed by the architect responsible for LAX’s Theme Building • Take in the Anderton Court Shops, the only retail structure designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright • See the historical Beverly Wilshire Hotel, famous for its appearance in Pretty Woman and built on the site of a former racetrack • Find out where celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor dined at now-legendary establishments like La Scala • Visit the whimsical ”Witch’s House,” a storybook cottage that began as a film set before becoming a beloved local landmark • Marvel at the Electric Fountain, a restored 1931 masterpiece featuring a Native Tongva tribe member in prayer, surrounded by ceramic tiles and dramatic lighting By the end of this informative stroll through Beverly Hills you’ll have discovered how this remarkable city evolved from its agricultural beginnings to become synonymous with luxury, celebrity, and glamour.