Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Today Beverly Hill is one of the world’s most famous shopping districts. On this self-guided 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.

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.

What's Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and Drink
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Beverly Hills Sign

This tour starts at the Beverly Hills Sign. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point
Church of the Good Shepherd

This self-guided audio tour ends in front of the Church of the Good Shepherd on North Roxbury Drive.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
  • Beverly Hills (Pass by)

    Welcome to Beverly Hills and the fabled Rodeo Drive, one of the premier shopping zones in the country. We start our journey here in Beverly Hills Garden Park, a stunning 1.9-mile linear park stretching along Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire to North Doheny Drive.

    Admission ticket free
  • Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Pass by)

    Located on your right, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts was originally the main Beverly Hills Post Office and was built in the Italian Renaissance style. It opened in 1934 due to the influence of Honorary Mayor and comedian Will Rogers and was designated Local Landmark No. 5 by the Beverly Hills Historical Society

    Admission ticket free
  • Beverly Hills Visitor Center (Pass by)

    On your left at a storefront is the Beverly Hills Visitor Center featuring a distinctive Beverly Hills shield, which is a half-height replica of the street signs that mark the city's entrances on major thoroughfares. This iconic shield is recognized worldwide.

    Admission ticket free
  • Rodeo Drive (Pass by)

    This street marks one of the most important retail spots in Los Angeles and is where Richard Carroll originally established the street as a place to buy men's clothing and has been home to Tommy Hilfiger, Brooks Brothers, and others.

    Admission ticket free
  • Anderton Court (Pass by)

    Located on your left at 332 North Rodeo Drive, the Anderton Court Shops is the only retail structure designed by the renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright who described the building as “a little gem of an unusual sort," due to its distinct Streamline Moderne and Art Deco spires, the spiral ramp, and central light well.

    Admission ticket free
  • Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel (Pass by)

    The landmark hotel is situated on the northeast corner of the former Beverly Hills Speedway site that we mentioned earlier. It's hard to imagine a world championship car race was held here in 1926, drawing 70,000 spectators.

    Admission ticket free
  • The Church of the Good Shepherd (Pass by)

    Imagine a place where Hollywood royalty comes to pray, confess, and maybe get a little divine intervention for their next big movie role! Founded way back in 1923, this charming Mission Revival-style church has seen more famous faces than the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    Admission ticket free
  • Spadena House (Pass by)

    This whimsical wonder at 516 North Walden Drive started its magical journey in 1921 as a film studio set in Culver City. Designed by Hollywood art director Harry Oliver, it was originally just offices and dressing rooms. But in 1926, it pulled a Cinderella move and transformed into a real home, relocating to its current spot in Beverly Hills.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

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