1. Travel

Warner Bros Studios

Hollywood California Driving Tour

Can you name all the cartoon characters in this picture?

Warner Bros Studios

© 2007 Betsy Malloy Photography. Licensed to About.com - Request a Reprint

3400 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA

As noted in the address above, Warner Bros isn't in Hollywood proper, it's in Burbank, not far away and certainly Hollywood in spirit. You've already passed Paramount and could have toured it, but Warner is the only studio offering tours on the weekend - and we think it's a bit more fun. To get there from Hollywood, go north on any main road to US Hwy 101, then take 101 north to the Barham Blvd. exit. You'll soon be driving beside the Warner Bros lot. Barham curves to the right and becomes Olive Ave and shortly after that, you'll turn right onto Riverside.

The Warner Bros. Studio Tour gives you a great chance to find out what goes on when a television show, commercial or movie are being made. They've been doing it for over 75 years now and they've got a lot of great heritage to share. Besides their extensive back lot, you may see movie or television sets on a sound stage, the costume department and some of their other sets and memorabilia.

You might even see a movie star on your tour, but probably not one of Warner Bros' most famous ones, shown here. Since this photo was taken, Warner changed the mural to a new one that includes the Marvel comics superheroes, but we like the old-fashioned WB cartoons better, so we're keeping this one instead. The mural is easily visible from the main street as you drive back toward the freeway from the studio tour rendezvous point.

Read more about taking the Warner Bros. Studio tour

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.