Los Angeles Television Studios to Visit and Tour

Los Angeles is home to many television studios, some of which offer tourists guided tour of their studios. When visiting Los Angeles, be sure to look up some of these studios for some historic lessons on filmmaking, television shows, and commercials. You never know which star you will meet on your tour. After, this is home to the entertainment capital of the world.

Sony Pictures Studios 10202 W. Washington Blvd. Culver City, California 310 -244-4000 Located on one of the most well renowned studio lots in the world, Sony Pictures Studios Tour offers you a background and unique opportunity to Hollywood's glorious past in their state of the art motion picture studio. Their tour guides will let you in on the process of television and movie-making by escorting you through soundstages while giving you full blown tales to help you reminisce on the good old Hollywood days. This is home to the TV shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," as well as the site where some of the scenes for Men in Black and Spider-Man were filmed. The studio is always filming movie, TV or Commercial productions, so you might be lucky to stumble into a star while taking a tour of the studio. Go online to http://www.sonypicturesstudios.com/ for more information or call 310- 244- TOUR. There are many shops and fun things to do after your tour, such as dining at any of the great restaurants nearby, or walking to the farmer's market a few blocks from the studio. It is also close to Santa Monica beach where you can cool off after a nice long day of touring.

NBC Studios 3000 West Alameda Ave. Burbank, California 818- 840-4444 Take a tour into the world of the peacock network, the studio that brings you Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News, and late night laugh with Conan O'Brien. They offer tours at their New York studios, but you can call to check for Los Angeles tour deal. NBC Universal has a dual tour deal with Universal Studios Hollywood so you can check their site for more information. It is expected that NBC will be moving nearby Universal Studios Hollywood in year 2011.

Universal Studios, Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California: Take a look behind the scenes of the amazing world of movie-making at the Universal Studios, Hollywood. Enjoy the excitement at the theme park and take a studio tour through tram rides. While here in Los Angeles, visit the universal theme park and take tram rides, or take a walk at the universal Citywalk and patronize merchants by shopping at any to the many shops along the walk; enjoy great foods and entertainment, or catch a new movie at the IMAX Theater. Go online at http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/ for more information about hot summer deals or phone them at 1-800-UNIVERSAL.

Warner Bros Studios: 3400 Riverside Dr, Burbank, California 818-972-8687 Anyone can get a VIP Tour of the newly opened VIP Tour Center at Warner Bros Studios. There are plenty to learn about their many hit TV shows so grab the opportunity while in Los Angeles. You can purchase merchandise about your favorite TV shows and characters from their gift shop, enjoy delicious food and drinks from the Studio Plaza café, or just hang around and enjoy being in the presence of one of the most entertaining studios in the world. Visit online at www.warnerbros.com for more info or call.

Walt Disney Studios 500 S. Buena Vista St Burbank, California 818-560-1000 Take a tour of the home of the best fantasy and animated films of all times. Visit
http://studioservices.go.com/disneystudios/index.html for more visitor information and tours.

CBS Center 4024 Radford Avenue, Studios City, California 818-655-5000
CBS and K-Cal 9 are sister stations in Los Angeles. Visit their studios for historic information on local TV shows and personalities. The Studio City location of CBS is home to a lot of Hollywood stars such as George Clooney, William Shatner, Alyssa Milano, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Regis Philbin. Visit them online for more information at http://www.seeing-stars.com/TVstudios/CBSstudioCenter.shtml