Hollywood is overall a wasteland of cheap thrills with no substance and value but has a few gems worth checking out if you do find yourself here as a wheelchair traveler. This city is not all like what you see in the movies, which is ironic since they're produced here. Interweaved in these old Hollywood streets are the trendy and trashy modern contributions, idolizing "sex sells."

Hollywood is home to the historical Pantages Theater (middle photo) featuring broadway performances, the renowned Chinese Theater (left photo) that premiers many Los Angeles Blockbusters, and the Kodak Theater (right photo), host of the Oscars. Surrounding the Kodak Theater is the world-class shopping center Hollywood& Highland not to mention 3-story Amoeba Records.

RESTAURANTS: Geisha House, The Dresden, Shabu Shabu, Pig N' Whistle, which include wheelchair accessible restrooms; you just have to know how to find them.

Dispersed all over this area are gaudy souvenir stores, sex shops of all kinds, fortune tellers, and smoke shops. Tour guides are too, promising "star-studded thrills" but mainly lead you to the homes of washed up actors and actress of people you don't recall. All kids of street performers crowd the sidewalks of the Kodak Theater, begging for attention and your money, like this clown on stilts in the photo above. More cheap tourist attractions include the Hollywood Wax Museum and Hollywood's Guinness Book of World Records. There are also many souvenir shops all over, selling everything from plastic oscars to license plates.