Though Los Angeles will always be associated with movies and movie stars, it is also a culturally vibrant city that boasts a range of interesting attractions from prestigious art museums and galleries to a fabulous theater, staging both well-known productions and smaller fringe shows. Every tourist  coming to  Los Angeles is greeted with a warm invitation to participate in the many exciting events and happenings of the  city. There are a great many places of interest in Los Angeles, making the city famous all over the world. Nevertheless, Los Angeles attracts tourists mainly thanks to the fantastically popular Beverly Hills and Malibu.

From world-class shopping on Rodeo Drive and boutique openings on  family day activities at the Farmers' Market, concerts in the parks and Civic Center Plaza, Beverly Hills offers its visitors a vast array of activities.

Beverly Hills is known for its Golden Triangle standing for fashion, food and photo opportunities, which no  tourist can miss. From the steps of the Italian-style 2 Rodeo Drive, to the open-air Rodeo Collection, to the restaurants of Brighton, Camden, Canon and Robertson, Beverly Hills is the ultimate walking village, giving so much pleasure to visitors, searching for a good time and a good rest.

Those eager to broaden their horizons, to get to know more about Beverly Hills and to have a closer look at the city, should take a ride on the classic Beverly Hills Trolley. The tour, which lasts about half an hour, drives by celebrity homes and points out significant architectural highlights of the city while imparting informative and interesting historical facts about this famous area. While on board, there is a great opportunity to observe this greenest place in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills is famous for its great number of trees and for the tendency of planting each street with a different variety of tree for the enjoyment of horticulturist and the public alike.

As to the City's famed public attractions, they include Greystone Mansion and City Hall and the Library at Beverly Hills Civic Center.

The Greystone Mansion built in the beginning of the last century and surrounded by a vast romantic park, nowadays serves as a location for a myriad of cultural activities, a quiet respite for daily visitors as well as a memorable backdrop for weddings and other parties. For a long time the Greystone Park has been featured in many films and the mansion and grounds are also frequently used for still photography in catalogs, advertising campaigns and other promotional projects.

They say, you need to know the history of a place to love it, so a few words about the birth of the city should be said.

Beverly Hills was wealthy and famous long before it was discovered by the movie industry. At the beginning, the fabled El Dorado was blessed with a commodity more precious in Southern California than jewels: water. During its quite a rich history Beverly Hills changed its status regularly, from farm to rancho, to a small settlement, a village and finally a city. It also saw everything within this period: natives, newcomers from Europe, their disagreements, wars, and the Civil War. But now it is a small, really beautiful romantic city in Los Angeles area, so popular with tourists who come even from the most distant parts of the world to appreciate its mystique beauty.

So, if you are a great admirer of traveling and constantly discovering something new, never miss a chance to visit California, USA. And when you are in Los Angeles - make sure you visit the place you have seen so many times in Hollywood films that it has become an obsession with you - Beverly Hills!!!!