Hollywood Celebrity Homes

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Visitors to Los Angeles often like to take a tour of Hollywood celebrity homes.

Justin Timberlake resides in Hollywood Hills.

Tours of Hollywood Celebrity Homes

It can be fun to see where popular celebrities live now, or where favorite stars of days gone by once resided. Celebrity homes are usually large and opulent, reflecting the wealth and extravagance of the stars.

The easiest way to locate and view Hollywood celebrity homes is to book a tour. There are numerous companies in L.A. that will take you on a guided tour, point out the locations where your favorite celebs live or have once lived, and give out lots of information on the stars and the properties themselves.

Tours can also be a great way to familiarize yourself with the area, and make note of any locations you'd like to go back to on your own time. These group outings are generally done in an open-air bus so you can easily take photos. Some tours, however, are taken in a helicopter.

To browse and book a Hollywood tour of celebrity homes, check out some of these sites:

What to Expect on a Tour

If you decide to book a tour to visit celebrity houses, don't expect to be able to enter the homes or even walk onto the properties. Generally, you'll get a view of a locked gate, leading to the driveway. Often you'll get a good glimpse of the front of a house, and perhaps see staff working on the property.

Occasionally, people get to see the stars themselves on these tours. The folks on a guided Hollywood tour the day that Michael Jackson died, for example, got an eyeful when the pop superstar was wheeled out to a waiting ambulance while the tour bus was parked outside. Most often, however, you likely won't get to see the celebs.

The best part of a Hollywood celebrity homes tour is that your tour guide will know all kinds of fun facts and information about the houses along the way, and you'll learn quite a bit about the history of the area.

Visiting Hollywood Celebrity Homes

Jessica Simpson has a home in Beverly Hills.

If a tour isn't your style, you can go out and drive through the streets of Hollywood yourself to visit the celebrity homes. Maps are widely available in Hollywood, so you can ask the concierge at your hotel, or stop by a local gift shop to find the addresses of the stars' homes.

You could also do a little homework before your trip, and look up the addresses of some Hollywood celebrity homes online. There are plenty of sites with lists of addresses or printable maps. Here are just a few:

Finding Photos of Hollywood Celebrity Homes Online

If you aren't planning on visiting Hollywood in the near future, but are still interested in seeing what some of your favorite stars' homes look like, there are several places online with photos for you. Here are some fun ones to try:

Celebrity Driveways – Just as it sounds, the photos are all from the driveways of popular stars' homes, such as Farrah Fawcett, Elvis Presley, and Ozzy Osborne. Still, you'll get a good view of many of the houses.

Celebrity Detective – This site has a nice list of younger stars, from Jessica Simpson to Justin Timberlake, as well as aerial views of their homes.

TMZ – TMZ is a popular gossip site, and they have a nice collection of photos of celebrity homes.

If these collections don't include your favorite stars, try doing an internet search with the celeb's name, followed by the word "home" or "house" to see if you can find a photo. Or, you can search for virtual celebrity home tours.

Hollywood Homes

For fans of Hollywood celebrities, finding out where they live and what their homes look like can be a way to feel closer to that celebrity. As long as you are respectful and don't try to trespass or otherwise break the law, visiting the locations of the stars' homes can be lots of fun.

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