Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour With Audio Guide

• Private Scandals and Ghost Tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills

• Hollywood Chills 3-Hour Tour: Celebrity Scandals and Cemeteries

• 3.5-Hour LA Story Tour: Our Most Popular Los Angeles Tour!

• Private 3.5 Hour Sightseeing Tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills

While it’s free to visit Hollywood Forever Cemetery on your own, there are plenty of affordable tours that can help you learn more about the Hollywood landmark with an expert guide. Walking tours of the cemetery start at US$35, while hop-on, hop-off bus tours of Los Angeles that stop outside are available for US$57. Ghost- and scandal-themed celebrity tours start at US$250.

Yes, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is worth visiting. A local landmark since 1899, the historic cemetery is the final resting place of many film stars and musical luminaries, from Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney to Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone. It also hosts a popular Día de los Muertos event every year. While you can certainly visit on your own, guided tours offer an insider perspective on the cemetery's history.

Per one customer who booked the Private Scandals and Ghost Tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, "Fantastic tour. Mark was the best tour guide telling stories about the area and the famous people associated with this city. He put me at ease from the second I got in the car. Very laid back and great conversationalist."

Yes, you can take a tour of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. A local historian offers a Cemetery of the Stars guided tour, usually on Saturdays at 10am. History, walking, biking, and bus tours often pass through the cemetery on their way to Paramount Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, and other top attractions nearby.

Yes, you can walk around Hollywood Forever Cemetery for free. The cemetery grounds are open to the public from 8:30am to 5pm daily, and until 5:30pm in the summer. Visitors can enter for free, pick up a map and walking guidebook from the cemetery flower shop, and explore independently.

Yes, there are restrooms at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in the parking lot behind the Cathedral Mausoleum in the cemetery's southeast corner. The nearest public toilets outside the cemetery are about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away via Santa Monica Boulevard in the Poinsettia Recreation Center on Willoughby Avenue.

Yes, you can take pictures at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for personal or private use. Remember that all visitors are expected to respect the privacy of the people buried in the cemetery and their families. Photography, filming, and documentation for commercial purposes require approval from the cemetery.

No, you can't bring your dog to Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Dogs and pets are prohibited on cemetery grounds unless they're emotional support or service animals. To take your pup for a walk, try the Gordon Street Dog Park less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) north of the cemetery.

You can park at the lot behind the Cathedral Mausoleum in the cemetery's southeast corner. You can also try street parking off Santa Monica Boulevard on North Van Ness Avenue and North Gower Streets. Nearby there are paid parking lots on North Gower Street and Melrose Avenue.

There are many things to do when you're done visiting Hollywood Forever Cemetery. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Los Angeles:

• Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Universal Studios Hollywood

• Griffith Park

• Hollywood Sign

• Sunset Strip

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Los Angeles.