Playmates Filming Locations

A larger-than-life symbol of the entertainment business, Hollywood beckons tourists with landmarks like TCL Chinese Theatre and star-studded Walk of Fame. Highlights include Paramount Pictures, historic music venues like the Hollywood Bowl, and Dolby Theatre, home of the Oscars. Scenesters can choose from improv comedy clubs, retro-cool bars and velvet-roped nightclubs. Locals frequent eateries in nearby Thai Town.

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states.

West Los Angeles, also called Sawtelle Japantown, is an eclectic, freeway-adjacent district celebrated for its Japanese eateries and shops. A strollable stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard offers ramen, sushi and shave ice, plus karaoke and Tokyo-inspired gifts. Other options include Chinese dumplings, Korean BBQ and Vietnamese sandwiches. Apartment complexes and slick shopping mall Westside Pavilion round out the area.

Southern California is famed for its sunny weather and dramatic Pacific coastline. San Diego, just north of the Mexican border, is known for surfing spots and massive Balboa Park, with its world-renowned zoo and museums. Across the bay lies resort city Coronado. Up the coast is Los Angeles, home to Hollywood studios, fine art in the Getty Center, Griffith Park and the high-end shops of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.