Top Fun Things for Teens in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills, California, is the poster child for the wealth many Americans dream of achieving and the excess that others bemoan. Known for its Rodeo Drive shopping district and its extravagant houses, the Hills have made a cameo appearance in countless movies and television series.

  1. Shopping

    • While some might find it a cliche and others will gasp at the average price tag, no trip to Beverly Hills is complete without a shopping trip to the Golden Triangle shopping district anchored by Rodeo Drive. Among the stores in this district are Giorgio Armani, Bulgari, Cartier and Christian Dior. Two Rodeo is a popular European-style shopping area with Spanish fountains, cobblestone roads and vintage street lamps. It houses several opulent shops such as Versace and Tiffany & Co.

    Beverly Canon Gardens

    • The Beverly Canon Gardens is 33,000-square-feet public garden green space, a rare sight in the enormous metropolitan Los Angeles area. It has special events of interest to your teen aside from just walking among the fountains and colonnaded walkways. The Canon Gardens is home to nightly concerts in music genres ranging from country to rock to jazz. This areas is also home to Sunday Movie Night during which the curators project current and past movies on a gigantic inflatable movie screen. Parking and many of the events are free in this area.

    Beverly Hills Trolley

    • The Beverly Hills Trolley tour is an inexpensive and entertaining opportunity for your teen to see much of the town without the driving headache. This 40-minute guided tour on a vintage trolley starts at the corner Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way and canvasses the town. During the tour, your guide explains the history of the town and points out shops and other points of interest that will help you plot out the rest of your time.

    Other Fun Activities

    • The Beverly Hills Segway tour is a more expensive guided tour of the region on-board your own motorized, two-wheeled vehicle. This excursion is the most popular for tour company Another Side of Los Angeles Tours and will thrill your teen. In order to take a tour, he must be at least 7 years old, weigh at least 70 pounds and have a parent or guardian with him. While in town, visit Sprinkles, the world's first 24-hour cupcake ATM, and the adjacent Sprinkles Ice Cream. The Paley Center for Media, once known as The Museum of Television and Radio, was opened in 1996 and remains a popular teen destination. Your teen can look through permanent exhibits of many popular television and radio shows, take in a movie in the John H. Mitchell Theatre screening room or pick up a piece of movie lore at the gift shop.

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