Paramount Pictures Studio Tour

On your tour you will see numerous backlots and scenic areas, walking down streets designed to look like those of New York City and Chicago, complete with authentic design features and fire escapes. The New York City backlot, for example, has been very carefully created on a 5-acre site and recreates eight distinct areas of the city: Brooklyn, Brownstone, Financial District, Greenwich Village, Lower East Side, SoHo, Upper East Side, and Washington Square.

You’ll check out other architectural structures, grassy parks and facades that make up the backdrops for many of the movies you’ve loved over the years—the scenery is so authentic, you might have even believed they were filmed outside the gates of the studios. You’ll feel like part of the magic with the Hollywood sign looming in the background, just in case all the celebrities around you aren’t enough of a reminder that you’re in the city of the stars! Some will have the opportunity to walk into a soundstage (no photography allowed), see crew members building sets, and check out the staff and extras enjoying their meals at the cafeteria and eateries around the studio!

Reviews show that each tour is indeed different, and tour guides will take the time to learn about your individual interests, pointing out the sights and scenes that are of most interest to you. While you shouldn’t expect a celebrity encounter, per se, there is a strong possibility that you will see someone you recognize from the big screen milling about….after all, this is their workplace!