The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an 18-block series of sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles,_California" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles, California">Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" title="USA">USA that serves as a permanent public monument to achievement in the entertainment industry. More than 2,400 5-pointed terrazzo and brass stars are embedded at 6-foot intervals over a combined 1.7 miles. The stars bear the names of an eclectic mix of actors, musicians, directors, producers, musical and theatrical groups, fictional characters, and others recognized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their entertainment contributions. The Walk is maintained by the self-financing Hollywood Historic Trust.

According to a report by the market research firm NPO/Plog Research, the Walk attracts about 10 million visitors annually - more than Sunset Strip, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%E2%80%99s_Chinese_Theater" title="Grauman’s Chinese Theater">Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_Mary" title="The Queen Mary">the Queen Mary, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art - and it has played an important role in making tourism the largest industry in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" title="Los
Angeles County">Los Angeles County