Read Evalyn Waugh's The Loved One before you go. I've taken the tour bus of move stars' homes and around L.A. a few times. It's a vice. I like being around people who are seeing something new...
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Buried2/PierceBros.shtml
Westwood memorial park, where all the best stars are buried, its amazing how many they have in one little place.