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The Hollywood Museum is located just steps away from the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Explore the Museum and locate your favorite stars along this most famous street in the world The Walk of Fame runs east to west on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Avenue to La Brea Avenue and north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. The Walk of Fame is nearly a three and a half (3 1/2) mile round trip walk. Locations of specific stars are permanent, except when occasionally relocated for nearby construction or other reasons. To be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is considered to be as sought after as the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. Each star consists of a pink terrazzo five-pointed star rimmed with bronze and inlaid into a charcoal square. Inside the pink star is the name of the honoree inlaid in bronze, below which is a round bronze emblem indicating the category for which the honoree received the star. The emblems are: * Motion picture camera for contribution to the film industry * Television set for contribution to the broadcast television industry * Phonograph record for contribution to the recording industry * Radio microphone for contribution to the broadcast radio industry * Twin comedy/tragedy masks for contribution to live theater There are a few exceptions. Disneyland’s star has an emblem of a building, and honorary mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant’s star depicts the Great Seal of Hollywood. Former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley has a star depicting the seal of the city of Los Angeles. Also, the crew of the Apollo XI mission are named in four identical moons at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Nominations are submitted annually by May 31, and the Walk of Fame committee meets the following month to pick the next year’s group of honorees. Star ceremonies are open to the public and formerly were led by honorary Hollywood mayor Johnny Grant prior to his death in 2008.