Here's a free place to see lots of your kids' favorite movie characters (especially if they're too young to notice that the characters are a bit dingy...) in front of the famous Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Older kids will enjoy the footprints of famous actors, and the adjacent Hollywood & Highland shopping complex has plenty of kid-friendly food and a fountain in the main court, plus music on the weekends. Tips: most characters are out on the weekends, and they work for tips, so offer $1 or $2 if you take a photo with them.