Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City

Sony Pictures Studios sits at 10202 W. Washington Blvd. in Culver City, California. Before Sony, this was the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot, where classics such as The Wizard of Oz were made. Today it is a working studio for film and television.

What tapes on the lot

The lot is best known to TV fans as the home of the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, both of which tape in front of studio audiences. Sitcoms and other productions rotate through the soundstages from season to season.

The studio tour

• The standard tour is a guided walking tour of roughly two hours, run on weekdays.
• Reservations are required; there are no walk-up tickets.
• Tours have had a minimum age of 12, and visitors under 18 need an adult with them.
• Because it is a working lot, which stages and sets you see depends on what is in production that day.

Prices, times, and age rules change, so book and confirm through the official site, sonypicturesstudiostours.com.

Seeing a taping instead

A tour and a taping are different things. Audience seats for shows on the lot are free and are handed out through each show's official ticket page, not through the studio tour office.