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Hitchcock's "Vertigo" Tour

Thriller, strange love story, film noir (though in spectacular color), psychological revelation, "Vertigo" remains one of the most amazing movies ever created. Its many layers of exposition and meaning require a second and third viewing. Filmed in 1957, "Vertigo" recently moved from #68 to #9 on AFI's Top 100 List of Great American Cinema.

Actual locales in San Francisco and farther south are compelling in and of themselves, and essential to the plot.

Let us help you enjoy the enchanted mood of this masterpiece (including its brilliant soundtrack). We can pick you up anywhere within a ninety-mile radius of downtown San Francisco.

Tour Highlights

• The town of San Juan Bautista, lost in time, steeped in charm
• Mission Dolores: unique church & Gold Rush cemetery in an evocative garden
• The surf crashing at the foot of Fort Point, beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
• Madeleine's hotel on elite Nob Hill, Judy's apartment nearby, and Scotty's home at the foot of the Crookedest Street in the World

Why Tour with Us to Experience Locales from Hitchcock's "Vertigo"?

    Why tour with A Friend in Town and not just rent your own car? Because driving yourself, you'll waste time figuring out exactly where everything is, then looking for parking. With us, you'll learn more about the historic city in which the characters lived and Hitchcock worked, while enjoying the views.

Our "Vertigo" Itinerary

    The tour begins with a scenic drive via Silicon Valley to the charmingly unaffected, old Mexican town of San Juan Bautista. You'll have ninety minutes or so to explore the well-preserved and still-active mission church (site of two "accidental" sudden deaths), its large traditional garden, the livery stable (replete with carriages and other rare conveyances) where Madeleine fell into a trance, and numerous rich and evocative souvenirs of our colonial and frontier heritages. You may pick up a snack to enjoy while exploring the town's many antique shops—before we head up to San Francisco for an unique lunch.

    Afternoon begins with a visit to the historic Mission Dolores and its 210-year-old cemetery, as did Madeleine in search of…her past. We stop at several locales that detective "Scottie" Ferguson and Judy—the object of his obsession—would have found familiar: the grand Palace of the Legion of Honor, Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge, the other-worldly Palace of Fine Arts, the "Crookedest Street in the World," and elite Nob Hill. We climax our enchanted day with a breath-taking ride in the St. Francis' glass elevator—to test your vertigo.

What will it Cost?

Because each tour is designed to fit your interests, our fees vary. Basically you pay by the number of hours in your itinerary. We do not add the fuel surcharges, "license fees," "tax" and mandatory gratuities that many other companies do.

   *These fees are for couples, groups of up to 6/7 people or solo travelers. For groups of 7 to 25 (whereby we charter a minibus), please ask for a quote.

**A gratuity is customary and will be appreciated, but is not required.

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