| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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GREAT TOUR
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 9:00 AM |
freebird |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| HIGHLY recomended to any death hag fan. i took both helter skelter and tragically history tour with son, who's 25 and even though he's too young to remember the manson murders he still enjoyed the tour. |
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Very Unique and Entertaining Tour
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 9:00 AM |
shawnskelter |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| My boyfriend and I really liked Scott, our tour guide. It's easy to recognize his passion for Los Angeles history. He is extremely knowledgeable and always ready to answer questions.
Our only disappointment came at the end of the day when we came out of the parking garage on Hollywood and Highland. This was the *highly* recommended spot to park according to the tour website, and should have cost us only $2 for 4 hours. But once we got to the ticket taker on our way out of the garage, we found out that parking was actually $10 unless we had validation from one of the shops above us.
So, that was our ONLY disappointment - that we had to shell out 5 times what we thought we'd have to for parking when we should have found street parking for free.
Back to the tour: It was so cool. I'm a former resident of Hollywood, and I thought it was eye-opening to see spots with such historical significance that I'd never even passed before. You really do have to be searching for these spots to find them. And Scott has done his research well. He takes you to addresses that have never been publicized, and he makes an honest attempt to respect the privacy of those who reside in the homes visited during the course of the tour.
Bring your digital camera. Pictures from inside the van actually turn out GREAT ! I was really surprised and I regretted taking only 2 pictures when I saw how nice they came out. I thought the tinted windows would make for terrible, dark photos, but they came out looking professional, with perfect lighting.
a big thanks to Scott. I'd like to continue supporting him by buying his dvd about Helter Skelter history when it comes out. |
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Scott the tour guide is awsome!
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 9:00 AM |
crecencia |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| He is a really nice guy and he gives you SO much information on the tour. It shows the real truth behind this horrible crime. I learned a lot, things that you don't here anywhere else. I would go on this tour again. If you are coming to L.A., you HAVE to take one of Scott's tours. And if you live here in L.A., this is a must if you are an L.A. native. |
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Organized! Informative!
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| Sat, Aug 9, 08 9:00 AM |
denisegreek |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The tour guide (Scott Michaels) has put a lot of thought and effort into providing this informational historic tour. He knows his stuff! I highly recommend this tour (probably not for young children) and plan on taking the rest of them. |
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Helter Skelter Tour - August 2008
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| Sat, Aug 9, 08 9:00 AM |
jeking |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| This is the 2nd time I took this tour. Took it for the first time last August. Never see everything the first time...that's why I had to take it again.
Scott is a great tour guide. He very animated and just generally a great guy. It's nice when everyone participates and discusses the tragedy and talks about things they read, or found out.
For anyone that's interested in that time period and this tragedy, I highly recommend this tour. It's very informative and you will definitely find out things that you did not know.
Plus Scott contributes $5.00 of each ticket sold to the Doris Tate Foundation.
Thanks again, Scott, for the great ride. I just wish I could have gone up to Cielo Drive the night before. But maybe in the future....
J. King |
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Haunting, Disturbing, Sad, but Fun
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| Fri, Aug 8, 08 9:00 AM |
tiredoldhag |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Learn all the gory details about those two horrible nights in August of 1969 and see where the gruesome events took place as ever-knowledgeable Host Scott Michaels leads you through Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Benedict Canyon and beyond. Hear about the last moments of Sharon Tate and her friends as well as Leno & Rosemary LaBianca in graphic detail and you will understand why this was the crime of the century. Never boring, sometimes heartbreaking, always fascinating, this tour will stay with you long after its conclusion. |
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Great tour - It will give you spinal chils
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| Sat, Jul 26, 08 9:00 AM |
freeway12 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This was a terrific tour. Following the events of August 1969 and seeing the actual sites was just creepy. Scott is an excellent tour guide and he knows so much about what happened. To top it all off, the story about the rocks he collected from the site of the Tate house just gave me chills. Now all I have to do is figure out how those ghostly looking stairs appeared in my picture of Susan Labianca's house.
Great job, Scott !!! |
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A MUST TOUR FOR TRUE CRIME FANS
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| Sat, Jul 12, 08 9:00 AM |
EloiseF |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| This is our second tour with Scott and we just love him. He is the best. We have not been dissapointed. He has such a knowledge of the case history. We left the tour shocked about all the information that he had about the victims and murderers. Our family ranges in ages from 14 to 75 and we all found it interesting. |
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TAKE THIS TOUR!!!
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| Sat, Jun 14, 08 9:00 AM |
dfraser14 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| What a great tour!! If you are a fan of true crime or just of the macabre, you will have the best time on this tour. Your tour guide, Scott Michaels, is really the best part of the tour. His knowledge on these murders is really thorough. You will be driven around to all the sites in the air conditioned van. Definitely buy your tickets well in advance. The tour is over 3 hours long and totally worth the price!! |
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This was a great, fun and informative tour!
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| Sat, May 17, 08 9:00 AM |
Wampa43 |
Male |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Fun! |
