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My adult daughters and I took this tour and totally enjoyed ourselves. Brian was an awesome tour guide and knew Hollywood history really well. The three of us highly recommend this tour and we plan to take another tour that they offer.

The Tour was comprehensive, interesting and fun. The car was air conditioned and very comfortable -- a real treat on a hot summer day. We all recommend the tour highly.

A lot of fun!! Great guide. I wish the material focused more on the more recent celebrities (e.g., River Phoenix, John Belushi) instead of early 1900s actresses. Stories like the Black Dahlia which are very famous are good too.

I was grateful to have such an enthusiastic guide!! It reinvigorated my appreciation of LA, and its rich and dark history.

I took my Grandparents on this Tour and they LOVED it!! Past and present history was presented, our Tour Guide (Brian) was totally cool and he had an awesome sense of humor..he knew how to get everyone to interact with him and not be shy. There is so much history in Hollywood I HIGHLY recommend this Tour! Also it is in a van with AC so fotunately my grandparents did not have to deal with the Summer heat and sun.

We filled the van, there were 12 of us and had a great, knowledgeable driver, Brian. He was very entertaining and knew his stuff. We had great back and forth dialog as we all are local and very familiar with Hollywood. All of us will be going again on the The Hollywood Tragical History Tour soon.

You're in for a bumpy ride. The ride was a bit rough. It was fun but a little frantic. I would suggest that Brian slow down his narrative----couldn't keep up and a bit exhausting to absorb it all at that speed. Overall it was interesting though and Brian was very knowledgeable.

I was looking up fun things to do in L.A. for my g/f who came in from out of town and we are both into the same things and I mentioned to her this tour & we both agreed it sounded exctiting -- and it truly was and our tour guide, Brian was very knowledgable and fun, will def do it again!

Brian D is a good tour guide. Some of the info is mythical, which was definitely OK with us. Also, we felt like he gave us much more than we paid for, and broadened the scope of the tour, which we thoroughly enjoyed. His live of movies and music provided us with a wonderful afternoon.

I was very impressed by this tour. I am interested in the Manson murders and have read several books on the topic, but was surprised to find that I learned some new information on the tour. Not only did I learn some new tidbits about the murders, but I also learned a little about Los Angeles during the time of the murders which was very neat. I enjoyed the tour guide as he wasn't pretentious about his knowledge of the murders. The tour guide asked for input at several times which was enjoyable as opposed to being lectured to from a historical high horse. I also enjoyed the vibe of the tour; there was music of the era playing, historical videos, crime scene pictures, and a documentary that all added to the ambiance. I thought this tour was incredible and I would definitely go again.

Such a fun thing to do on a Saturday afternoon! Scott knew so much about the Manson case and his enthusiasm made the entire trip very enjoyable. Not only informative, this tour is also a great way to see parts of LA that only locals would know. I highly recommend this tour to everyone- from someone who knows a great deal about the case to someone who knows nothing about it. Thanks so much for a great tour!

We had such a great time! Could have stayed on the tour all day - and I bet Brian could have kept giving us interesting new info/facts all day! We had a 9 year old with us who had a fantastic time - the tour is interesting but some subject matter might not be suited for other 9 year olds. Brian did a fantastic job making sure she was okay. I can wait to check out the other tours offered (Helter Skelter and DD2). If you do one tour - this is the one and Brian is your guy!

Every month the girls and I get together and do a GDO (girls day out) no kids, no husbands/boyfriends. We had a good time being tourist in our own backyards. Only one small complaint in the fact that we couldn't see much (I was in the last row middle seat of the van) hard to see thru the roof. Up swing to the sight obstruction was that it was a very warm LA day and it made it a lot more comfortable. So overall it was great and the driver (Steve?) was very knowlegable and entertaining, Thanks for the great day with friends, past and present.

The guide was great and we saw many homes and locations (like the actual bungalow where John Belushi passed away) we did not expect too see. Thank you. :)

By far the best tour LA has to offer. Should be everyone's first choice.