Dearly Departed: The Tragic History Tour of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States of America

Do you have a fascination with famous scandals? Are you enthralled by stories of celebrity deaths? This is the perfect tour, crafted to satisfy all of your twisted curiosities! Come along in the “Tomb Buggy” on Hollywood's Tragical History Tour as you enjoy a revealing ride through the seedy underbelly of the City of Angels!

Your Director of Undertakings will guide you through decades of death, murder and just plain fun. Once your tour um... departs, you will be treated to the most tickling tales of tinsel town tragedies, in the cool comfort of the luxurious Tomb Buggy.

In two and a half hours, you will be escorted to such infamous locations such as:

• The Last Breath Locations of Michael Jackson, River Phoenix, Bela Lugosi
• The Murders of Rebecca Schaeffer, Sal Mineo and the Black Dahlia
• Where Janis Joplin and John Belushi's spent their final moments
• Where Sharon Tate had her last supper
• The Bizarre deaths of Diane Linkletter, Albert Dekker and Robert Lees

No city in the world has a more colorful and sordid history than Hollywood and nowhere else have so many famous (and infamous) met their maker. There are approximately 100 locations you'll be guided to on this thoroughly entertaining and fascinating tour.

There is one restroom break, appropriately where George Michael was caught red handed. A complimentary copy of George's his arrest report will be provided to all guests.

On top of that you'll walk away with a list of infamous addresses the tour isn't able to cover - so you can make a day of it!

All in all, almost 100 sites are crammed into 2.5 hours, making it the best bang for your buck!

As seen on E! 20 Most Horrifying Hollywood Murders, Anderson Cooper 360, Getaway! and The Girls Next Door and has also been voted one of the 1,000 Things to do Before You Die.

USD $44.99

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Amanda	March 2012
Wonderful guide, very informed and interesting - my 3 daughters took the trip while I worked (16,17 and 20 years of age) - they loved it.

Review by: Jennifer G	March 2012
This tour was brilliant. Brian the guide was funny, very knowledgable on the topic and freely invited questions and comments from his audience. He showed us much more than just where people died. _br/_ Our only comment would be to PLEASE change the departure meeting point. That guy in Larry's bookstore is a real downer and he has to be bad for business. He made everyone feel uncomfortable to the point where we all waited outside in the rain just to get away from him! _br/_ Overall the tour was very worthwile and went for a lot longer than the advertised 2 1/2 hours. So much fun!!

Review by: Veronica G	February 2012
Very good. A lot of information and very interesting. I would recommend this tour very highly.

Review by: Betty	February 2012
This is a small bus tour which takes in homes and notorious sites where good, bad and ugly things have happened. It is made interesting by the tour guide as he has a way of presenting the information that is very interesting, humorous and enjoyable. One of the best tours around!

Review by: Valerie A	February 2012
I sent my mother and aunt on this tour to give me some peace and quiet. They came back raving about it and were very impressed.

Review by: Brenda P	December 2011
excellent

Review by: Sarah C	December 2011
The tour was great! The guide (Brian) was a pro at Hollywood history. He knew all the sites and had stories to back it up. The van was comfortable, clean, and air conditioned. I was worried about getting car sick but that didn't happen. The guide even offered the front seat. I took my family on the trip and they were all thanking me.

Review by: MERRY P. C	December 2011
Excellent day. Mr. Donnelly the tour guide made the trip! I would recommend to my friends. His knowledge of the area and its past added so much more than your usual tour.

Review by: STILIANOS D	September 2011
Not so good. Small van.

Review by: Kimberly L	August 2011
Brian is an excellent tour guide and was very knowlegeable and gave us interesting facts about the various sites. A highlight of our trip to the States, loved every minute of this tour. Can't wait to come back and do another tour next time!

Review by: PHIL K	August 2011
Dearly Departed Tour is a fantastic ride back through the tragadies of Hollywood. Our guide was so knowledgable and enthusiastic that we came away with a greater passion for Hollywood...thaks so much.

Review by: Amanda M	June 2011
The best tour we took in LA. Booked it for Friday 13th May. The guide (Brian) was fantastic, had us laughing so much. Cant wait to return hopefully dearly departed part 2 be ready by then!!!

Review by: Chris M	May 2011
I have lived in SoCal for 55 years. Thought I'd seen it all. This tour went above and beyond my highest expectations. Brian kept us amazed for two hours. This tour is a must for anyone who enjoys the scandalous side of Hollywood. I could not recommend any tour more highly.

Review by: Madalyn L	May 2011
Really enjoyable - learned about all the old school stars which is the era I love and also some of the new ones. Our guide took us on an impromptu visit of some of the stars houses. It was really well done, interesting, macabre and funny.

Review by: Tracey C	May 2011
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant _br/_ Brian was excellent tour guide. Really enjoyed the tour and learnt so many things about LA.

Review by: Terry W	December 2010
The tour was interesting with a lot to see on a whirlwind drive around Hollywood and other parts of the LA area. Our tour guide was knowledgeable but the tour could have been improved with a checklist of places that we could coordinate with our photos later.

Review by: Tara L	November 2010
Very enthusiastic tour guide, full of interesting information. Good timing and mixture of media as well. It was clear the guide really loved his job, and was a super fun and nice guy. If you're only gonna do one LA tour, do this one.

Review by: Agnieszka Z	November 2010
Very knowledgeable tour guide, small tour group numbers, a great overview of the underbelly of LA and a free general sightseeing trip thrown in as part of the tour! Highly recommended.

Review by: Leeann F	October 2010
Was a very good tour.The tour guide was funny,knew his info and gave us plenty of time to enable us to get our cameras ready for a picture.We went with another tour group later that we didn't book with Viator-no where near as good as Dearly Departed.

Review by: Nick R	October 2010
Great trip, great fun and great value, which certainly tells you all kinds of things about Hollywood you'd never get on standard tours. How guide Brian keeps all that stuff in his head, god knows, but he keeps going for around three hours and is always entertaining. My only problem is, having taken pictures of nearly all the places he took us to, I'm having a job remembering which was which! Nick + Ethel London UK

Review by: Betty j A	September 2010
i loved the tour!!!

Review by: Teilia C	September 2010
Interesting tour...As Australians we shouldve done a little bit of research because we didnt know some of the people. All in all it was very very informative!

Review by: Steven B	September 2010
Great tour, well worth the money and different from looking at a load of movie stars' front gates.

Review by: Rebecca B	August 2010
Extremely entertaining and informative. It might not be the best tour for Brits, as they make a lot of references to stars only famous in the US. Some parts were particularly gruesome, but if you have a fascination with such things, you'll love it!

Review by: Lorraine W	August 2010
I loved Brian and I loved the vehicle being a small bus, closer contact with driver to ask questions, whoop out show biz answers, etc. I'm telling all my NZ movie buff friends about this tour. Brian showed such passion to 'the cause', and I appreciated this. Great to see 'Angel' location house, and Pete Duel's house.

Review by: Victoria D	August 2010
Really enjoyed this tour. The guide was very good & knowledgeable.

Review by: Vaughn S	August 2010
I was really impressed with the tour guide and his knowledge. Very entertaining and fun.

Review by: Kris K	July 2010
Very entertaining and educational. Guide had a vast personal knowledge of history and area in addition to standard tour material.

Review by: Michael T, Australia	June 2010
Really intriguing tour of Hollywood area. Well planned with great tour guide. It's amazing to see how much happens in such a relatively small area - it's almost jinxed - or perhaps it something to do with the weird people who live there !! Throughly recommend it.

Review by: Mervyn P, Australia	June 2010
We would rate this as the best of several tours we did whilst in Los Angeles. Brian, our coach driver guide was full of anecdotes and fun and joined in with the passengers to make the whole experience a fun and interesting afternoon. We would certainly recommend the tour to anyone looking for something just a little different.

Review by: Paul M. C	June 2010
The tour concentrated too much on uninteresting topics such as Hugh Grant ATM, Bela Lugosi, Albert Dekker, Diane Linkletter. Why wouldn't a tour of this type touch on more recent crimes such as the Nicole Simpson/Ron Goldman murders and places of residence, Ennis Cosby murder, and also it should at least touch on the Manson murders since that tour wasn't available until June 12th! Our guide was great, but the tour needs to be improved!

Review by: Walter M, Australia	April 2010
The tour was great. We had to change dates, and the tour operator was very accommodating. He let us change the dates. He had great stories and spots to stop and take pictures. It was a well thought out tour rather than just the generic Hollywood Homes. The binder to look at during the tour also was helpful as it let us step back in time.

Review by: Dorothy H, United States of America	April 2010
We had a great time! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable & took us to lots of places! It was well worth the price.

Review by: Richard A	April 2010
The tour was great. We had to change dates, and the tour operator was very accommodating. He let us change the dates. He had great stories and spots to stop and take pictures. It was a well thought out tour rather than just the generic Hollywood Homes. The binder to look at during the tour also was helpful as it let us step back in time.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	February 2010
I really enjoyed this tour! I will definitely take more people to this as they come from out of town! Very comfortable vehicle, great information, interesting and fun! thanks!

Review by: Helen P, United States of America	January 2010
My husband and I booked your dearly departed tour this past November and had a great time. The gentleman that directed our tour was well informed and kept us interested every blood curdling minute.

Review by: Anonymous	January 2010
My husband and I booked your dearly departed tour this past November and had a great time. The gentleman that directed our tour was well informed and kept us interested every blood curdling minute.

Review by: Christine R, United Kingdom	December 2009
Great fun. Really glad we booked it.

Review by: Anonymous	December 2009
Fun quirky tour. Great tour guide

Review by: Johanna V	December 2009
Unfortunately we were unable to make the Dearly Departed tour. We arrived in time but due to the busy parking lot at Farmer's Market, by the time we found a park, the tour had left without us. That said, I called the company and was accomodated in another tour the next day. Although it wasn't the "Tragic History Tour of Hollywood" these book up quickly and are extremely popular due to our time constraints, it wasn't possible for us to take this tour. We were offered a Movie tour run through the same company. This was fantastic. Our guide was informative, funny, engaging and willing to answer all the questions we had. We watched clips from various movies TV shows as we actually passed the locations where they were filmed eg, the Cunningham's house from Happy Days, Frenchie's house from Grease, the house from Friday the 13t and more. It was a very small group and personal tour. Great value and lots of fun.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	November 2009
Fantastic tour and guide.

Review by: Susanne B, Australia	October 2009
Finding the pick up point was a bit hard work as there are no specific sign posts for it. Basically its right outside Johnny Rockets on the outer edge of the Farmers Markets, next to the car park. This tour was great. Not only did you get to see the scandalous parts of Hollywood but they showed some of the Hollywood homes celebs live in now, like Billy Bob Thornton, Sly Stallones Mum, Johnny Depp etc. They also show you last homes people lived in before they died, like Monroe and Sinatra. They do a short stop at McDonalds - it's a 3hr tour. There is a heap on the Manson family too - so if this sort of stuff doesn't interest you, maybe you should stick to the Hollywood Homes tour. There was running commentary from the driver and a recording, also a photo book for you to compare the old day pics with what it look like today. 3 hrs felt like 20mins - well worth it.

Review by: Nickola M, United Kingdom	October 2009
Fantastic tour! Only disappointment was that we should have seen Tate murder house according to Viator advert but they have moved it to another tour!

Review by: Corin B, Australia	October 2009
Knowledgeable, outgoing and thoughtful guide. A unique approach to sightseeing in Los Angeles.

Review by: Anonymous	October 2009
Meeting place slightly hard to find but overall a good tour. Tour guide was great. The bus was closed in and air-conditioned so good for hot days. I would do this again!

Review by: Carol A, United States of America	September 2009
A trip to Los Angeles would never be complete for us without going on the Dearly Departed Tour. Have been on it at least 5 times in the past few years and it never gets old. The guides knowledge and passion for Hollywood's celebs both living and dead! makes every tour unique and enjoyable. Can't wait to go back!

Review by: Rossano G, United States of America	September 2009
I would do this tour again!

Review by: Brendan M, United States of America	September 2009
I was very impressed with this tour! The tour guide was very knowledgeable. He was a pleasant person who knew how to make the tour interesting. Hopefully, the next time I am in the Los Angeles area, I will take some of his other tours.

Review by: Frank C, Canada	August 2009
We can't say enough about this fantastic tour of the darker side of Los Angeles! The tour guide was so personable and a font of titillating information. It is quite clear that he loves his job! We can't wait to go back and do his movie tour! Highly recommended!

Review by: Anonymous, China	August 2009
This was a great tour, and he's really good at what he does and it shows.