“Friends” 20th Anniversary Celebration
On September 22nd, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the initial broadcast of the fan-favorite TV show Friends. To mark this occasion, we’ve partnered with TrivWorks, NYC’s live trivia event professionals, to offer a special contest for all Friends enthusiasts! Starting on Monday, September 1st, a weekly Friends trivia challenge will be published at NOON EST on the TrivWorks website – the first two people to respond correctly will win a pair of tickets each to our New York TV & Movie Sites Tour where you’ll pass by Chandler’s work building and stop at the Friends building for a photo-op! Be sure to follow @OnLocationTours and @TrivWorks on Twitter in order to see the contest the moment it is published! (Heads up: we will soon be giving away tickets to TrivWorks’ upcoming Tarantino Trivia Night, being held at The Bell House on…
Top 10 Classic Movies Featured on the TCM Classic Film Tour
By: Sarah Louise Lilley, TCM Classic Film Tour Guide TCM Tour Guides with Robert Osborne[/caption] The TCM Classic Film Tour of NYC is celebrating its one year anniversary! As a TCM Classic Film Tour Guide, I’m so proud to collaborate with the preeminent leader in the curation and presentation of classic film. I love TCM’s commitment to showing films as the director intended – uncut, unedited and commercial free. Choosing my favorite films from the 100+ films we cover on the tour, I equate to choosing a favorite child – impossible! However after much agonizing here are ten of my favorites: In chronological order: 1. Mounted Police Charge – 1896. On May 11 1896, NYC’s first-ever motion picture documented life in Herald Square. The American Film Industry started in NYC, and watching the actual films from the early days of…
In remembrance of Lauren Bacall
It is with great fondness that we remember actress Lauren Bacall. She was a longtime New Yorker and a leading lady in classic films. Classic New York City movies featuring Lauren Bacall include Misery (location: Tavern on the Green) and How to Marry a Millionaire (location: Sutton Place). For much of her life she resided at The Dakota on the Upper West Side.
In remembrance of Robin Williams
Join us on the Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour to reminisce on Good Will Hunting locations in remembrance of Robin Williams. Comment below with your favorite movie memory of Robin Williams for a chance to win 2 tickets to the Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour this Thursday. Good Will Hunting locations visited on the tour include the bench where Robin Williams and Matt Damon had a heart-to-heart conversation and the L Street Tavern, which was the boys hometown pub.
Unforgettable filming in NYC
Unforgettable, starring Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh, is filming in New York City on Wednesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 17! Find them at the following locations: – Wednesday, July 16th on 40th Street between 5th and 6th Ave – Thursday, July 17 on 38th Street and 10th Avenue
Seinfeld’s 25th Anniversary!
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the hit TV show Seinfeld, On Location Tours is offering 10% off tickets to see Seinfeld locations in New York City! Use code SEINFELD during checkout to save 10% on the New York TV & Movie Sites Tour and/or the Uptown TV & Movie Sites Tour. Offer expires…
OLT Tour Guide featured on MTV2
Catch On Location Tours guide, Amadeo Fusca, aka the “Joke Jockey” on MTV2’s Jobs That Don’t Suck airing Wednesday, May 28th at 11:30 pm EST!
OLT Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
On Location Tours is honored to be awarded with the 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence!
Sex and the City Tour featured in “The Tastemakers”
On Location Tours is excited and honored to be included in the new book The Tastemakers by David Sax! Read an excerpt below and discover why cupcakes have become one of America’s trendiest foods. On Location Tours bus parked in the shadow of New York’s Plaza hotel, idling in the damp January chill as its passengers trickled in from nearby sights. They ranged in age from their early twenties to late fifties, coming from as close as Long Island and as far away as Sweden. With the exception of two of their husbands and myself, the thirty-odd passengers were exclusively women. Some came with friends, others in large groups. All were here for the same reasons as everyone else on this bus: Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha, the four leads from the HBO television series Sex and the City, which…
10 Favorite “Friends” Moments
May 6th, 2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Friends finale. OLT staffers have put together a list of our top 10 favorite Friends moments! Be sure to share your favorite episodes and moments with us in the comments below. 1. Phoebe singing/performing “Smelly Cat” 2. Ross playing the keyboard and performing “the sound” in…
Mother’s Day Deal 2014!
Treat Mom to a fun trip around or
Book Giveaway: Naughty New York!
Throughout April and May, tour-goers on each Sex and the City Hotspots tour will have the opportunity to win the fabulous book Naughty New York: A Lady’s Guide to the Sexy City! Naughty New York is the first guide written for ladies by ladies that helps you plan a sexy getaway with your man, a weekend on the town with your best friends, or a daring solo adventure on your own in the bustling metropolis.