Tours including North by Northwest
Explore New York City's famous TV & movie locations!
Tours that feature North by Northwest
New York TV & Movie Tour
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Central Park Walking Tour
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Customer Reviews“I would highly recommend it to fans of hit movies & TV shows... I was interested in seeing sites from movies filmed in the 60's through the 80's. ”
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“My solution to the strike was to hop aboard an On Location Tours bus to see some of NYC’s most famed movie and TV locations live and in 3-D.”
-Entertainment Weekly, Jan. 2008
The New York TV and Movie Sites Tour, Classics Tour, and Central Park Movie Sites Tour each feature over 40 sites from memorable TV shows and Films. Any of these three guided tours are a great way for movie lovers to see Manhattan. Do something different during your trip to New York City and see where scenes from the classic 1959 film, North by Northwest were filmed, along with many other movies and shows.
In a case of mistaken identity, New York advertising executive Roger Thornhill is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believe Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but has to find the CIA agent in order to clear himself of a murder. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive on the run, Thornhill is assisted on the train by a beautiful blonde, Eve Kendall. She turns out to be associated with the enemy, and nearly gets him killed. After a long and intricate ordeal in Chicago, Thornhill gets away with his life… and the girl of course.
Two-time Oscar nominee, and five time Golden Globe Nominee, Cary Grant stars as Roger Thornhill. The talented actor has appeared in such classics as Alice in Wonderland, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, Once Upon A Honeymoon, Night and Day, Notorious, To Catch a Thief, The Grass is Greener, That Touch of Mink, Charade, and An Affair to Remember.
On all three New York TV and Movie Sites tours, you can see the iconic Plaza Hotel where Roger Thornhill is kidnapped and forced into a life of espionage. The Plaza is the most filmed building in NYC, with literally dozens of films having been shot here. The Plaza Hotel was built in 1907. It cost $12 million to build, and was the most expensive building ever built at the time. You’ll also see the famous Grand Central Terminal where Thornhill makes his escape to Chicago to find the CIA agent.
* In an effort to stay current, we are constantly updating our tours with new locations and cannot guarantee the presence of locations mentioned on our site. If you have a particular interest in locations from a specific TV show or movie, please let your tour guide know and we will do our best to accomodate your request.
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