Maps of Movies
Vertigo (1958)
Where Vertigo says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Most of Vertigo's San Francisco is real, but the redwoods are not Muir Woods and the bell tower was added in the studio.
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Scenes and places
The rooftop chase (1958)
An opening rooftop chase ends with a fellow officer falling to his death, leaving Scottie with acrophobia and vertigo.
Set in Rooftops of San Francisco — The opening rooftop chase in which Scottie's career ends. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hillside residential street in San Francisco.
Midge's apartment (1958)
Scottie is at Midge's apartment in the stretch after the rooftop chase.
Set in Midge's apartment — Midge's apartment, placed after the rooftop chase and before Ernie's in the location list. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Midge's apartment, placed after the rooftop chase and before Ernie's in the location list.
Elster's office (1958)
Scottie goes to Elster's office in the stretch before Ernie's.
Set in Gavin Elster's office — Elster's office, placed after Midge's apartment and before Ernie's in the location list. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Elster's office, placed after Midge's apartment and before Ernie's in the location list.
Filmed at Bethlehem Shipyards, Illinois Street and 19th Street, Potrero Point — Filmed at the former Union Iron Works site; the coordinate is the Potrero Point area, not the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Illinois Street at 19th Street, Potrero Point.
First sight at Ernie's (1958)
Scottie first spots Madeleine at a table in the restaurant.
Set in Ernie's restaurant — The restaurant where Scottie first sees Madeleine at a table. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Jackson Square restaurant, about a mile from Scottie's apartment.
Filmed at Ernie's, 847 Montgomery Street (Jackson Square, San Francisco, United States) — English Wikipedia names the real restaurant here (closed 1995); German Wikipedia says it was rebuilt in the studio. Sources disagree on interior versus exterior. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The restaurant closed in 1995, so only the street address remains.
The flower shop (1958)
Madeleine buys a bouquet while Scottie watches from the back room.
Set in Podesta Baldocchi flower shop — Madeleine buys a bouquet while Scottie watches from the back room. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic San Francisco florist.
Filmed at Podesta Baldocchi, 224 Grant Avenue (Grant Avenue, San Francisco, United States) — The shop was at 224 Grant Avenue at the time of filming; the coordinate is a nearby point, not a surveyed one. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The shop has since moved to 410 Harriet Street.
Carlotta's grave at Mission Dolores (1958)
Scottie follows Madeleine to Carlotta's headstone.
Set in Mission San Francisco de Asís — Scottie follows Madeleine to the headstone of Carlotta Valdes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
San Francisco's oldest surviving building.
Filmed at Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) (Mission District, San Francisco, United States) — Filmed at the mission and its cemetery garden. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Mission Dolores is in the Mission District and open to visitors. The cemetery is on Dolores Street between 16th and 17th.
The portrait at the Legion of Honor (1958)
Madeleine sits before the portrait of Carlotta in the gallery while Scottie watches.
Set in California Palace of the Legion of Honor — Madeleine sits before the portrait of Carlotta while Scottie watches. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Museum at Lincoln Park.
Filmed at Legion of Honor, 100 34th Avenue (Lincoln Park, San Francisco, United States) — The gallery scene was filmed in this museum; the coordinate comes from a single record. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Lincoln Park, at 100 34th Avenue.
The McKittrick Hotel (1958)
Scottie asks the manager about a room once belonging to Carlotta Valdes while trailing Madeleine.
Set in McKittrick Hotel — Scottie asks about a room once belonging to Carlotta Valdes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
An 1880s mansion at Gough and Eddy Streets, torn down in 1959.
Elster's club (1958)
Scottie visits Elster's club between the bookshop and Fort Point.
Set in Elster's club — Elster's club, placed after the bookshop and before Fort Point in the location list. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Elster's club, placed after the bookshop and before Fort Point in the location list.
Filmed at Pacific Union Club, 1000 California Street — Filmed at the club on Nob Hill. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: 1000 California Street, Nob Hill.
The plunge at Fort Point (1958)
Madeleine plunges into the bay below the Golden Gate Bridge and Scottie pulls her out.
Set in Fort Point — Madeleine plunges into the bay and Scottie pulls her out. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Civil War-era fort under the Golden Gate Bridge.
Filmed at Fort Point, under the Golden Gate Bridge (Presidio · Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, United States) — Filmed on the spot beneath the bridge. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Fort Point National Historic Site, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. The shot is on Marine Drive, Presidio.
Scottie's apartment (1958)
After the rescue Scottie brings Madeleine home and she wakes in his apartment.
Set in 900 Lombard Street — Madeleine wakes in Scottie's apartment over coffee. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Building on the Russian Hill side of Lombard Street.
Filmed at 900 Lombard Street (Russian Hill · Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States) — The sources give the address (at Jones) but no coordinate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On Lombard Street, Russian Hill. At Jones Street, Russian Hill.
Redwoods that are not Muir Woods (1958)
Madeleine and Scottie walk among giant redwoods; she reacts to a cross-section of a tree showing its age.
Set in Muir Woods — Madeleine and Scottie walk among giant redwoods. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Old-growth redwood park.
Filmed at Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, United States) — Shown as Muir Woods in the film but filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.
The kiss by the sea (1958)
The two meet by the sea; waves crash and they kiss.
Set in A cliff by the sea — The two meet by the sea as the waves crash. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cypress Point on 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach.
Filmed at Sunset Point Overlook near Cypress Point, 17-Mile Drive (17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, United States) — English Wikipedia places the scene at the overlook; the coordinate is the nearby Cypress Point Club, not the exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach.
The mission and the tower (1958)
Madeleine describes a recurring dream of a tower and a bell, and Scottie takes her to the mission to confront it.
Set in Mission San Juan Bautista — Madeleine describes a recurring dream of a tower and a bell. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A mission founded in 1797.
Filmed at Mission San Juan Bautista (Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, United States) — A real mission; the tower in the film was added with studio effects. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The mission is in San Juan Bautista, California.
Filmed at Plaza Hall, Mission San Juan Bautista — The funeral and inquest scene is placed here in the location list. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista.
The sanatorium (1958)
Shaken by what he saw, Scottie is withdrawn and cared for in a sanatorium.
Set in A San Francisco sanatorium — Scottie is withdrawn and cared for in a sanatorium. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hospital building, not a real sanatorium.
Filmed at St. Joseph's Hospital, 355 Buena Vista Avenue East (Buena Vista Avenue East, San Francisco, United States) — A hospital building stood in for the sanatorium; the sources give no coordinate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: 355 Buena Vista Avenue East.
Judy's hotel room (1958)
Scottie finds Judy Barton in a small hotel room and starts to ask who she is.
Set in Judy's hotel — Scottie finds a woman named Judy Barton in a small hotel room. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hotel on Sutter Street, formerly the York Hotel.
Ransohoff's department store (1958)
Scottie and Judy visit a department store near the end of the film.
Set in Ransohoff's department store — A department store scene near the end of the film, with a dressing room. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A department store scene near the end of the film, with a dressing room.
Filmed at Ransohoff's, 259 Post Street — Filmed here per the location list; whether the dressing room was shot on site is unclear. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: 259 Post Street, Union Square.
Filmed at Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco — Scottie and Judy walk past the domed building Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Brocklebank Apartments, 1000 Mason Street — Madeleine's lodgings Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Argosy Book Shop, 225 Powell Street — A bookshop scene after the McKittrick Hotel Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Stockton Street at Geary, Union Square — Scottie awake at night, before San Juan Bautista Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Section I, Colma — Funeral scene, placed after the bell tower scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Top O' The Mark, Nob Hill — Scottie's low point, view east Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Twin Peaks city view — Scottie's low point, city view Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Scottie — A San Francisco detective left with a fear of heights after a rooftop chase.
- Madeleine — The woman Scottie is asked to follow around the city.