Walk of Fame

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A walk down the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ending with a magnetic hide-a-key cache with a view. Don't let the urban setting fool you. This one is a great hike.

To be honored with a star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the world's most famous sidewalk, is a tribute as coveted and sought after as any of the entertainment industry's equally prestigious awards -- including the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Mike or Tony. And, because it recognizes a life-long contribution of both public and peer appreciation, it is an honor uniquely in a class by itself. The Walk of Fame is a permanent monument of the past, as well as the present.

Pictures are taken from this site. Beware, it has a lot of popups.

This cache involves a hike down the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The listed coordinates start at the MTA subway station near the corner of Hollywood and Vine and the final cache is just under a mile away near the west end of the walk.

To obtain the final coordinates for this cache, you will need to hit 12 locations along the boulevard. To prove you actually made it to these spots, you will need to keep your eye on the ground looking for the stars with the names on them. Three names are given for each location. All three stars should be found within 30 feet of the location. You need to find all three and determine which of them is found in between the other two. Circle the name of the star in the middle. Then when you have one name circled for each location, you can add up the numbers of the circled names in the center column. These 6 numbers will correspond to the missing numbers in the final coordinates.

The final coordinates are
N 34° 06.ABC W 118° 20.DEF

Plug in the numbers obtained from the table above and you should be on your way. The final cache is hidden near the west end of this hike, so there are two ways to approach this cache. First, you could park or take the subway to Hollywood and Vine and work your way West. Then when you finish, the subway from Hollywood and Highland will take you back to your starting point. Or, you could park or take the subway to Hollywood and Highland and work your way East on one side of Hollywood Blvd. and back the other side. Then, when you have all 12 points visited, you will be back at the correct side to find the cache.

Once you get the final coordinates, they will point you in a direction that might be difficult to approach. Be assured that you will not need to hop any fences. You might actually have to walk a bit around some obstacles and come at the cache from the other side. Just think about how a car would get to the place the needle points. As a matter of fact, you can drive to within 5 feet of the actual cache location. I would suggest walking, though, because you can't really stop your car there.

Enjoy this nice walking tour of my neighborhood. It was a lot of fun putting this one together, and even though I live right here, I saw a lot of things that I have never slowed down to really look at today. I hope you find the same enjoyment

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

[I strongly suggest NOT decoding these first. Use them in order if you really need them at the final search. It will make it more fun.]

Ng gur Erfgnhenag
Va gur tneqraf arne gur inyrg cnexvat
Haqre gur przrag fgnvef ng gur jrfg raq bs gur tneqra
Ntnvafg gur onpx jnyy. Lbh'yy unir gb jnyx haqre gur fgnvef naq ernpu ba gur haqrefvqr bs bar bs gur zrgny obkrf ba gur onpx jnyy.
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Cache Logs

October 18 by KLRH (106 found) another great addition to our day... Loved revisiting all the stars...TFTC!! [view this log]

October 18 by benandjayme (1418 found) We've been waiting for a loooong time for the right day to do this one since it takes a bit of time to complete. With a parent in town (KLRH), we finally decided that today was the day to do it! We drive along Hollywood Blvd. all the time but this was the first time we'd really walked it and looked at all the stars. Very fun. We didn't have any trouble finding any of the stars, including those around Grauman's. All the stars were right where the instructions said they should be. As for the final location and many people's concerns about being there, we've always found that all you've got to do is act like you're supposed to be there. That's what we did on this one and it worked like a charm...no problems from anyone. Thanks for a very cool tour. We really enjoyed it. [view this log]

September 20 by jays3 (321 found) Made it up to the Resteraunt but did not find the final location as the signs say private property. Thanks for the the great walk of fame cash. We started on the east side it was a good hike [view this log]

July 24 by Sgt.Skull (1021 found) Walk of Fame is a puzzle cache, not a multiple. Once you discover the coordinates by solving the puzzle, you go to the final location. The given coordinates are just one of many entry points to this well thought out and entertaining puzzle. The puzzle components for the Grauman's Chinese Theater location aren't accessible. Mickey Mouse's star is mere feet from Michael Jackson's, and in the last few weeks, and for months to come, tourists and performers are all over this location. Bruce Lee's star has been removed, along with another 50 feet of sidewalk while the powers-that-be do some road work. And to confuse the issue, Bruce WILLIS' star is within puzzling distance from both Mickey and Elton, and Ruta LEE is not too far east of these two stars. If you mistakenly take into consideration that the Bruce WILLIS star is supposed to be Bruce LEE's, then you will end up 0.12 miles uphill from the final GZ. Note: Bruce Lee's star used to be west of the theater. The container at GZ has had a full and soaking wet logbook since January 2008. The owner is not making a replacement anytime soon. The next cacher going by, how about bringing a magnetized, water-tight container with a new logsheet and replace the magnetic keyholder that is sitting below sprinkler level. Lastly, the container at GZ is on private property at a very exclusive restaurant. I felt really creepy crawling under the concrete steps to find this cache even at twilight. I hope that the owner of this establishment is ok with this hide. Just my own two cents. Thanks, Sgt.Skull [view this log]

July 23 by Sgt.Skull (1021 found) It has taken me three visits to the Walk of Fame to complete this puzzle. Not because it was difficult, but because the first two visits I brought along friends that weren't quite as enthusiastic as I was. I'm a relative local, Orange County, and do business in Hollywierd on an occasional basis, so I knew this would be done soon. There are issues with the cache that I will address in a separate note after I post this one. Had a great time on the puzzle but felt really awkward at the final location. Private property and all. TNLNSL TFTP (not the M) [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 4:19:22 AM
Last Updated: 10/19/2009 6:53:50 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum