Los Angeles · HOLLYWOOD GHOST & CRIME TOURS
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The dark side of Tinseltown, told after sundown: the scandals, the haunted hotels, the cases the star maps skip. Below are the 15 best Hollywood ghost and true-crime tours, with how eerie each really gets, how long they run, and what they cost.
A 2-hour small-group Haunted Hollywood walk with true crime tales and iconic stops from TCL to Dolby. $39.
“Beau was such a pro! There was so much great information. I was unsure, as a local, how much there was to learn, but my mind was blown! Highly recommend for tourists or locals!”
Hollywood Ghost Hunting uses real tools like EMF meters and spirit boxes on a guided night walk through haunted Hollywood and Chinatown for $55.
“Trevor the guide Slayedddd! The tour was interactive and he was super knowledgeable. As a public speaking teacher his speaking & story telling skills were fabulous! Cute thing to do in a cute spot in town hehe”
A 1-hour, easy walk through Hollywood’s spooky landmarks with true ghost stories, famous theaters and hotels, and a guide-led fright.
“Guide very knowledgeable. Not too far to walk. Could do with headphones or guide to have a mic as sometimes it was hard to hear her as traffic and music on the street was loud”
Hollywood Medieval Torture Museum ticket with audio guide and Ghost Hunting app in LA. Plan 45–90 minutes with a mobile ticket.
“Scary and so worth your money to know European, Asian and American torture from the centuries. Makes us feel lucky to be alive today and not back then.”
2-hour Sunset Strip true crime and ghost walk at night. See iconic spots, hear real stories, end at the Viper Room.
“Chris had a lot of really interesting stories and was clearly very passionate it was fun and spooky to see all the sites.”
A 2-hour haunted Hollywood walk with ghost stories and true crime stops at Pantages, Knickerbocker, and the Roosevelt after dark.
“Paul was an outstanding guide! The tour included a good mix of true crime and ghost stories, as well as a few humorous tales. Paul even indulged my special request at the tour’s end to find a particular celebrity’s hand prints. I 100% recommend this tour.”
A 3-hour DTLA murder-mystery ghost walk through iconic noir sites, with guided true-crime storytelling, short bar stops, and $1 donations.
“Our tour guide (Chris) was amazing and awesome and had a great sense of humor! Definitely worth the price of the ticket!”
Visit the Medieval Torture Museum in Hollywood with an audio guide, wax sculptures, and a ghost-hunting app experience for $31.
“The .Museum had a lot of interesting things to look at. However for the price the bathrooms were disgusting! No toilet paper and filthy.”
A 2-hour Sunset Blvd walking tour mixing true crime and haunted tales, with stops at Chateau Marmont and the Viper Room.
“Chris W was an amazing guide. He knew so many stories about Los Angeles it was incredible! He talked literally the entire 2 hour tour.”
Santa Monica Pier to Palisades Park on a 90-minute ghost walk with Route 66 lore, carousel legends, and hotel hauntings for $32.
“Our tour guide was excellent. We really enjoyed learning the history of Santa Monica. It was a cold, misty night but Miles didn’t rush us through.”
A 3-hour night bus tour of haunted Los Angeles with stops at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Avila Adobe, and the Cecil Hotel. $69.
“Jennifer was a great tour guide! She was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We did get out in an area with *quite a few* homeless people which made my heart race as it's not something I'm used to coming from the area I do, but Jennifer confidently walked us right on by and ensured there were no one missing (or extras) getting back on the bus. The bus was super comfortable and the driver did not drive like a lunatic (which was incredibly impressive after doing several other tours with others through the same areas LOL). Would recommend this tour for anyone looking for a mixture of cool but darker history,…”
A 2.5-hour Hollywood true crime bar tour with 3 included cocktails at iconic stops like Boardner’s and the Hollywood Roosevelt.
“My husband and I signed up on a whim, eager to try something new and to get to know our city a little better, and our tour guide, Stephanie, did not disappoint! It was a drizzly night, which only added to the spooky atmosphere and made the experience even more fun. Neither of us are true crime buffs, so much of the information was completely new to us, and Stephanie made it absolutely fascinating. She has a genuine passion not just for true crime and history, but for the Hollywood area as a whole, which really came through in her storytelling.”
Walk Hollywood Blvd with a guide, sip at iconic bars, and hear ghost stories on a 2-hour Los Angeles pub crawl for $36.
“We walked some, drank some, played some games then walked some more and drank even more, great times!!!”
US Ghost Adventures’ LA Ghosts walking tour visits Hollywood landmarks at 8 PM, mixing eerie legends and photo stops for $27.
“Morgan was the tour guide. She was informative and kept the tour fun.”
Pasadena Ghost Tour Purgatory Phantoms is a $32, English one-hour walk through seven haunted Pasadena spots, ending at Route 66.
“It was a nice affordable walk around Pasadena to hear some of the history. I cant say that I would recommend this tour for “Spookiness” tho…more historical. The tour its self was average, not many stops. But I will say its priced well for what your actually get in terms of the tour. Our tour guide was kind and did his best but there was no “wow” factor for me.”
