Best haunted tours in LA

If you are attracted to the paranormal and would like to know all the details about the real crimes and ghost stories of Hollywood, you should definitely join one of these fun tours of L.A. You will discover the other side of one of the most incredible cities in the United States.

Of all the tours to see and do in Los Angeles, ghost tours are one of the most popular among visitors. When the sun goes down you will meet your guide, who will take you to the spookiest places, while telling you true stories that will amaze you. Here I have selected the best and spookiest tours in Los Angeles. Are you up for it?

Tour the dark side of Hollywood. On this L.A. ghost tour you'll see theatres, hotels and places where spooky events have taken place. With your expert local guide, you'll learn all about the ghost stories, true crimes and gruesome secrets of the city of stars.

A tour not for everyone, where you can enjoy the paranormal at its best. On this 2 hour tour you'll see the other side of the incredible Pantages Theatre, the Hollywood sign, the Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame, as well as the Dolby Theatre, where your guide will tell you all about the Manson family murders.

This is definitely one of the top 10 things to do in Los Angeles at night, that is if you dare!

Details of interest

• Price: from 37 euros per person.
• Duration: approximately 2 hours.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: thanks to your expert guide, you will have the chance to see places and things you didn't know about the city of stars.
• Disadvantages of this option: not suitable for children, as it may cause nightmares.

This tour takes you to another of Hollywood's most iconic ghost story sites. On this tour you'll hear from your guide the tales of some of the tragedies that have cast a shadow over the city over the years. It hasn't always been all rosy in Los Angeles, you can be sure of that.

You'll visit the Capitan Theatre, the First National Bank of Hollywood, the Magic Castle and the Chinese Theatre, which has been the scene of a violent crime that nobody says anything about...

Get ready for an incomparable experience through the Hollywood night, where the stars don't always shine.

Details of interest

• Price: from 29 euros per person.
• Duration: approximately 1 hour.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: You'll see sites not commonly seen on walking tours of this type in Hollywood and L.A., and thanks to your personal guide you'll learn about the stories that inhabit these streets.
• Disadvantages of this option: It can be a bit short.

Learn all about Los Angeles' criminal past on this sensational mystery tour. Your guide will tell you all about the murders and dubious suicides that have occurred at the sites you'll visit.

You'll see the Clifton Hotel, the L.A. Courthouse, the Biltmore Hotel and the Alexandria Hotel, places that have become famous for the ghostly apparitions or crimes that have taken place there. You will also stop at a typical L.A. bar, where you can have a few cocktails before the tour begins.

This is definitely one of the best tours of Los Angeles you can take. This 3-hour adventure through the dark side of sunny L.A. will be an unforgettable experience. Because when the sun goes down... anything can happen!

Interesting details

• Price: from 50 euros per person.
• Duration: approximately 3 hours.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: you have 3 hours to visit the most paranormal sites in LA.
• Disadvantages of this option: not recommended for small children.

On this 2-hour tour of Hollywood Boulevard, you'll visit some of the sites believed to be haunted by the ghosts of big screen actors and actresses who are not resigned to being dead.

Places like the Dolby Theatre, the Hollywood Wax Museum, the traditional Hollywood hotspot Musso & Frank Grill, the Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, Hollywood and Vine, Ripley's Believe it or not, the Pantages Theatre, the TCL Chinese Theatre and the most haunted building of all: The Hollywood Roosevelt, where the first Oscar Awards were held, and in which the ghosts of, for example, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift are said to haunt.

A very good option if you want to visit the highlights of Hollywood Boulevard and be surprised by how many spooky stories it hides.

Interesting details

• Price: from 29 euros per person.
• Duration: between 1:30 minutes and 2 hours approximately.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: you will get to know the best kept secrets of Hollywood Boulevard.
• Disadvantages of this option: the itinerary is closed.

Experience an absolutely private experience, learning all about the ghosts of Hollywood Boulevard. This is a different kind of tour, without a physical guide. From your Smartphone, and using headphones, you can follow the story of each of the places you pass by. It's almost as if a ghost were guiding you on this adventure through the night of L.A.

The proposed tour lasts between 1 and 2 hours, but of course you can do it at your own pace, pausing the story as often as you like. Thanks to the GPS map you will be able to see where you are and which are the points to follow this ghostly and terrifying tour.

You will see places like the Roosevelt Hotel and Boardner's by La Belle, as well as the Pantages, Knickerbocker and Hollywood Pacific theatres.

This night tour is ideal to do in the warmer months, that's why it's one of the best things to do in Los Angeles in summer. Another thing to note is that once downloaded, the tour is yours to repeat as many times as you like!

Interesting details

• Price: from 8 euros per person.
• Duration: between 1 and 2 hours approximately.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: you can manage the time at your own pace, as you don't have to adapt to other travellers or a guide.
• Disadvantages of this option: you don't have a physical guide to ask what comes to mind.

Nothing can be more frightening than a wax museum, and in the case of the Madame Toussaud's Museum, where the resemblance and level of detail of the figures is supernatural, you'll feel like the personalities will come to life at any moment, without a doubt one of the best museums in Los Angeles and an obligatory stop on your trip.

On this guided tour of L.A.'s nightlife you'll hear about some of the biggest names on the silver screen, their rise and fall. At places like the Pantages Theatrer if you're lucky you might even encounter the ghost of Howard Hughes, or the industry's loved and hated Orson Wells.

Alongside your guide you'll visit the Chinese Theatre and the Walk of Fame, where so many personalities have left their mark forever etched in concrete.

Details of interest

• Price: from 35 euros per person.
• Duration: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Means of transport: walking tour.
• Advantages of this option: you will get to know the inside of the most important wax museum in Hollywood, along with all the chilling stories that your guide will tell you.
• Disadvantages of this option: the itinerary is closed.

On this half-day guided tour you will be picked up from the comfort of your hotel and driven in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle through Los Angeles' most chilling sites.

You will pass the Cemetery of the Stars, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where renowned figures such as Rudolph Valentino, Judy Garland, Chris Cornell, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, among others, are buried. You can also visit the sites of the Black Dahlia and Manson Family murders, among others.

You will visit the Museum of Death, the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Greystone Mansion, as well as the Spadena House, the Sunset Strip, the Sunset Tower Hotel and the Chateau Marmont, where great film and rock 'n' roll personalities lived and died.

Interesting details

• Price: from 178 euros per person.
• Duration: approximately 4 hours.
• Means of transport: tour aboard an air-conditioned minibus.
• Advantages of this option: you will be able to learn about the city's past, its crimes with an expert guide and the comfort of travelling in a minibus.
• Disadvantages of this option: it can be a bit long, as you must have half a day to do it. It takes place when the sun goes down.

As always, the best way to book ghost tours is online. This way you can be sure that you are hiring a reputable company and you can check reviews and opinions from previous travellers to see if they recommend them or not. If, on the other hand, you book a ghost tour on the street you may get a surprise and not get the most out of the experience, or the company or guide offering the tour may not be entirely professional.

These types of tours range from 1 to 4 hours, depending on the number of places you visit and the amount of time you spend there. Remember that a longer or more expensive tour is not always better. I recommend that you look at the tour options available and choose the one that is most relevant to you and your particular interests.

Each of these tours offers a different route, but they all have in common the city of Los Angeles and its gruesome past. From hotels and theatres where ghostly presences have been seen to haunted houses and scenes of terrible murders, these tours won't leave you indifferent, that's for sure. You'll hear the spookiest stories that L.A. has to offer, where rock stars and movie stars are the protagonists.

The prices for ghost tours vary according to the number of hours and places visited. A guided tour ranges from 29 to 178 euros. There are also more affordable options that do not include a guide, but rather download podcasts that are synchronised with your tour of the city. This option is available for around 8 euros and is also highly recommended.