Top Los Angeles Crime Tours

This dark history sightseeing tour reveals Los Angeles beyond its sunny skyline and famous attractions, focusing on true crime, scandals, and the city’s sinister past. Journey through seedy downtown lots, haunted hotels, Sunset Boulevard scandal sites, and secretive Beverly Hills estates that turned Hollywood dreams into grim tragedies. Along the way, you’ll see “all the wrong homes at the right time, afterwards” uncovering how LA’s darkest stories helped shape its haunting allure and enduring crime legends.

Hollywood is nearly as famous for scandal and tragedy as it is for glitz and glamour. Beyond the swimming pools and movie stars lurks a harsh world of death, crime, and the curse of fame. On this private tour you'll see where some of the biggest scandals of all time actually happened. Each tour is customizable and unique, but some of the locations you may see are associated with O.J. Simpson, The Menendez Brothers, Charles Manson, Michael Jackson, Hugh Grant, Eddie Murphy, Paris Hilton, The Black Dahlia, and more. We'll also visit the filming locations of Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street, just for fun. Your tour guide is Adam Papagan, LA native and author of the guidebook "Behind The Scenes in Los Angeles: A Pop Culture History Tour". This tour is perfect for true crime fans, pop culture obsessives, and anyone who wants to know what really goes on in Hollywood.

Examine one of Los Angeles’ most studied criminal cases on a guided true crime limo tour covering expanded locations tied to the Manson Family. Travel in a small group while learning how the crimes intersected with Hollywood culture, media, and the social climate of the era. The experience emphasizes analysis over myth, offering a deeper understanding of why the case continues to resonate.

Explore the dark underbelly of Hollywood with the ultimate walking tour. You will be led on a fright filled walk down the Boulevard of Broken Dreams to visit haunted hotels, mobster hangouts, and landmarks with ties to some of LA s most notorious crimes. If you love Hollywood, the paranormal, or true crime - this is the tour for you! This tour was written by the writer of Sunset Strip True Crime, Haunted Hollywood, and more of LA's highest rated experiences. This new version of the Hollywood tour comes with updated stories, a new route, images, and videos to provide the most exciting look into Hollywood's past! There are many tours of Hollywood, but you can book this tour knowing it was created by people who care about LA history and giving the best tours in the world.

Book this tour to listen to stories of Hollywood celebrities by visiting the cemetery, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, and more. Your guide will collect you from West Hollywood or Beverly Hills addresses for an easy start to the tour, and then you’ll be on your way. Customize this experience as you please since this is a private tour.

Discover Los Angeles through its chilling true crime history on this immersive sightseeing experience that explores the infamous O.J. Simpson and Menendez Brothers murder cases. Journey through West L.A. from the glamorous streets of Brentwood to Beverly Hills, retracing the real locations tied to these shocking 1990s tragedies. With Grave Line Tours, uncover the dark intersections between fame, family, and fatal obsession that forever changed Hollywood’s story.

Explore downtown LA's past through a different lens on this murder mystery ghost tour. Hear stories from your guide about the city's dark past while visiting stops such as the infamous Hotel Cecil (where the Night Stalker stayed) as well as the Barclay Hotel to hear about the Chinatown Massacre of 1871. Stop in a few haunted bars to purchase some cocktails if you wish.

Explore Hollywood through the lens of real criminal cases on a guided evening walking tour paired with drinks at historic bars. The experience focuses on documented crimes, investigations, and cultural impact, offering context beyond sensational headlines. With a structured route and expert storytelling, the tour combines nightlife with historical narrative for a distinctive after-dark experience.

Uncover Los Angeles’ hidden mafia history on a dark and immersive true crime tour. From bloody labor strikes to Hollywood blackmail and mob murders, explore the city’s most shocking criminal underworld. Experience the chilling origins of LA’s power players—enhanced with custom AI-generated visuals.

Experience the seedy side of Hollywood and Beverly Hills on this guided excursion that takes care of the transportation for you. After a convenient pickup from select hotels, head out with your guide to discover Tinseltown’s greatest scandals. Check off sites such as Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Greystone Mansion and Park, the Sunset Strip, and Will Rogers Memorial Park.

Explore Los Angeles through the lens of one of its most studied true crime cases on a guided Black Dahlia tour. Travel in a limo while tracing historically documented locations tied to the case and its Hollywood-era context. The experience focuses on separating fact from myth, placing the story within the social, media, and cultural landscape of mid-century Los Angeles.

History isn’t just found in textbooks; it lives in the artifacts left behind, the architecture that surrounds us, and the voices that refuse to be forgotten. Join us for an immersive, guided tour of Holocaust Museum LA—the oldest survivor-founded museum in the United States. As you move from the sunlit entryways into the lower galleries, you will witness the sweeping history of the Holocaust through an intimate, human lens. Guided by our expert docents, you’ll interact with rare primary sources, view powerful archival footage, and discover the deeply personal stories of resilience that shaped our community. This isn’t just a look at the past; it’s a powerful exploration of human dignity, the dangers of silence, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Leave inspired to make "never forget" a living reality.