Walk Los Angeles's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
The most haunted places in Los Angeles read like a true crime encyclopedia with a Hollywood budget. The Cecil Hotel on South Main Street has hosted two serial killers — Richard Ramirez lived on the 14th floor in 1985 during his Night Stalker killing spree, and Elisa Lam's body was found in the rooftop water tank in 2013. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was last seen alive in the Millennium Biltmore's lobby in January 1947 before her mutilated body turned up in a vacant lot. Griffith J. Griffith shot his wife in the face in 1903 and donated 4,300 acres as penance — hikers still encounter her disfigured apparition near the Observatory. This self-guided tour covers 13 free stops from the Formosa Café, where Bugsy Siegel's ghost raises a glass in his corner booth, to the Colorado Street Bridge, where over 150 people have jumped since 1913.
The Formosa Café opened in 1925 from a converted Red Car trolley, sitting directly across from what became the Samuel Goldwyn Studio lot. Every major ...
The Cecil Hotel opened in 1927 as a luxury destination and began its descent almost immediately. The Depression converted it into a transient hotel. A...
You board the Queen Mary, the ocean liner that sailed from 1936 to 1967, now permanently docked in Long Beach. The ship carried the wealthy and famous...
You stand in Griffith Park, 4,300 acres donated to the city in 1896 by Griffith J. Griffith, a mining magnate who shot his wife in the face in 1903, b...
You enter the Hollywood Roosevelt, opened in 1927 as Hollywood's first luxury hotel. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held here in 1929. Marilyn ...
You walk the Millennium Biltmore, Los Angeles' grandest hotel, opened in 1923. The Biltmore hosted eight Academy Award ceremonies, presidential candid...
You stand in the Comedy Store, the legendary club on Sunset Strip that launched modern stand-up comedy. Before it was a comedy club, the building was ...
You enter Linda Vista Hospital, a massive Art Deco structure opened in 1904 to serve railroad workers. By the 1970s, it had become the main trauma cen...
You walk Heritage Square, a collection of Victorian-era buildings saved from demolition and relocated to this site in the 1970s. The buildings — homes...
You walk Olvera Street, the oldest part of Los Angeles, established in 1781 as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles. The street is a ma...
You enter the Alexandria Hotel, opened in 1906 as Los Angeles' first luxury hotel. The Alexandria hosted presidents, film stars, and the city's elite ...
You stand on the Colorado Street Bridge, a Beaux-Arts concrete arch bridge completed in 1913, spanning the Arroyo Seco. The bridge is beautiful. It's ...
You enter the Los Angeles Theatre, the last of the great movie palaces built on Broadway, opened in 1931 for the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's City Li...
The Los Angeles ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Los Angeles tour is Formosa Café at Formosa Aroma, 560, West Main Street.
3 stops free in Los Angeles. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.