LA Crime Scene Tour Is O.J. Simpson-Free
The Santa Monica Pier won't look the same after an excursion with Esotouric.
Esotouric knows your type well: You spend hours watching true crime documentaries on television, dream up outlandish conspiracy theories, and would never, ever be caught dead on the Boston Duck Tour. That's why the company, whose name speaks to their quirky Los Angeles expeditions, has devised the Wild Wild West Side tour, which we guarantee has nothing to do with the 1999 Will Smith movie.
The tour, coming up on October 10th, appeals to wannabe sleuths and those with a morbid fascination in the "blood-soaked history" of the Westside, including Venice, Santa Monica, Culver City, and Marina del Rey. Tour creator Kim Cooper started compiling outlandish stories from the area's past and marking down creepy points of interest, like the grave of a mummified teenage cult priestess. While this isn't the most family friendly way for visitors to experience Los Angeles, it's a compelling alternative to Universal Studios' backlot tour, with tales of spirit possession and murder replacing talk of movie filming.
But there are a couple crimes that were deliberately left off of the schedule, namely sites related to the O.J. Simpson murder case and the Menendez murders. It's less '90s-oriented, more "historical crime lore."
Tickets for the tour are $58 per person and can be booked online, or by calling 323.223.2767. Other Esotouric outings include a look at Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles and a "Blood & Dumplings" Saturday in December. You really can't get any further away from Mickey than that.
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