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Santa Monica Ghost Tour 90 min
Average
42 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score
- Santa Monica
- 1 hr 30 min
- Updated November 2, 2026
Explore Santa Monica’s haunted pier, downtown streets, and beachside legends on a 90-minute ghost tour led by a lantern-carrying guide.
About this tour
Follow the lantern into Santa Monica’s shadowy side on a 90-minute ghost tour through downtown. Beneath the familiar glow of the pier, stories of restless spirits and unexplained sightings give this seaside city a darker edge.
Your guide leads you past haunted hotspots and shares eerie tales connected to the carousel, Ferris wheel, beach, and the end of Route 66. Hear accounts of mysterious figures wandering the shore and strange appearances in the streets beyond the pier. Along the way, discover the local legends that linger behind Santa Monica’s sunny reputation.
Meet your guide beneath the Santa Monica Pier sign at Ocean Avenue and Colorado Avenue, and arrive 15 minutes before departure. Bring your curiosity and explore Santa Monica’s haunted history on this guided ghost tour.
Highlights
- Explore haunted hotspots in downtown Santa Monica
- Hear ghost stories tied to the Santa Monica Pier and Route 66
- Investigate tales of mysterious figures along the beach
What's included
Included
- All fees and taxes
Not included
- Snacks
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4.07 / 5 · 42 reviews
Important information
- Meet under the Santa Monica Pier sign at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Colorado Avenue, at the foot of Colorado Avenue
- Arrive 15 minutes before the tour starts
- The guide wears a US Ghost Adventures T-shirt and carries a lantern
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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- Service animals are allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How this score is calculated
This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 4.07 from 42 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.
How the score works and rating distribution in Santa Monica
- Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
- Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
- Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
- The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 5.5.
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