Esotouric features three LA literary tours in July--Raymond Chandler (7/11), Charles Bukowski (7/18) and John Fante (7/25)--with discounts when you ride more than one. Mix and match, any two for $96 (save $20) or all three for $134 (save $40).
Ride Free once a month on Esotouric's curated Art Walk shuttle, The Hippodrome.
Translation services offered in most languages. Yes, we give private group tours, and offer discounts on regular tours for groups of eight or more. For more info, click here.
KCRW and KPCC members take 15% off regular bus tour tickets (limit 4 per member)
We Recommend
The Mother Road, Mapped
Robert Waldmire's Old Route 66 Map is a legendary piece of illustrated history. We have a limited supply, direct from the artist. Get yours today before they're all gone.
Your ticket can be refunded up to 72 hours prior to departure if you contact Esotouric by phone or email. We regret that there are no refunds for people who miss the bus.
Pasadena Confidential (Vroman's edition) - Sat. March 15
Mar 15 2008 - 12:00pm
Mar 15 2008 - 5:00pm
A special edition of our Pasadena Confidential Crime Bus tour featuring Crimebo the Clown, offered exclusively for friends of Pasadena's venerable Vroman's Bookstore (with reservations available directly from the store).
ABOUT THE TOUR: The Crown City masquerades as a calm and refined retreat, where well-bred ladies glide around their perfect bungalows and everyone knows what fork to use first. But don't be fooled by appearances. Dip into the confidential files of old Pasadena and meet assassins and lepers, kidnappers and slashers, Satanists and all manner of maniac in a delightful little tour you WON'T find recommended by the better class of people! From celebrated cases like the RFK assassination (with a visit to Sirhan Sirhan's folks' house), "Eraserhead" star Jack Nance's strange end, black magician/rocket scientist Jack Parsons' death-by-misadventure and the 1926 Rose Parade grand stand collapse, to fascinating obscurities, the tour's dozens of murders, arsons, kidnappings, robberies, suicides, auto wrecks and oddball happening sites provide a alternate history of Pasadena that's as fascinating as it is creepy. Passengers will tour the old Millionaire's Row on Orange Grove, thrill to the shocking Sphinx Murder on the steps of the downtown Masonic Hall, wonder about the unknown fiend who sneaked past a little girl to poison her father's beer and discover why people named Judd should think twice before moving to Pasadena.
Get your limited edition plasticmuse / Tony Millionaire Bukbird silkscreen poster, t-shirt or set of beer coasters.
Raymond Chandler Mystery Map Returns!
Back from the out-of-print grave and ready to be used, it's the classic Chandler crime scene map of Los Angeles. Why pay $100+ for a dog eared copy when a crisp new one can be yours for $15?
recommended viewing
now you can purchase the the film the L.A. Times called "irreverent, insightful, surely one of the most ambitious documentaries on Los Angeles ever."