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Los Angeles Theme Tours

By Kayte Deioma, About.com

Foodies, crime buffs, art lovers and others interested in a more thematic approach to exploring Los Angeles will enjoy these unique offerings.

Amazing LA Race Tour, Game and Scavenger Hunt

With the [b]Amazing LA Race[/b], you jump into a reality show experience in a competitive small-team race and self-guided tour through Hollywood's landmark's.
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Quick Culture Art Tours

Quick Culture for Kids at LACMAPhoto © 2007 Kayte Deioma, courtesy of www.KayteDeioma.com
Quick Culture Art Tours offer regular and customized tours of LA art museums and neighborhoods. They have great tours designed to introduce children to the elements of art, but they're also great for adults who don't really have much background in art. You can check their calendar for tours offered, or book a private tour.

Off 'N Running Tours

Running from the Paparazzi Courtesy of Off and Running Tours
Off 'N Running Tours takes runners and fitness walkers on guided tours of Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. The Running from the Paparazzi Tour covers 4 miles through Beverly Hills. The Marvelous Mansions Tour takes in 4.3 miles including a stop at the Greystone Mansion. Stars of the Silver Screen is a Movie Stars' homes tour on foot. The Pacific Pleasures Tour takes runners through Santa Monica's attractions.

Esotouric - Noir-Themed Bus Tours of LA

Esotouric GuidesPhoto © 2007 Kayte Deioma, courtesy of www.KayteDeioma.com
Esotouric is a tour company that offers very specialized thematic tours of Los Angeles. The subjects of the tours change, and they are not on a regular schedule so you have to plan around their date. Some popular tours they offer are the Black Dahlia Tour and Raymond Chandler's LA.

Dearly Departed Tours

Dearly Departed Tours© 2008 Kayte Deioma, courtesy of www.KayteDeioma.com
Dearly Departed Tours will introduce you to the most gruesome aspects of Los Angeles from the scene of real life murders and massacres to the locations used for some of Hollywood's favorite horror movies. Guides are well-informed, and you get some general Hollywood highlights in between the blood and gore. The guide's narration is complemented by 911 recordings and crime scene photos. Great for crime buffs; not recommended for children.

Melting Pot Tours

Melting Pot offers 3 1/2-hour food tasting walking tours of 3rd Street from the LA Farmer's Market to the Beverly Center. Regular tours are scheduled Fridays and Saturdays year round. Private tours are also available on other days.

Metro Art Tours

The LA Metro offers regularly scheduled as well as special request group Metro Art Tours of the artwork in the Metro Rail system. Tours are led by trained Metro Docent Council volunteers. Free tours are offered the first Saturday and Sunday of every month. The tours are round trip and last approximately 2 hours. No reservations are required. First Saturday tours leave at 10 am from the street-level entrance to the Hollywood & Highland Metro Station near Highland Ave. First Sunday tours leave from the information booth at Union Station. The tours are 90% walking, but include some Metro riding.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tours

Biweekly guided walking tours of the star-studded Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Haunted Hollywood Tours

Haunted Hollywood Tours visits some of the same venues as Dearly Departed, but focuses more on purported ghost sightings and paranormal phenomenon. Daily tours depart at 5 pm from Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Reservations are required.

Neon Cruises

Neon Cruises are double-decker bus tours of LA's most significant neon offered by the Museum of Neon Art. The tours are offered every Saturday from June through November.
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