Hollywood: Medieval Torture Museum Ticket & Ghost Hunt

Summary

Hollywood’s dark history up close with ghost hunting app

You’ll step off busy Hollywood Boulevard straight into centuries of dark history at the Medieval Torture Museum. Explore at your own pace with an audio guide (English or Spanish), see chilling wax figures and devices up close, and try out a ghost hunting app if you’re feeling brave. It’s strange, fascinating, and might linger with you longer than you’d think.

What’s the experience like?

It’s weird how you can be right on Hollywood Boulevard—tourists everywhere, street performers doing their thing—and then suddenly you’re inside this medieval torture museum, and it’s just…quiet. The greeter handed us the audio guide (I picked English, but my friend tried Spanish for fun), and right away the air felt heavier. I didn’t expect to feel anything, honestly, but there’s something about seeing those old iron masks up close that makes your skin crawl a little. The wax figures are almost too real. I caught myself glancing over my shoulder more than once.

Our guide’s voice in the headphones had this calm way of explaining things—like, here’s why people thought these punishments made sense back then. Some of it was so brutal I had to pause and just stand there for a second. There was this one device (I won’t spoil it), but the way the light hit it made the metal look cold even though it was warm outside. The place isn’t massive—maybe 45 minutes if you move fast, but we wandered for over an hour because we kept stopping to talk about what kind of world would invent this stuff.

I gave the ghost hunting app a shot halfway through. It’s silly at first—my friend laughed when her phone beeped near the “interrogation” room—but after a while you start listening for creaks or weird drafts, just in case. There were a couple other visitors who joked about feeling watched; maybe they weren’t joking? Anyway, I left thinking more about human nature than I expected to. If you’re in Hollywood and want something different from movie stars and sunshine…well, this is definitely that.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Visit Hollywood Medieval Torture Museum

• Arrive at the museum
• Get audio guide from greeter
• Explore torture and execution exhibits
• View wax sculptures of execution scenes
• Use audio guide to learn history
• Participate in Ghost Hunting Experience
• Explore museum at your own pace

Top questions

How long does it take to visit the Medieval Torture Museum in Hollywood?

You can spend 45–90 minutes or more exploring at your own pace.

Is the Hollywood Medieval Torture Museum wheelchair accessible?

Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible.

Are children allowed in the museum?

Children under 10 enter free with an adult; exhibition not recommended for under 18s without an adult.

Is there an audio guide available?

Yes, audio guides are available in English and Spanish.

What is included with my ticket?

Your ticket includes entry fees, taxes, and access to both the museum exhibits and ghost hunting app experience.

Can I use public transportation to get there?

Yes, public transportation options are available nearby.

Are service animals allowed inside?

Yes, service animals are permitted inside the museum.

What’s included

Your entry covers all fees and taxes plus an audio guide in English or Spanish; you’ll also have access to try out the ghost hunting app during your visit before heading back out onto Hollywood Boulevard.