Notorious Los Angeles
By Citysearch Editors, Los Angeles
In L.A., there's no escaping the lifestyles of the rich and infamous. From a posh park's dubious bathroom moment to a notorious hotel's saucy secrets, find out what tales lurk beneath the surface of L.A.'s most scandalous spots.
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Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
Though the music is what keeps crowds coming back, its tragic history is part of the allure--the club's sidewalk is where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993. -
Will Rogers Memorial Park
9650 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA
"Excuse me, officer, is that a gun in your pocket?" Back in 1998, pop singer George Michael was arrested by an undercover cop for engaging in "lewd" behavior inside the bathroom of this family-friendly park. Poor Mr. Rogers must've been rolling in his grave. -
Teddy's
7000 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Just two days after being arrested for suspicion of driving "under the influence" in 2007, Lindsay Lohan was famously photographed passed-out in a parked vehicle outside this Hollywood hot spot. -
Moonshadows
20356 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
This waterfront Malibu mainstay is where Mel Gibson partied--and foretellingly mugged for the camera--just hours before his infamous DUI arrest in 2006. -
Esther's Haircutting Studio
18360 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA
Was it the bad hair extensions or simply a cry for help? This low-rent hair salon is where a bizarrely-behaving Britney Spears shaved her head--and then later had it checked (over and over and over again). -
Chateau Marmont
8221 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
The site of countless notorious moments--including Jim Belushi's 1982 death by drug overdose--this rock-and-roll hotel is where Doors frontman Jim Morrison famously shouted from the rooftop ... and where celebrities have carried on illicit affairs ever since.
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Social Hollywood
6525 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Now called Social, the historic Hollywood Athletic Club is where John Wayne threw billiard balls from the roof at passing cars and a tipsy Jean Harlow once came clad in a fur coat--and only a fur coat. -
Knickerbocker Hotel
1714 Ivar Ave, Los Angeles, CA
It may be a retirement home now, but this Beaux Arts palace is where Marilyn Monroe honeymooned with Joe DiMaggio before their ill-fated marriage ended. It's also the site where legendary director D.W. Griffith dropped dead.
