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LA: Dominion Approved

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My Dominion approved guide to Los Angeles. Moody cafes, gothic cocktail bars & underground speakeasies for the ones who belong in the dark. My favorite dark & moody things to do in LA.
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Outdoor Activities

Where I take my air under open sky. Death keeps a garden in LA & I know its gates.

 
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My evening among legends. Movies with the dead.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
 
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My observatory. Stars, Tesla coil, and the best view of the city lights. Science with drama.
Griffith Observatory

Restaurants

My table is always waiting. Candlelight, power & the rooms where deals get made.

 
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My dark supper club. Old Hollywood & candlelight.
Delilah Los Angeles
 
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My moody Italian night. Dim lights & mobster glam.
The Nice Guy
 
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My old Hollywood table. Leather booths, martinis, and a century of stars. Since 1919.
Musso & Frank Grill

Other Food & Drinks

My potions & my pleasures. Every pour in this city worth drinking, chosen by me.

 
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You descend into the dark. That's the whole point.
Death & Co Los Angeles
 
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Coffee for witches. My kind of morning.
The Witch’s Cottage
 
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My potion. Moody lighting & mystical sips.
Aquarela Coffee
 
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My dark academia fantasy. Leather & low light.
Library Bar
 
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My secret. Invite only & spellbound.
The Obscure

Arts & Entertainment

LA after dark belongs to me. Macabre museums, horror bookshops & the spectacles the faint of heart skip.

 
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My kind of museum. Not for the faint of heart.
Museum of Death Hollywood
 
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My horror mecca. Books & signings for the obsessed.
Dark Delicacies
 
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My October pilgrimage. Eight houses, Art the Clown on the tram & Hellraiser in the flesh. The one night LA belongs to the dark.
Universal Studios Hollywood
 
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My hilltop museum. White travertine, Old Masters, and gardens above the haze. LA's crown jewel.
The Getty
 
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My concrete veil. Infinity Mirror Rooms and the art that made LA matter. Free, book ahead.
The Broad

Local Favorites

The spots I actually return to. My uniform, my haunts & my city, Dominion approved.

 
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My uniform supplier. Goth fashion done right.
Kreepsville 666
 
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My Sunset Strip legend. Gothic chateau, star scandals, and the bungalow where legends hide.
Chateau Marmont