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New Orleans: Ghosts, Vampires, & Voodoo French Quarter Tour

1. New Orleans: Ghosts, Vampires, & Voodoo French Quarter Tour

Listen to stories of witchcraft and keep watch for spirits on a guided city walking tour of New Orleans. Explore the historical French Quarter, as you indulge in stories of magic, ghosts, vampires, and voodoo practitioners from your expert guide. Travel to several of the city's venerated neighborhoods, soaking up stories about the witches, ghosts, vampires, and Voodoo practitioners who have contributed to the city's colorful past. Meet your local guide and set off on a journey through New Orleans’ haunted history. Pass outside well-known sites such as Muriel’s Restaurant and the Old Ursuline Convent. See the exterior of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, where bloodletting and leeching took place in the 19th century. From the outside, see the house where Jacques Saint Germain — who was rumored to be a vampire — once lived. Plus, hear chilling tales of LaLaurie House and its mistress, Madame LaLaurie. Let your guide entertain you with local folklore as you continue past the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. The final stop of your activity is outside Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, where your spooky experience will end.

New Orleans: Adults Only Haunted Ghost Tour

2. New Orleans: Adults Only Haunted Ghost Tour

Sink your soul into the seductive spirits of murder, suicide, and the paranormal on this unique walking tour in New Orleans. Uncover the dark history of the city through the nightmarish tales of your guide. Begin near Congo Square, the birthplace of jazz and New Orleans voodoo, and hear about the square's darker side. Partake of elixirs, leave offerings of baubles and beads, and pray its enough to keep the demons of New Orleans from leaving you in a spiraling quagmire of insanity. Raven’s Omen will burn through the hottest hell as it sends the chill of death to your soul. Unearth the Devil’s Empire and feel its lifeless grip as the pulse of New Orleans sends you further into the shadows. Is it voodoo posession, madness, or PTSD? Hear the story of Zack and Addie to find out.

New Orleans: Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampires Guided Tour

3. New Orleans: Ghost, Crime, Voodoo, and Vampires Guided Tour

At Hottest Hell Tours we evolve our tours weekly as new stories are unearthed and the spirits guide us - no two tours are exactly the same. A night with one of our local experts can cover murder, music, mayhem, and more. Choose between a standard tour, or an option with HELLVISION, where we bring handheld projectors to visually recreate some of the most frightening scenes of the past. All travelers meet under the glowing arch of Armstrong Park, where some of the earliest gatherings of Voodoo and Hoodoo practitioners took place. Depending on your guide, you might take a short walk near the old Parish Prison, the haunting site of The American Mafia. Here we reveal the hidden history of organized crime in North America, from the largest mass lynching in U.S. history, to one of the nation’s most notorious and unsolved cases of serial murder: the dreaded Axe-man. For those who love more recent macabre moments, tour-goers might request the tragic, ripped-from-the-headlines reality of a pair of star-crossed lovers whose relationship ended in dismemberment and demonic possession. On any given night we might visit Marie Laveau’s house, the famed Voodoo Queen who once ruled New Orleans from the shadows. Or maybe you’ll hear about the scandal of the Sultan’s Palace, the scene of an infamous orgy turned into a grotesque blood bath. A stroll to Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop brings you to one of the oldest bars in North America, still haunted by boozed-up patrons from its treacherous past. From there, all roads lead to Madame Lalaurie. Travel through the black and blood red history of the city once called “The Hottest Hell,” guided by living experts who can curate the tour of your dreams - or nightmares - depending on your mood.

New Orleans Ghost Hunt: Underworld Exploration Game

4. New Orleans Ghost Hunt: Underworld Exploration Game

Discover New Orleans’ famous locations in the French Quarter while playing the role of a ghost trying to reach the afterlife. As you solve challenges, the story unfolds and exact directions on your phone will guide you to the next location. Ready for an adventure? After your booking you will receive an email with instructions on how to download and play the game on your phone. Head to Jackson Square, where the game will start. It will take you between 1.5 to 2 hours to complete, but there’s no time limit so feel free to explore, and finish it at your own pace: pause the game and resume anytime from the location where you paused it. You will finish the game at the famous LaLaurie Mansion. For larger groups, one person can purchase access for the entire group by selecting the number of people in the group. All group members will be able to download and play the city game on their phone. Alternatively, each person can make their own purchase. You can play on your own, in a large group or in several smaller groups that compete against each other and meet at the final stop of the game.

New Orleans: Historic French Quarter Exploration Game

5. New Orleans: Historic French Quarter Exploration Game

Explore the history of New Orleans’ French Quarter and see landmarks while playing this engaging phone game. Discover St. Louis Cathedral, Café du Monde, Jackson Square, and more. Start the game at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar. Play the role of a security guard on a mission to retrieve a stolen artwork from the thief. As you solve challenges, the story will unfold and directions on your phone will guide you to the next location.  It will take between 2-3 hours but you should explore at your own pace: simply pause the game and resume when you want from the location where you paused it.  You can play on your own, in a large group, or in several smaller groups that compete against each other before meeting at the final stop of the game, Central Grocery and Deli.

New Orleans: Haunted Pub Crawl

6. New Orleans: Haunted Pub Crawl

Meet your local expert guide and visit the most haunted bars in New Orlean's famous French Quarter - many of them not known to tourists. Relax while taking a ghostly stroll in the French Quarter and uncover the haunted secrets of the city's most haunted pubs and bars. While the Pub Crawl focuses on ensuring the ghost stories and drinks keep flowing, there is also a a heavy emphasis on history. All of the locations you are taken to are thoroughly researched to ensure that you are given the facts about New Orleans’ haunted history. You'll visit the locations within the infamously haunted French Quarter where grisly acts have resulted in some of the most extreme hauntings you'll ever hear about.

New Orleans: History of the Crescent City Group Tour

7. New Orleans: History of the Crescent City Group Tour

Listen as your guide tells you all about the wild history of New Orleans. Be transported through time as your experienced storyteller paints a detailed picture of what life was like during different eras of French Quarter history. Hear about how Yellow Fever took a toll on the city. Let your guide regale you with the story of the famous Jackson Square and the establishment of La Nouvelle Orleans. Become enlightened about how enslaved people lived and their impact on religion and culture. Discuss what makes the architecture so incredibly unique. Cover the historical red light district to the earliest notes of sweet jazz. Laugh and cry as you grapple with all that New Orleans has gone through to get where it is today. Take an adventure through the real, gritty history of New Orleans.

New Orleans: Guided Ghost-Themed Walking Tour

8. New Orleans: Guided Ghost-Themed Walking Tour

Explore the spooky side of New Orleans on this ghost-themed walking tour that visits the city’s popular haunted spots. Become a history buff after learning the historic events and figures that helped shape the unique culture of New Orleans. Walk through the historic French Quarter while keeping an eye out for unexplainable sights. Visit Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, a bar that dates back to the 1700s. See Lalaurie Mansion, the 1800s building with a gory history. Learn all the true stories behind these locations and more from a guide who is an expert on the dark, haunted history of New Orleans.

New Orleans: The Haunted Crawl

9. New Orleans: The Haunted Crawl

Discover the historic and haunted French Quarter and learn more about New Orleans' savage past on a 90-minute tour through the Vieux Carre. Visit the real buildings and homes where these horrors took place, with a dedicated, licensed entertainer and historian telling the stories and hauntings of the eerily creepy history of the oldest sector of the city. Hear the real story and timeline behind the Lalaurie Mansion, Marie Laveau and everything that wasn't explained in American Horror Story, including which celebrity later went on to purchase this mansion and arguably "lost his mind" while living there. As a bonus, find out which celebrities own homes in the French Quarter, where the scenes from famous movies were filmed and who loves this city so much they purchased a mausoleum to be buried in. Meet your guide at a central location in the French Quarter at a haunted bar where you will have an exclusive drink discount, and since you're in New Orleans, you can take the drink with you. As you make your way through the creepiest locations, stop at the half-way point, at the rumored oldest building in America that still serves alcohol, for a drink and bathroom break. Finish your tour in the infamous alley where the Pirate's used to come for a glass of rum and feel free to ask your guide for recommendations and directions to the nightlife hotspots, cafes and restaurants nearby.

New Orleans: Haunted Pub Crawl In-App Audio Tour (ENG)

10. New Orleans: Haunted Pub Crawl In-App Audio Tour (ENG)

Embark on a chilling adventure through the eerie bars of New Orleans on an in-app audio tour. Immerse yourself in the haunting tales shared by local storyteller Quay Fraizer, who unveils the spine-tingling details that can't be found online. As you sip on a drink or two, venture through the ghostly streets of the French Quarter, known as America's most haunted city. Begin your Ghost, Vampire, and Voodoo Pub Crawl at the historic U.S. Mint, once a site where flags were raised, and darker rituals took place. Next, visit the Balcony Music Club and hear the chilling accounts of how the staff encountered its ghostly presence. Then, make your way to the house linked to the legendary story of "12 Years a Slave." Prepare yourself for the grandeur of the infamous LaLaurie Mansion, where you'll hear a bone-chilling horror story involving its once-beautiful owner. Discover the hidden secrets of the meticulously preserved Ursuline Convent, a building in the French Quarter that harbors a dark and blood-soaked past. Find solace at John Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar as you enjoy the renowned Voodoo Daiquiri and uncover the terrifying tale behind its proprietor. Along the vibrant Bourbon Street, delve into the mysteries of Voodoo and its profound ties to the city of New Orleans. Conclude your tour at the Dungeon, a bar with a symbolic atmosphere that perfectly encapsulates the journey you've undertaken. HOW IS THE TOUR GOING — Stay flexible: [join the tour whenever you want and] explore the sights as long as you like. — Enjoy the tour even offline: all audio tours are tested for high quality and easy navigation.

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based on 951 reviews

This was the first time my partner and I visited NOLA and taking this tour was one of our highlights of our trip! NOLA is filled with rich history and if you are interested in learning more about the spooky history we HIGHLY recommend booking this tour with Sarah D. I mistakenly bought VIP tickets which meant I paid a few dollars extra for tickets but the group was much smaller and it was adults only- it was 100% worth it! Sarah is an incredible storyteller, she made it fun yet provided so much knowledge given the topic and just had a way of captivating everyone’s attention (including my partner’s which is no easy task)! Overall this tour was a great way to see and learn about the city. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes as you’ll do a lot of walking and book the tour with Sarah D you will not regret it!

Robbie rob, very good and comical! Much recommended if you want to learn about the history of New Orleans, thank you from the uk

Mac is a fantastic tour guide, my fiancé and I really enjoyed our experience. A must do when visiting NOLA!

Our tour guide, Rob was an excellent story teller and did well keeping the crowd engaged.

Dartania was a great and thoughtful guide, we really loved our tour