Haunted French Quarter Walking Tour in New Orleans
4.5
Haunted French Quarter Walking Tour in New Orleans
By Historic New Orleans Tours
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Throughout the USA, New Orleans is renowned for its ghostly goings-on. Get the inside scoop on the city’s haunted history on a walking tour of the French Quarter that takes place after dark for added atmosphere. As well as getting spooked by supernatural tales, get a more intimate glimpse into the area as you explore on foot.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 0-99, max of 20 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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Highlights
- See a different side of New Orleans as you explore by night
- An ideal choice for travelers interested in the supernatural
- Listen to stories that you’re unlikely to find in the guidebook
- Receive tailored recommendations to continue your own eerie exploration
- Local guide
What's not included- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Start:
- 823 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USATujague's Restaurant, 823 Decatur Street at the corner of Madison Street
End:- French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, USAThe end points can vary depending on the tour guide's individual route, but normally close to Jackson Square in the middle of the French Quarter
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6830P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6830P5
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- 316helenm0 contributionsFantastic walking tour!We learned so much about French Quarter history on this tour. And our guide pointed out plenty of fun things to do later in the day which came in handy when it started raining. We got oriented to the layout of the quarter which helped with the rest of our trip. We’re so lucky we had Dave guide us through time and New Orleans!Written October 5, 2024
- AC-TKD40 contributionsDavid Higgins is FAB!David Higgins was fabulous!! A total joy and lots of enthusiasm combined with deep knowledge of the French Quarter. He made our trip EXTRA special ~Written September 25, 2024
- P7996BKreneec0 contributionsGreat Information with wonderful viewsVery informative tour. Our guide David not only gave us great info on the houses we saw, but he was able to answer any question about New Orleans history we had.Written September 24, 2024
- 19fionab0 contributionsHighly recommendFantastic walking tour, small group. Nice, easy pace, plenty of time to take photos. Guide was fantastic, very informative and fun. Would highly recommend.Written September 13, 2024
- tripp4340 contributionsGreat tour! Loved our guide David! Highly recommend!We loved our tour! Our guide, David, was friendly, knowledgeable, and overall amazing. We highly recommend this tour next time you visit!!Written September 10, 2024
- constanzez5680 contributionsDefinitly recommend it!We had an amazing tour with Nate. He was so friendly and knowlegable. His stroytelling was funny and he adapted to what we were interested in. It's great to be shown around by a local!Written September 7, 2024
- ambert7570 contributionsOk walking tourWe took the Scandalous Cocktail tour. While the history was good about the surrounding areas as we walked, no history about the drinks. At a couple of the venues it kinda felt like we "crashed the party" as we just squeezed into the bar to get a drink. Nice guide, just more history surrounding the "Scandalous drinks".Written August 29, 2024
- trbbins0 contributionsWoo Dave!We had an exceptional tour with Dave yesterday! He is a wealth of Louisiana/New Orleans knowledge and you can sense the passion he has for sharing the city. As first time visitors, he shared all sorts of information that we didn't hear on any of our other tours and really gave us a contextual deep dive and good lay of the land. He was also really familiar with the different architectural styles for the area! Overall, Dave is the best and we highly recommend any tour with him!Written August 25, 2024
- Mobile047872050270 contributionsDavid was outstanding !The best guided tour I’ve ever been on. David, our tour guide, was absolutely incredible. His knowledge of NOLA music and the convergence of cultures was remarkable. David was Personable, funny and full of energy. He also brought along an iPad and small speaker so he could show us examples of music, history, and culture. I’ve traveled a lot, but this was the best tour.Written August 25, 2024
- virginiab6790 contributionsPhenomenalVery educational and my tour guide Nate was wonderful. He knows the culture and history true local to the heart . Looking forward to a voodoo tour next round . There is more to life than Bourbon St if you walk just a little further 😉Written August 21, 2024
- joaha4620 contributionsNot HistoricalPoor history and timeliness. We were booked for Friday, but they rescheduled us to Saturday. We could have booked a river tour instead. I should have asked for a refund now that I look back. The host kept jumping around with pop culture, music, random personal stories, Nicholas cage etc.. I felt liked we booked a comical gimmick tour rather than a historical one. Sorely let down. Save your money and time. Just go to a museum. You'll learn more there. We had to pause him several times to get the background on buildings we were looking at. Money, two evenings, and time wasted.Written August 18, 2024
- Exploration3645240 contributionsGarden districtMuriel was a fantastic guide. Very informative and interesting. We were rained on for about 25 minutes and Muriel kept it going! Highly recommend!Written July 13, 2024
- GoPlaces401398634510 contributionsGreat tour!This tour was great! Loved getting to see all the incredible houses and learn their history, including when it was built and who lived there.Written June 17, 2024
- U3851LCphillipb0 contributionsLocals Loved This Tour!!Such a fun, exciting, energetic way to learn about this great city. Wonderful stops and an amazing tour guide, David, made this a memorable experience! Highly recommendWritten June 12, 2024
- kathryne3730 contributionsInterestingDave was so knowledgeable and was very nice. The facts we learned I would never have known without the tour. My family really enjoyed the tour. If you never visited New Orleans or just want more information about the city; I highly recommend taking a tour to get an idea how the city came about.Written June 2, 2024
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Karen S
Antioch, CA4 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
I am usually never one to complain or leave bad reviews but this one was a waste of time and money. Our tour guide Ina?, older lady with heavy accent, was not the best. We got a history lesson instead of a haunted tour. We stood at the gate of Jackson Square for over 30 mins while she talked about who
took over New Orleans when at this time and that time. I don’t care about Loui whoever I wanted to know about the ghost of New Orleans. She spoke to much history and not haunted stories. The other group that was with us even planned on just escaping the tour because of how horrible it was. She was rude and kept telling us to come closer when we did not want to . I’m young I can hear perfectly clear. Worst tour ever. Another tour guide would have been better. Didn’t even take us to Lalaurie Mansion because she said it’s to crowed. Waste of hours from our vacation and not worth the $25 per person.
took over New Orleans when at this time and that time. I don’t care about Loui whoever I wanted to know about the ghost of New Orleans. She spoke to much history and not haunted stories. The other group that was with us even planned on just escaping the tour because of how horrible it was. She was rude and kept telling us to come closer when we did not want to . I’m young I can hear perfectly clear. Worst tour ever. Another tour guide would have been better. Didn’t even take us to Lalaurie Mansion because she said it’s to crowed. Waste of hours from our vacation and not worth the $25 per person.
Written March 9, 2020
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Gina T
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Apr 2022 • Friends
Unfortunately, a bunch of city roads were blocked off and it was hard to get there. We got to the location with 5 mins to spare and no one was there. It was freaky sad that we paid and didn't get the experience. I would've thought they wouldn't leave till at least 730 when it begins, but they were gone
Written April 27, 2022
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Shameka A
3 contributions
Mar 2021 • Family
OMG!!! Awesome Tour. Our guide was Rob. Our group was small, which I think was a plus. My 12 year(althought she got tired), loved the tour and learned so much about the History; she couldn't wait to get back home and tell everyone about what she learned. Rob is so full of knowledge, a true historian. I can not wait to visit again to take another tour. Make sure you book you tour with tourneworleans, you will not be disappointed.
Written April 3, 2021
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Shannon D
7 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Moira was totally awesome! She truly knows her beloved New Orleans!! Thanks so much for all of the information and great tour!! I am from this area and I learned so much. I would highly recommend this tour!!! Thanks
Shannon and Jeff
Shannon and Jeff
Written January 13, 2024
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Katherine S
Middleburg Heights, OH8 contributions
My husband and I had an excellent haunted tour with Rob as our tour guide. We enjoyed hearing the actual history that occurred at the locations on the tour followed by the legends of the ghosts. Rob shared with us a wealth of information. At the end of the tour, we were able to casually talk with him and learn even more interesting facts. We highly recommend this tour.
Written October 10, 2021
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randi f
7 contributions
Feb 2020
Frank gave us a tour of the French Quarter that was informative and full of interesting stories. We thoroughly enjoyed our two hour tours with him and would highly recommend this tour for first time visitors to new Orleans.
Written February 4, 2020
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Chris
3 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
Caroline was an excellent tour guide and was super knowledgeable. She could tell you ghost stories about the ghost stories if you wanted. Couldn't recommend more.
Written November 3, 2019
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Hello Christopher,
Thanks for taking the time to respond to the tour. She said she had a great time with your group as well!
Written November 5, 2019
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Benjamin S.
Aarhus, Denmark10 contributions
went on the Haunted French Quarter walk during my stay in New Orleans. The experience was mediocre at best.
First of all, our guide spoke at a low mumble and was hard to understand. When a car would pass, or another ghost walk would be within hearing range, his voice would be drowned out by the engine or by a tour guide who knew how to speak and articulate properly.
With English being my second language, one might aegue that the problem was at my end. But in six weeks of traveling the US, I've had no trouble understanding guides, servers, hotel clerks or random people on the streets. And I was able to understand the tour guides from the other companies who would be telling stories thirty feet away.
The situation did not improve after I asked him to speak up. After asking him to speak up three times to no avail, I just gave up and tried to make the best if it.
Second of all, the guide did spend a lot of tlme badmouthing other companies / tour guides. We passed several groups where he would mumble snarky remarks about their historical accuracy, the size of their groups ("I could actually report them for taking more than 24 people.") or the fact that they were talking about vampires - which he made sure we knew he found ridiculous. Several times.
Badmouthing your competition is straight up unprofessional, and is a red flag in any business.
Third of all, our guide was boasting and bragging about the authenticity of their own tours, and how HTNO Inc was staffed by professors and teachers, rather than "kids in costumes". However, some of the "facts" he told us (e.g. the condition of the slaves found in the LaLaurie Mansion) were exaggerated and wrong. So much for historical inaccuracy.
I'd advise against going on the Haunted French Quarter Walk. My experience was with one guide only, but I'm certain I would have had more chills and have learned more about the haunts and history of New Orleans if I had gone with a "kid in a costume".
First of all, our guide spoke at a low mumble and was hard to understand. When a car would pass, or another ghost walk would be within hearing range, his voice would be drowned out by the engine or by a tour guide who knew how to speak and articulate properly.
With English being my second language, one might aegue that the problem was at my end. But in six weeks of traveling the US, I've had no trouble understanding guides, servers, hotel clerks or random people on the streets. And I was able to understand the tour guides from the other companies who would be telling stories thirty feet away.
The situation did not improve after I asked him to speak up. After asking him to speak up three times to no avail, I just gave up and tried to make the best if it.
Second of all, the guide did spend a lot of tlme badmouthing other companies / tour guides. We passed several groups where he would mumble snarky remarks about their historical accuracy, the size of their groups ("I could actually report them for taking more than 24 people.") or the fact that they were talking about vampires - which he made sure we knew he found ridiculous. Several times.
Badmouthing your competition is straight up unprofessional, and is a red flag in any business.
Third of all, our guide was boasting and bragging about the authenticity of their own tours, and how HTNO Inc was staffed by professors and teachers, rather than "kids in costumes". However, some of the "facts" he told us (e.g. the condition of the slaves found in the LaLaurie Mansion) were exaggerated and wrong. So much for historical inaccuracy.
I'd advise against going on the Haunted French Quarter Walk. My experience was with one guide only, but I'm certain I would have had more chills and have learned more about the haunts and history of New Orleans if I had gone with a "kid in a costume".
Written October 6, 2019
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Helena B
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Family
our guide Frank was very knowledgeable,eloquent and witty. Held my interest for the whole two hours.
Written February 20, 2020
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Chris P
3 contributions
Feb 2020
We booked our tour for a Saturday evening in early February. We figured it would be crowded in the French Quarter on a weekend, but we did not count on a Mardi Gras parade. It turns out that Mardi Gras is a month-long celebration, with a parade every night. We ran into immense crowds of revelers and raucous parade bands at almost every turn. After we finally connected with our guide, we hoofed it all over the Quarter trying to get to the haunted places and trying to find quiet corners where he could explain the history and try to infuse a little spookiness into the tale. It wasn't easy, believe me. I swear I logged 50,000 steps, about 30,000 of which were backtracking or retracing our steps. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE WITH DIFFICULTY WALKING.
It was still fun, and it's given us a story, but it was not at all what we expected. Plus, everyone should know that you don't go inside any of the haunted buildings, and you might want to brush up on your Nicolas Cage lore.
It was still fun, and it's given us a story, but it was not at all what we expected. Plus, everyone should know that you don't go inside any of the haunted buildings, and you might want to brush up on your Nicolas Cage lore.
Written February 11, 2020
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Thank you for your feedback. You make a very good point - it is very difficult to conduct tours while there are Mardi Gras parades. In fact, we are thinking of canceling some tours next week to avoid the parades. Thanks again!
Written February 17, 2020
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