New Orleans Haunted History Ghost Tour
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
Take a romp through the haunted French Quarter on this famous New Orleans ghost tour. During your 2-hour evening walking tour, explore the grim and ghastly deeds of New Orleans’ haunted history as you follow your entertaining guide down dark and sinister streets. You’ll learn about infamous events that occurred long ago and be chilled by evidence of phantoms and ghosts that abound!
This is the original ghost tour of New Orleans. We are the oldest and largest walking tour company in the city. We are not only locals, we are natives to New Orleans. These are the ghostly tales that we heard growing up in and around the most unique city in America.
Our guides are licensed by the city. Our guides love their city and are proud to share their stories as well as some of their own personal encounters with the ghosts of New Orleans. Our tours are theatrically presented but are all historically accurate.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
French Quarter
Follow your guide through the legendary French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. This eerie, chilling yet fun-filled adventure takes you to several sites of documented hauntings by the region’s ghosts and spirits. See the French Quarter residences in which unbelievable events took place and visit a haunted bar along the way. You’ll get the shivers amid the shadows as you descend into New Orleans’ grim and grisly past, and discover thrilling tales of supernatural activity – try to capture it in a photo if you dare!
Bourbon Street
The party never ends on Bourbon Street. As you hunt for ghosts departing just steps away from the biggest block party in the world. Take in the essence of the famous of all streets, Bourbon Street.
What‘s Included
Guided Tour
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Options
Haunted History Ghost Tour
Reviews
2,223 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Ariadne Was an AWESOME Tour Guide!
O86MLchristopherl,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an absolute blast on this tour! Ariadne, our tour guide, was incredible—engaging, funny, organized, and an absolute wealth of knowledge on every location we stopped at. She was great at setting an appropriate tone—light when the subject matter was more humorous, and sober when it got more somber, such as when we stopped at the LaLaurie Mansion. For 30 dollars, it was one of the best bangs for our buck the entire trip.
Great tour with a mix of...
Jason T,May 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour with a mix of history and ghost stories. Tour guide yaya universe was a great snd knowledgeable guide that kept the tour fun.
Gideon was entertaining
Tammy C,May 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Gideon was funny, entertaining, he made every true crime fun and it was nice to see where things took place and to stand in the spot that these tragedies happened
Informative and entertaining
Tammy C,May 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I had the tour guide Gideon, and he was entertaining, informative, and the haunting that we visited was interesting, some i knew and some i didn't.
Excellent Tour
Explore37859464003,May 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best one-on-one experience and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a fun and engaging experience.
Fun tour with great guide
annerP5375BL,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ardiadne was fabulous! Be sure to request her when booking your tour!
Unusual places, unusual stories, off the beaten path
andihev,May 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Bob will take you places no other tourists go. Unique stories about movie stars. The tour to take after you have done everything else! Be prepared to stand in a line and be quiet while Bob is talking!! Very nice guy. We did lose about half the group as the tour went on. Their loss, last story was the best!!!
Great history and...
Chris G,May 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great history and fantastic guides! The history that lives beyond the bustling streets and city is amazing.
Hauntings from past to present
personTM,May 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an awesome tour with Juliete! So many great stories that spanned from the 1800s to modern day. Definitely recommend!
Early Excitement and anticipation leading to leaving tour early
Don H,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Hard to hear of speaker and tough to grasp the horror in stories
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