New Orleans: French Quarter Ghosts and True Crime Tour
ID: GYG607627-1018847
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
The French Quarter is the site of interesting lives, interesting deaths, and the spirits of the ones who never ever want to leave this place - not even after death! Let us tell you their stories!
Meet your guide in the heart of the French Quarter, New Orleans' oldest and most interesting neighborhood. This was a Native American gathering place, a swampy French colonial community of convicts, adventurers, and insane asylum inmates, and the arrival location of thousands of Africans forced into enslavement. And that was all in the first year!
Since our founding, we have also been a robust port city, a pirate-run crime enterprise, the location of America's most notorious red-light district, and a haven for artists, writers, and musicians, with at least three wars at our doorstep and jazz rhythms in our hearts.
Your guide will share a healthy mix of ghost stories and notorious crimes that are amazing because they are true! The Ax-Man who loved jazz? Evil Madame Lalaurie, the 19th Century socialite serial killer? The Trunk Murderer? The other Trunk Murderer (yes, we have two!)? A singing ghost of a beloved priest? An accordion-playing German girl who waits by the river? The World War I hero who was shot by his wife on Bourbon Street? The wine seller who got vengeance on the Mob? We know their stories and we love to tell them! You will love these stories and you will even learn a little about New Orleans. This tour is a favorite among those who believe in ghosts and skeptics alike, because everyone loves a good story.
This is a walking tour through the French Quarter, for ages 12 and up only. You will cover about 1 mile in distance and the tour takes 1.5-2 hours. Your guide will send you a text message before the tour so you know who to look for and so you'll be able to ask questions later in your trip.
Highlights
- Mix of ghost and true crime stories
- Ages 12 and over only
- All guides are master storytellers and also give history tours
- You will have contact information for your guide to you know who to look for
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Meet under the streetlight in front of the large school building at 721 St. Philip Street, between Bourbon and Royal Streets. The school is currently closed, so it does not have a name.
INCLUDED
- 1.5-2 hour walking tour of the French Quarter, focusing on the ghost stories and true crime history of New Orleans.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.