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Experience the ultimate New Orleans bar crawl with a thrilling twist of ghostly tales. Your guide will share dark and fascinating stories of the city's past as you sip absinthe at Pirate's Alley and enjoy unique cocktails at the Harry's Corner Bar and MRB Bar and Kitchen. End your night at the iconic Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar famous as the oldest bar building in New Orleans.

Take a break from the bustle of New Orleans to explore the lifestyles and complex history of rural Louisiana on a day trip to the Oak Alley Plantation. Take a guided tour the opulent antebellum mansion, gardens, and enslaved people's cabins, and learn about the lives of the free and enslaved families who lived here. During the drive to River Road, learn about the region's history, from the Civil War to Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter dates back to the 1730s, long before the rule of law reigned. It’s a district rife with life, character, and color—and hauntings, vampire lore, true crime, voodoo masters, pirates, and scandal. On this small-group tour, follow your guide to the most haunted spots and learn the stories, secrets, scandals, and spirits floating through this legendary ‘hood. Each tour is personalized for your group to bring the history to life.

Immerse yourself in the history of the Metairie Race Course, now the City of the Dead, with this app-guided tour. After downloading the app, you can explore with your private party; the GPS locator will trigger narrative as you reach different points in the cemetery. You can stop and start the tour whenever you like, pausing to snap photos of the various tombs, mausolea, pyramids, and obelisks. This is a great option for those who want to tour on their own time.

Explore the supernatural side of New Orleans with this 2-hour tour, introducing visitors to all sorts of offbeat legends and curious characters. Imbibe in some Big Easy spirits as you listen to stories about vampires, casket girls, and other mysterious beings alongside tales. Then top it off by uncovering obscure details surrounding a brutal massacre at Sultan's Palace before concluding your night at The Court Of Two Sisters where another dark legend awaits.

Spend 1.5-hours experiencing the hauntingly beautiful and culturally significant St Roch Cemetery with Save Our Cemeteries, New Orleans' only non-profit tour group dedicated to preserving local history. Immerse yourself in an atmospherically unique world of death, beauty, and spirituality while knowing that your ticket helps support a worthy cause: the ongoing conservation of Cities of The Dead.

New Orleans's most impressive neighborhood is easily the Garden District, full of stately plantation-like homes under a canopy of leafy green trees. In this former city of Lafayette, you'll learn about various architectural styles, visit the historic cemetery, and see the famous Commander's Palace and Restaurant. Step back in time on this two-hour small group walking tour to get to know this magnificent area.

New Orleans is famed for being a city of magic, mysticism, and paranormal activity, and this ghost tour reveals hidden secrets that don’t usually feature on traditional walking tours. As you walk around the French Quarter, find out about notorious hauntings, discover how ‘Pirate’s Alley’ got its name, see a collection of ghost photos, and hear all about the process of hunting ghosts.

Rife with tales of ghosts, vampires, folklore, supernatural activity, mythical figures and voodoo, New Orleans is the perfect city for a spooky walking tour. Your 2-hour family-friendly excursion through the historic streets and houses makes an ideal introduction to the unusual history of this great city. Be sure to bring a pair of comfy walking shoes, not to mention more than a little courage.

Experience the unforgettable sounds of New Orleans on a 2-hour musical tour with an experienced guide. Learn about the efforts to protect New Orleans jazz at the Preservation Hall, then explore the historically vibrant Tango Belt. Visit unnamed and famous musicians at the New Orleans Musicians Tomb in St. Louis Cemetery #1 and hear the stories of Congo Square’s rhythms and rituals as you tour Louis Armstrong Park. See the former home of J & M Studios then learn about today’s New Orleans Bounce Music and thriving street music scene.

Break away from the tourist crowds and receive a warm New Orleans welcome on this private orientation tour. It’s the next best thing to having a local friend show you around, as the guide offers customized recommendations about where to eat, shop, party, and explore to make the most of your time. So skip the tourist traps and learn to love New Orleans the way that locals do.

Discover the shady side of the Garden District on this New Orleans walking tour, led by a guide full of stories. Hear all about the neighborhood’s secrets and scandals – you’ll follow in the footsteps of fraudsters, corrupt politicians and other colorful characters as you learn why they became local legends. To cool off, you’ll stop for a refreshment at a historic roller skating rink along the way.

Add depth to your French Quarter experience with a private, customizable tour led by a long-time local resident. Your guide will tailor the tour to your interests, with options to explore LGBTQ history, literary landmarks, or even the intriguing world of Voodoo in the neighborhood.

This New Orleans walking tour serves as a crash course in New Orleans history and culture. Walk with your guide to top historic sites such as Jackson Square and the Old Ursuline Convent and hear tales and trivia from the founding days of New Orleans through the present. This small-group tour is limited to just 15 people or fewer so you can ask plenty of questions.

This haunted excursion around New Orleans takes in the greatest hits of ghosts and vampires alongside lurid New Orleans history, popular culture and architecture, cemetery explorations and, of course, tales of the city's great unsolved mysteries. Popular with families and individuals alike, the tour includes fun commentary during a walk through the French Quarter. As the Cajun expression 'laissz les bon temps rouler' goes, let the good times roll!

Head off on an hour-long journey through two centuries of culture with this self guided audio tour. Experience life in one of America's oldest African American neighborhoods, a birthplace for civil rights activism and jazz that still vibrates today. Follow directions to explore Congo Square, Brass Band Heaven or even pay respects at the Tomb Of An Unknown Slave. Unlocking your phone is all it takes for you to head off on this self-guided stroll.

Take your taste buds beyond the French Quarter with a food tour of New Orleans’ historic Garden District. Stop at five hand-picked eateries nested near lively Magazine Street in this neighborhood that’s often overlooked by tourists. A mix of international and southern dishes offer a palate-pleasing sampler of diverse New Orleans flavor, from fresh Mexican tacos and Koran BBQ to artisan donuts and an award-winning deli sandwich.

New Orleans is famous for its dark history, so come and hear true stories of natural disasters, unsolved mysteries, murder, and mayhem, directly from the mouths of long-time residents and guides. Skip the gimmicks and learn what made the city a hotbed of crime and despicable deeds, right on the streets of the French Quarter where it all happened.

Enjoy a uniquely immersive way to explore New Orleans’ most popular and history-saturated neighborhood—and follow your guide straight to the highlights—on this walking tour of the French Quarter. Start from a convenient meeting point in the center of town, and get ready to discover key landmarks from the St. Louis Cathedral to Jackson Square and Bourbon Street. In between, learn insider stories about the area’s history that you wouldn’t encounter on your own.

The Laura Plantation was once a 12,000-acre (4,850-hectare) sugar plantation belonging to the Duparc family and lies an hour’s drive from New Orleans. With this tour, be picked up from your New Orleans hotel, travel out to the rural heritage site, and join a tour of the plantation with an official guide.

Join my French Quarter Dark History Comedy Walking tour for dark history, haunts, and laughs. As a stand-up comedian/actor, I'm here to entertain you while sneaking some dark history into the mix. After all, I love performing, and the macabre. You'll think, "It's like drunk history but the guide isn't drunk!" The tour includes haunted bars, restaurants, and even bathrooms, as well as Jackson Square, and Lalaurie Mansion, among other haunted hot spots.

Get the best of five different New Orleans walking tours all in one with this entertaining romp through the French Quarter. Hear the tales and see the places that make this one of the most unique and haunted cities in America, from voodoo legends and paranormal sightings to haunted cemeteries and Hollywood lore. Learn about the city’s unique founding and the many layers of history that make the Big Easy like no other place on Earth.

New Orleans has 300 years of history begging to be shared. Hear the best, most illuminating stories to help you understand its history from an adoring local. You'll hear about the Chitimacha tribe that lived here, about life in the early colonies, stories of famous locales, and landscape of the city's music. More than just a jumble of names and dates, we'll dig into the meat of the strange stories and characters who created this amazing town.

From the grand old mansions of the Garden District, to the markets and jazz bars of the French Quarter—many visitors to New Orleans never explore beyond the main tourist districts. Skip the typical guided tour and instead connect with a New Orleans local who will show you around their city like a friend and introduce you to the neighborhoods that they know and love. Gain an insight into Southern culture, cuisine, and everyday life; find out how to get around in the city; and receive recommendations on where to eat, drink, and shop.