French Quarter True Crime Walking Tour

Recommended by 98% of travelers

Badge of Excellence

New Orleans, USA

2 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

Walk the streets of New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood with a guide to tell you all about the crimes that have taken place there over the years. You’ll hear thoroughly researched tales about everything from missing person cases and unsolved deaths to kidnappings and chilling murders—all while you explore the French Quarter locations associated with these unfortunate incidents.

A themed walking tour of the French Quarter in New Orleans
Hear chilling tales of actual misdeeds that took place in the area
Hear true crime tales you haven't heard before
See a spooky side to New Orleans that many travelers miss

What's Included

Walking guided tour of crime locations in French Quarter

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Vampire Apothecary Restaurant & Bar
725 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
725 St. Peter St. In between Bourbon and Royal.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

French Quarter

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
**Due to the disturbing nature of this material, this tour is not recommended for small children (or the faint of heart). Must be at least 13 years of age to take this tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 337 reviews

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Informative Tour

Michelle_B, Feb 2026

Chase our guide was on time and constantly made sure he had all group members with him at all times. He was friendly and very informative. Great interesting tour. Would recommend for sure Michelle and Co from Perth, Australia

Chase did a great job. He...

Bobby_B, Dec 2025

Chase did a great job. He explained multiple location histories in a manner that was easy to comprehend and did a good job.

Amazing!

Gisele_F, Oct 2025

Thorn was great!! It is a must do tour! A lot of great history and Thorn was amazing tour guide. Stories are amazing and tell a lot about the city today.

Fantastic True Crime Tour!

Virginia_M, Feb 2025

This was a great tour! Our guide was super informative and engaging… covered lots of stops and kept a great pace! We were never bored and walked away with lots of new New Orleans True Crime knowledge! Definitely recommend this one!

Learned So Much History of the French Quarter

Barbara_H, Jan 2025

We toured on a Thursday night and were the only guests. This gave us tons of opportunity to ask questions, ask about a few interesting architectural items that may not have been mentioned. Not being from the area, we learned much!

Great

Michelle_G, Oct 2024

V was great. Lots of historical information. Kids had a good time too. Htdvhfcvgfvhfvhgbjhgnjgbjgbhbjh

Just okay……

msdelta3, Aug 2024

As a self proclaimed true crime fanatic, this tour didn’t live up to the description. It was a 2 hour tour & we only heard about 3 actual murders. Yes, they were a bit gruesome but no suspense; we knew the culprits & they got caught. No unsolved crimes, no kidnappings…..it was just okay. But for $30 I’m still glad I tried it. I think it’s the guide that makes this tour great because Thorn has 5 stars every time. We didn’t get Thorn as our guide…….bummer.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Thank you for your review. Each guide does have their own way of presenting the material and does choose which True Crime stories they wish to tell based on time and guest's questions. I would like you to let us know who you had as a tour guide because I do feel you should have heard more than 3 stories.

Highly recommend

Ronika_M, Aug 2024

We had a great time! Our tour guide was awesome! Very informative. I learned so much about the New Orleans culture

Great tour

Shan_T, Aug 2024

We did 4 tours while we were in New Orleans. The true crime tour was definitely our favorite. Very informative. Very entertaining.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you for your feedback. we appreciate your business. Please visit us again!

Not bad...

Shannon_M, Jun 2024

The tour guide we had was great. Took a break in the middle which I don't think is necessary for a 2 hour tour. It was alright, just overpriced for what it was.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you for your review. Most of our tour guests appreciate the fact that we take a short break on a 2-hour walking tour, which allows people to use the restroom or grab a drink for the tour.

True crime

Tara_V, Mar 2024

Our tour guide was awesome. He was a retired police officer and had so much knowledge. I loved hearing his take on what happened.

Believe or not!

Stephanie_F, Feb 2024

This tour story left part of our party spoked in disbelief. The guide was really into sharing the information with the right touch of animation. It paved the way for further true crime discussion when we returned home. Well done!!

Creepy Crime behind Cafe Dumond

Robbin_R, Dec 2023

Tour was exciting. We ended it with a creepy crime story behind cafe Dumond! Tour guide was well versed in his true crime knowledge!

True Crime Tour

Leslie_T, Dec 2023

I had a good time on the tour. Drew was very knowledgeable and charismatic. The walk wasn’t bad at all.

Great Bedtime Stories, Great Night 🌙

Michelle_T, Sep 2023

We had a good group of people on our tour. Soren told the stories really well, with a lot of dramatic effect and comedy. He sounded like Howard Cosell, but looked like Loki! He allowed participation and was very interactive with our group.