French Quarter Ghost Tour: Augmented Reality Experience

Experience the French Quarter Ghost Tour with a twist! Explore haunted sites, hear eerie tales, and enjoy 2 augmented reality experiences created by artist Marcus Brown.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • French Quarter - When it rains in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the locals swear that a beautiful voice floats out of the mist. After you hear the story of
    Bloody
    O’Reilly vs. Pere Dagobert
    an 18th-century priest of St Louis Cathedral
    you just might hear the singing rain too!

Start your ghost tour at Jackson Brewery, where you
ll meet your entertaining guide and set off to various haunted sites. There’s no guarantee you will spot a ghost, but you’ll see where you’re most likely to meet one!

  • New Orleans Creole Cookery - Hear the tale of the bizarre love triangle.
  • Lalaurie Mansion - The most haunted house in New Orleans!
  • Muriel’s Jackson Square - Hear details of the Ghost Table.
  • Old Ursuline Convent Museum - Famous stories include the Casket Girls of New Orleans.
  • New Orleans Pharmacy Museum - Hear the stories of Doctor Dupas’ secret experiments
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Augmented reality experiences created by local artist Marcus Brown
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience a haunted walk with a unique twist! Explore the spooky locations in the French Quarter via this compact, 2-hour paranormal tour of New Orleans, limited to 22 participants. This tour is distinct because it incorporates 2 immersive augmented reality experiences crafted by artist Marcus Brown. Your engaging guide will regale you with spine-chilling stories and legends featured on the History Channel. Considering its vibrant history and unique customs, it’s unsurprising that numerous residences and pubs in New Orleans have attracted the attention of ghost hunters!

This on-foot expedition also includes two more augmented reality experiences being developed. Gray Line has engaged local artist Marcus Brown, who is also a sculptor, painter, inventor, musician, and educator, and whose work has been exhibited and performed nationally and internationally.

The AR displays can be used with an iPhone or iPad. No app download is required to join. The guide will provide alternative viewing methods for Android users. Regular data & internet usage apply.

  • In order to help preserve the French Quarter from vehicular traffic, it is requested that you please walk, if possible, to the convenient tour departure point - just a short stroll from most downtown hotels
  • Alternate Routes: Due to uneven and narrow paths, alternate routes may be necessary for guests traveling in wheelchairs.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Woldenberg Park
Toulouse Street
Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office (Toulouse Street @ the Mississippi River in the French Quarter)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sipnjewel
Jul 27, 2024
Awesome - Robi was amazing. I learned about more then the ghost and he answered all of my daughters questions. She usually has a lot.
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Davidpg6458tf
Jul 13, 2024
Know the Lore of New Orleans - Kim's experience and professionalism along with her authenticity and engaging spirit made for an enjoyable experience. This tour is not for encountering the spirits but rather for understanding the lore of the city. Well done.
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King
Jul 21, 2024
Weekend getaway to NOLA - I would give this a 3 out of 5. We walked by so pretty interesting history locations but the history and lure of the city was missing at times. We met some pretty cool people on the tour that made the experience better. Love the city, which made for the average experience.
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Winnipeg1234
May 22, 2024
Fine - go with average expectations - The guide was a good storyteller and very engaging. However, despite being there 25 minutes before the start time as requested, check in took way too long and the tour started almost 15 minutes late, which just made me feel like I wasted a lot of time that could have been doing other things. They seem to love the AR aspect of the tour, which personally I feel could just be skipped. Cut 15-20 minutes off the tour and not waste time on phones would be my preference.
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Vivicad2013
May 23, 2024
Unnecessarily sensationalist and boring. Do the swamp tour instead. - Worst NOLA experience of the stay. The tour guide was difficult to listen to and the tour was exceptionally boring. After over an hour of traipsing around trying to engage I left the tour and went and got a fabulous dinner! This is a city rich in history, culture and legend. It doesn’t need the plastic vampire teeth sensationalism. Not does it need the tour guide maligning other tour companies. I feel cheated out of the chance to hear the legends and history of the city. Also, if you’re an international visitor, the AR is unlikely to work on your device.
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191minah
May 21, 2024
Save your money - This tour was certainly not worth my money. First we departed 20 minutes late with 28 people (advertises a max of 17). Then the guide would walk past an alleyway, casually point it out (majority of people could not hear her without a microphone and the bustling of downtown), and ask the group to assemble in a parking lot to hear a story about the alleyway you may or may not have noticed on your walk. We did not “peak inside museums or mansions” as advertised. The worst part of all was that the guide walked us all through the French Quarter and simply ended the tour in the middle of nowhere. We were not walked back to the starting point (which was almost a mile away) at 9PM. We were expected to find our own way back. As a young female new to this city traveling alone - PLUS having just been told about the number of serial killers in New Orleans definitely did not make me feel safe going back to my hotel alone. Was very surprised and certainly disappointed.
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Deidre_h
Jun 12, 2024
Cannot Recommend, Unfortunately - I hate leaving poor reviews, but occasionally it is necessary to instigate improvement. This visit was June 8th, 2024, and I was taking a friend to NOLA for the first time. I have used many services for ghost tours in the area, and like many tours, the guide makes all the difference. Sadly, ours was losing her voice. She couldn’t project more than about 5 feet, and so you couldn’t hear her. This might have been okay if it was a small tour. In fact, when I booked the tour, it said the cap on participants was 14 when most allow 28. Well, that was blatant false advertising. There were 26 in our group. My friend is a technophile, and this tour advertised augmented reality. Well, when the tour started, the guide said it doesn’t work well with android phones. He downloaded an app, and got it to work. You have to scan a QR code at each stop….with 28 people trying at once. Then the images were worthy of an 80s zombie movie, his words. There will always be hiccups when experimenting with new technology, and I absolutely give the tour company props for trying. Sadly, this was not ready for deployment. We gave up and disappeared down an alley off Jackson Square to find our own ghosts.
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A1194gqheathert
May 24, 2024
Very Disappointed - This tour was a waste of money. The tour guide over exaggerated during all of the stories, which took away from what could have been a great history lesson and a great tour of the city. Very disappointed. We ended up leaving because it was so bad.
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Aspendrakee
May 22, 2024
Unbelievable waste of time and money - Unbelievable waste of time and money! Main points: -Disorganized start -Couldn't hear -Bad storytelling -Bar stop smelled like a cat litter box -AR didn't work Started with a wildly disorganized and LOOONG role call during which no excitement or atmosphere was built. They tried to split us up based on whose name they already called, then seemed confused when we didn't want to go on different tours than our friends/family (???). Our guide, Lesley, seemed kind but I get the impression this company or her manager did not set these employees up well. did not draw me in at all. She didn't have a mic and did not project her voice, so we couldn't hear unless right in front of her AND she was facing you AND the was no other noise. In NOLA. She didn't seem to know that when she turned her head away to point at something while speaking , we couldn't hear her. Storytelling was flat, like hearing about a co-workers weekend. Bad set ups, no suspense.... Nothing to draw you in. Random side points that never went anywhere. Zero attempt at dramatic emphasis. I was not drawn in at all (and I was buzzed and ready for it!). At one point we stopped in a parking lot with high walls and cars all around us, where we were told to look at some high windows that were inside a courtyard, but we couldn't see anything else but 2 windows while we hung out next to the grill of a box truck for 15 minutes listening to a meh story about a courtyard we couldn't see. Ghost stuff was mostly her telling us "there are cold spots and orbs" but didn't tell us what she meant by that or why it mattered. She kept saying she's "read a lot of books" and "these things have been documented" (which is nothing when it's "someone wrote it down"). She forgot to prompt us for the augmented reality app thing until half way through, and it didn't work well anyway. I saw it working on one person's phone for a minute. It wasn't worth the trouble. At one point, we stopped at a bar that smelled HORRIBLY of a cat litter box (like... SO BAD) and was not ready for us with only one bartender. This took so long. YIKES. I left the tour early with my friend, and at least 2 others did too.
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Relax826241
May 21, 2024
Never again - Worst tour ever. Terrible guide. Incoherent, all over the place and not worth it. Waste of 2 hours not good at all. Would not recommend
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