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French Quarter Ghost Tour: Augmented Reality Experience
4.5
277 Ratings
New Orleans
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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
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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…
-
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
- Local guide
- Augmented reality experiences created by local artist Marcus Brown
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- 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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(277 Ratings)
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R8876voingrids
Sep 4, 2024
Highly recommended! - Great experience and tour guide! I Highly recommend tourists take this tour at the beginning of their trip to get acquainted with the French Quarter and the city in general (our tour guide had coupons and tons of information also)
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Huliganch1k
Aug 16, 2024
Fun filled history lesson - We obviously did not expect seeing ghosts. Honestly I did not know what to expect. However, it turned into amazing history lessons filled with stories and legends. I see a lot of bad reviews and how people dropped out inthe middle or how swamp is better. First of all it cannot be compared to swamp as it's two completely different experiences. This tour is one of those where a lot depends on tour guide. Ours (believe her name was Val) was absolutely amazing. Despite scorching heat we truly enjoyed the legends and story telling while learning a lot of history of French quarter. I enjoyed it more than cemetery course which was just too mystic and overexagurated for my taste. My wife and our teenaged kids loved it.
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Kim
Aug 9, 2024
Fun for all - This was my granddaughter's pick. She likes scary stories, and this walking tour was full of some great stories! I wish they sold a book to take home to retell all these stories because they would be great to tell around a campfire. Our tour guide, Kim, was funny, knowledgeable, and patient. She answered all of my granddaughter's questions.
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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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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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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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