Haunted History Carriage Tour: Award-Winning New Orleans Experience

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Experience the award-winning Haunted History Carriage Tour in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Explore haunted locations comfortably in a mule-drawn carriage and learn about the city’s history, culture, and architecture, along with its ghostly spirits.

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Jackson Square - This authentic mode of transportation will help you time-travel back to the 1700s and 1800s when death and disease were rampant due to devastating fires, floods, murders, and more! Being that there are only 8-passengers on-board the carriage, the mule-drawn adventure is more intimate and unforgettable. The carriage-driving tour guides are top-rated licensed guides who have been sending chills down spines for over 75 years. \n\nMeet and board at the carriage stand located at 700 Decatur Street. As your carriage departs from Jackson Square, your driver/guide will regale you with stories of the city’s founding as the carriage passes through the historic French Quarter street.

What's Included

Licensed tour guide
1-hour mule-drawn carriage ride

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Parking
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks (available to purchase)

Additional Information

Renowned as one of the most spooky sites in the United States, the French Quarter offers numerous ghost tours. The top pick among them is the 60-minute carriage tour presented by the distinguished Royal Carriages, recent winner of the 2018 Louisiana Attraction of the Year Award. Rather than wandering in a vast crowd on foot, experience the eerie spots from the comfort of a mule-led carriage steered by an expert tour guide. Discover all about the rich history, unique culture, and splendid architecture, alongside stories of the persistent spectral entities who won’t depart.

All tour participants must arrive 15 minutes early to the boarding location. Late arrivals will miss the tour and not be provided with a second opportunity to ride or a refund.
This tour activity is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather such as flooding or lightning.
Tours operate in favorable weather conditions, including rain. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Tickets prices apply to each passenger onboard the carriage, with the exception of infants or toddlers up to 4 years of age. All infants and toddlers must remain in the lap of their parent or guardian throughout the carriage tour.
Wheelchair accessible; please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Location

700 Decatur St

Decatur Street

Meet at the Red Umbrella at Jackson Square

Cancellation Policy

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

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Sasha

Jul 31, 2024

Perfect way to see parts of the French Quarter! - We had a great time in the carriage ride through the French Quarter. We weren’t so much interested in the “haunted” part of it just wanted an easy and different way to see the French Quarter. Our driver took us to some residential areas that were beautiful and we learned a lot about the area. We went at 6pm and definitely recommend doing a later tour so it is cooler (ha I don’t think it ever cools down in July) but still daylight out so you can enjoy the views. This was much better than a large group walking tour!

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Cherylci7794ew

Jul 29, 2024

Haunted History & Ghostly Mule Drawn Carriage Tour - We really enjoyed the nighttime Haunted History Carriage Ride. The tour we chose started at 9:00pm in a horse (mule) drawn carriage that meandered through the narrow streets of the French Quarter. Our guide Lucas was personable, entertaining, and knowledgeable, open to any question we asked. Lucas told us about the dark history of the area, took us to haunted locations, shared local and urban legends and pointed out odd curiosities!. Just know that some of these tales trended toward the macabre. Highly recommend especially for people with mobility issues. The tour is only an hour but well worth it.

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Jennifer_d

Jul 28, 2024

Loved our ghost tour, our guide, and horse and carriage ride - Loved our guide - She did a fantastic job telling all the stories of the ghostly side of New Orleans (And she was able talk, facing us while maneuvering the mule (Impressive!!)). And this is the way to go (especially with a teen, who complains about walking anywhere…) Wonderful carriage ride and even a breeze (1030 pm time in July).

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Lmc13

Jul 28, 2024

So fun! - Such a fun experience! Learned so much about the haunted history of New Orleans. Loved our mule, Footloose, and our storyteller Terrell. Thank you!

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Josiahg634

Jul 27, 2024

Best Spooky and Entertaining Horse Carriage Tour - We had a fantastic short ride with our family thanks to Steff and Ivan! Great history and great ghost stories and a the added humor along the way definitely made this a great tour! Next time we come back we will definitely do another tour.

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Kahm_t

Jul 27, 2024

Wow! - Lemen and Footloose, aka Naughty Boy, are a great team. Lemen is an excellent story teller. His voice and tone are perfect for this type of tour and he was very interactive with our group. He really knows New Orleans spooky history. We had a great time and would highly recommend this tour, and specifically, Lemen and Footloose. Thank you for such a memorable night!

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Christine_y

Jul 27, 2024

Best carriage ride in town. - Sara was amazing. Car (The Mule) was beautiful. We all had a great time. Saw amazing sights and had a wonderful experience.

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Rosemary_a

Jul 26, 2024

Tour guide was excellent!... - Tour guide was excellent! We learned so much about the history of New Orleans and had a wonderful experience.

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Heatherh

Jul 26, 2024

Couldn't have asked for better guides! - Lemon and Footloose were an amazing duo for our haunted carriage ride. We learned so much from Lemen on the history of the French Quarter.

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