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New Orleans Ghost Tour: Haunted History and Voodoo
4.5
12k Ratings
New Orleans
Embark on a thrilling ghost tour in New Orleans, the most haunted city in the US. Explore paranormal history, visit the infamous Lalaurie Mansion, and discover the secrets of the French Quarter.
Embark on a thrilling ghost tour in New Orleans, the most haunted city in the US. Explore paranormal history, visit the infamous Lalaurie Mansion, and discover the secrets of the French Quarter.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- French Quarter - The local guide will narrate intriguing, mysterious tales and legends about these French Quarter locations, featuring elements of voodoo, witchcraft, ghosts, and vampires!
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum - Established by Louis Dufilho, America’s First Licensed Pharmacist, in 1816, this former apothecary shop now showcases a…
- French Quarter - The local guide will narrate intriguing, mysterious tales and legends about these French Quarter locations, featuring elements of voodoo, witchcraft, ghosts, and vampires!
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum - Established by Louis Dufilho, America’s First Licensed Pharmacist, in 1816, this former apothecary shop now showcases a variety of historical medical exhibits for visitors to enjoy.
- Jackson Square - The stunning centerpiece of the French Quarter.
- Old Ursuline Convent Museum - Discover the legend of the Casket Girls, believed to be the first North American Vampires.
- Lalaurie Mansion - While exploring the French Quarter, learn about the chilling stories of slaves at the LaLaurie House and other eerie characters from New Orleans’s notorious history.
- Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar - Visit one of the oldest structures in New Orleans, home to some former resident spirits. Once the site of the infamous Jean Lafitte’s secret privateer operation, it is among the most haunted buildings in the French Quarter.
- Voodoo Authentica - Since the 1990s, Voodoo Authentica has been creating handmade voodoo dolls, gris-gris bags, and more on Dumaine Street in the French Quarter. This is another iconic spot highlighted during a Witches Brew Tours voodoo tour.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Local guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Beverages and snacks (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
- Beverages and snacks (available for purchase)
Additional Information
New Orleans is renowned as “The Most Haunted City” in the United States, boasting a unique and rich paranormal history. Let our expert storytellers guide you through the world of Ghosts, Voodoo, Vampires, and more.
During the tour, you will hear about New Orleans’ most haunted and famous site, the Lalaurie Mansion. Immerse yourself in the spine-tingling…
New Orleans is renowned as “The Most Haunted City” in the United States, boasting a unique and rich paranormal history. Let our expert storytellers guide you through the world of Ghosts, Voodoo, Vampires, and more.
During the tour, you will hear about New Orleans’ most haunted and famous site, the Lalaurie Mansion. Immerse yourself in the spine-tingling tale of Mad Madam LaLaurie, one of the city’s most notorious historical figures. You will leave with a mix of excitement and trepidation as you continue to explore the streets of the French Quarter.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the tour departure for check-in at 311 Exchange Place. Refunds will not be provided for late arrivals. Each tour is unique and may or may not include all the stops mentioned above or may visit other locations not listed. This is an outdoor walking tour, and we do not enter any buildings.
Tour sizes are limited to a maximum of 28 guests or 15 guests for the VIP option.
- Operates in all weather conditions
- While we do our best to accommodate all guests with mobility issues, the conditions of the terrain in the historic French Quarter present challenges. Please book accordingly.
- Bookings are limited to 10 guests. 11 or more guests may be split into two groups.
Location
311 Exchange Pl
Exchange Place
Our Ghost Tours meet at Witches Brew Gallery at 311 Exchange Place.
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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Robynd418
Feb 4, 2024
Awesome job, Robby Rob! - Robby Rob was awesome! We went on a rainy night that turned into a 7 inch rain deluge!
He was great and carried on! Got us to dry overhangs so we could hear his stories!
He was fun and personable- got to know our group well!
I’d recommend to all our friends!!
I might have captured one ghost in one of my pics!!!
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Krista_m
Jan 12, 2025
Hits the Top Haunted spots, but leaves you wanting more. - Our tour guide was very nice and I enjoyed his theatrical presentation moments on the trip. However I was really disappointed at the amount of stops we had. I recall only stopping six times, and I was hoping we would have seen and hear about more.
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Susanne_b
Mar 29, 2024
Interesting but superficial - We’ve heard 5 stories of very diverse backgrounds. A more recent suicide-murder, the casket women, the Laurie Hause, the pirate, and a wealthy person who gambled his mansion away. I guess in a place that is relatively “new” it’s hard to find enough material. What was available could have been nicely woven in the larger context of the city, how the city was build, the attempts to attract more women, more about voodoo and the unique cultural blending. Bottom line more history instead of the legends with references to movies and movie stars instead of historical context
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Shanyb2022
Feb 14, 2025
Eh - This tour was a bit gimmicky. Lack of history and more full of true crime type stories.couldn’t tell you why New Orleans has the stereotype/reputation that it does with murders, crime, etc as we were never really informed about that.
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Vitalemd
Feb 3, 2025
Awful, Factually Incorrect Tour Guide - This tour was a massive disappointment. First, the good: The tour meeting place was easy to find, they had bathrooms, and the tour left on time.
From there, it was all downhill. Let me preface this by saying I place the blame solely with our tour guide. It seems like Witches Brew has a lot of great tour guides, but ours (who I won't mention by name) was awful. He talked way too much about his personal life and would only tell ghost stories that somehow tied into his life. Which meant we only got a few stories, and missed out on some of the most popular and interesting ones. Most baffling, though, was that he gave false information throughout the tour.
Some examples:
- He claimed the first pharmacist in the US/New Orleans was a serial killer and he (the tour guide) had tried to get a plaque taken down commemorating this pharmacist. Turns out, it was a different pharmacist who was the serial killer.
- He changed facts about the death of Paul Morphy, including that he was a young man who went for a jog before his death... in 1884, at age 47. Over 80 years before jogging was popularized.
- He claimed the Pontalba Buildings surrounding Jackson Square were built by the Queen of France. And there's two of them because one wasn't enough space for her. Except they were really built by a wealthy Baroness.
- He claimed the real life tragedy of Zack and Addie had an element of cannibalism, which the police have said is simply not true. Worst of all, the tour guide claimed to be a former member of the police, which I believe to be untrue based on how many public facts he got wrong about this case.
My wife and I ended up getting drinks after the tour and googling ghost stories on our own because we were so disappointed in the tour. Witches Brew Tours has so many good reviews, so I wouldn't discourage people from using them. Just know you're in for rough time if your tour guide claims to be a former police office.
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Sherpa453704
Jan 18, 2025
Ghost toward - It was boring we ended up leaving we only stayed for about 15 minutes . It was a waste of money I expected more out the ghost tour
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L2496vcjoem
Mar 31, 2025
Boring. Skip it. - More walking than talking. Boring as s hit. We had 27 people in the group and half couldn’t even hear him most of the time. Everybody was competing to be close to him to actually hear something interesting. We followed this tour for well over an hour and it just wasn’t getting any better even getting near the speaker . The group was just entirely too big and it was the money grab. We abandoned the tour. There was no bar stop or anything. Totally regret this waste of time.
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Amy_r
Feb 22, 2025
Not as advertised. - It wasn’t a premier ghost, voodoo and vampire tour it was more of an architectural tour. Not what we wanted. In the hour and half we stayed in the tour we had only stopped at one voodoo, one vampire and one torture (not even a ghost) place. We left the tour after the guide wanted to take the group to a wedding venue. Definitely false advertisement and very disappointing.
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84tessaw
Jan 9, 2025
Ghost tour - The tour had a lot of potential but our guide was very disjointed in her story telling, pausing and saying “uh” so often it was difficult to follow the story. The group was also so large - it was difficult to stay together and follow.
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Cassie_j
Apr 5, 2024
Save your money! - You literally didn’t do anything exclusive, all they do is tell stories & walk you around the square & the streets, literally something you can do yourself & just look up the stories on google, definitely not worth the $75 AT ALL. 30min in we stopped at a bar that only takes cash to get a drink, literally have the group left at the bar stop including me because it was just so boring. Do not recommend.
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