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New Orleans Ghost Tour: Haunting French Quarter
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13.7k 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 and mysterious tales and legends about the French Quarter’s haunted spots, including those involving voodoo, witchcraft, ghosts, and vampires!
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum - Established by Louis Dufilho, America’s First Licensed Pharmacist, in 1816, the Pharmacy Museum was once an…
- French Quarter - The local guide will narrate intriguing and mysterious tales and legends about the French Quarter’s haunted spots, including those involving voodoo, witchcraft, ghosts, and vampires!
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum - Established by Louis Dufilho, America’s First Licensed Pharmacist, in 1816, the Pharmacy Museum was once an apothecary shop. Today, it showcases a fascinating collection 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, who were rumored to be the first vampires in North America.
- 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 buildings in New Orleans, known for its haunted past. Once the site of the infamous Jean Lafitte’s privateer operations, it remains one of the most haunted locations 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 stop on the 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
Explore the eerie side of the French Quarter with our thrilling New Orleans ghost tours. Let our skilled guides escort you through the most haunted streets of this enigmatic city, as they recount spine-tingling stories of restless spirits, voodoo myths, and paranormal events that have earned New Orleans its global reputation.
Our genuine ghost walking…
Explore the eerie side of the French Quarter with our thrilling New Orleans ghost tours. Let our skilled guides escort you through the most haunted streets of this enigmatic city, as they recount spine-tingling stories of restless spirits, voodoo myths, and paranormal events that have earned New Orleans its global reputation.
Our genuine ghost walking tours include visits to:
- Historic haunted mansions and Creole cottages
- Renowned voodoo sites and mystical spots
- Notable French Quarter locations with recorded paranormal activity
Why Opt for Our New Orleans Ghost Tour:
- Experienced local guides with a flair for storytelling
- Family-friendly options available
- Genuine New Orleans folklore and historical precision
- Ideal for tourists, locals, and paranormal fans seeking a memorable supernatural journey in the Crescent City.
Reserve your haunted New Orleans adventure today and delve into the shadows of America’s most haunted city.
- 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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(13705 Ratings)
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Jaimeole
Jun 12, 2026
Best Tour, Best Tour Guide - We took the tour at 5pm and I thought it wouldn't be as good as others that I have done when it's dark out...I was wrong! Our tour guide, Spooky Rob (best tour guide EVER and a really good human to boot!), was a wonderful storyteller and full of details both historical and cultural. When asked about things that weren't on the tour, he quickly provided the information and offered to show us how to get there. He helped tour participants with directions back to their hotel and to local attractions/restaurants. As we walked around people would yell, "You have the best tour guide". I dont know if they say that about every tour guide, thinking we're tourists and wouldn't know better, but by the end of the tour, we knew we had the best tour guide. He deserves a raise! I would absolutely take another tour with this company (hopefully getting Spooky Rob again) as long as they are hiring people like Spooky Rob with the passion and respect to tell the stories of this beautiful city!
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Lindsay
May 10, 2026
Andi is awesome! - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Had an amazing time on the Ghost, Voodoo & Vampire Tour! Andi was such a fun, energetic, and incredibly knowledgeable tour guide who made the entire experience unforgettable. The stories were fascinating, the history was captivating, and Andi kept everyone entertained from start to finish. You can truly tell they love what they do. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting New Orleans and wanting a spooky, exciting, and educational experience!
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Mjndurham
Sep 6, 2025
Tony and his Louisiana Draw - perfection! - Tony was the perfect guide for our tour. His voice was deep with a southern Louisiana draw that was captivating. He had a wealth of knowledge and shared it without hesitation or stutter. Would highly recommend the small-group version of this tour to allow time for pictures and asking questions. Great for a date-night activity!
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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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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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