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The Dim Corner: True Crime in French Quarter
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22 Ratings
New Orleans
Step off the beaten path and dive into New Orleans’ dark history on our alternative true crime tour. Uncover scandals, infamous criminals, and the sinister side of the French Quarter.
Step off the beaten path and dive into New Orleans’ dark history on our alternative true crime tour. Uncover scandals, infamous criminals, and the sinister side of the French Quarter.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- New Orleans Jazz Museum - Our licensed guide will meet you at this location to begin the tour.
- French Market Place - Guests will travel to this area, now known as French Market Place, to learn of its sordid past and connections to immigration, vice, and crime.
- Old Ursuline Convent Museum - Oldest French Colonial building in the French…
- New Orleans Jazz Museum - Our licensed guide will meet you at this location to begin the tour.
- French Market Place - Guests will travel to this area, now known as French Market Place, to learn of its sordid past and connections to immigration, vice, and crime.
- Old Ursuline Convent Museum - Oldest French Colonial building in the French Quarter
- French Market - The site of present-day market and ties to the former Gallatin Street
- The American Sports Saloon - Learn what the bar was before it was the American Sports Saloon
- Santos Bar - One of the most storied and haunted bars in the city of New Orleans.
What's Included
- Licensed tour guide
- True crime and dark history walking tour
- Licensed tour guide
- True crime and dark history walking tour
What's Not Included
- You may have time on your tour to stop at a bar where alcoholic drinks are available for purchase
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- You may have time on your tour to stop at a bar where alcoholic drinks are available for purchase
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Information
For those who enjoy the path less walked, we’ve created this tour. “The Dim Corner”, an alternative to our widely beloved primary route, initiates at the historic U.S. Mint and snakes into the French Quarter, introducing you to half a dozen often overlooked true crime gems. This leisurely paced walking tour is rich with dark historical events, scandals,…
For those who enjoy the path less walked, we’ve created this tour. “The Dim Corner”, an alternative to our widely beloved primary route, initiates at the historic U.S. Mint and snakes into the French Quarter, introducing you to half a dozen often overlooked true crime gems. This leisurely paced walking tour is rich with dark historical events, scandals, and real-life crimes.
Explore the tales of Bloody O’Reilly, Aleister Crowley and his links with the French Quarter, the infamous Gallatin Street - notorious for its criminals and underworld figures - and many more true crime stories that paint a darker picture of New Orleans’ past!
- No one under 17 years old permitted on the tour
- Members, officers, and affiliates of competitors of Psychonautic Entertainment, L.L.C. d/b/a Hottest Hell Tours, including, without limitation, any tour companies operating in the Greater New Orleans area, are prohibited from purchasing tickets for any tour offered by Hottest Hell Tours or attending or otherwise participating in such tour
- Please arrive 30 minutes early for Check In
- Intoxicated travelers will not be permitted on tour
Location
400 Esplanade Ave
Esplanade Avenue
At the entrance to the Jazz Museum located at the Old US Mint
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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(22 Ratings)
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Rlm2017
Jun 28, 2025
Hijinks, history, and heathenry in the French Quarter - 7 hours ago
New
One of my favorite ways to enjoy a new-to-me city is to take a haunted history tour. Chicago, San Diego, Baltimore, Grass Valley, Virginia City, and Boston. I’ve done four in New Orleans so far, and I can say with certainty that tonight’s True Crime tour with Doug was one of the best I’ve had the privilege to attend. Doug’s acting skills gave the tales of the darker history of New Orleans a fun boost of energy. Most of the stories we heard were ones I hadn’t heard previously, and I look forward to taking some of Doug’s additional tours in the future (when it’s not summer. My California weather wimp ways are showing). If you are a true crime history buff, or want to hear well-researched tales that are more than “they say…” kind of yarns, check out Doug on the Hottest Hell Tours!
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Simonspajamas
May 16, 2025
Must Do for the NOLA Inquisitive! - This was a great tour.
I thought I knew a lot about dark NOLA but this was all new to me!
Jeremy was amazingly knowledgeable and an awesome guide.
Can’t wait to take another tour in October!
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Alexis
Apr 19, 2025
Disturbingly entertaining - Ricardo is an amazing storyteller. He is quick-witted and incredibly knowledgeable about the history and stories of the local area. He is engaging, giving all the details while knowing how to read a crowd. If you are looking for a great tour this is a GREAT choice.
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Sonja_r
Apr 6, 2025
Take this tour! - Amazing tour! The Professor is an amazing storyteller and guide. I highly recommend this tour. I especially enjoyed learning about the history of NOLA with the true crime backdrop!!
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Anniez1022
Mar 25, 2025
Fun Tour! - Very fun. Jonathan, our tour guide, was informative, entertaining, and fun! He is a fantastic storyteller!!! I loved that our group was small. It was a great time!
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Chiredflyer
Mar 13, 2025
BYO Gris-Gris! History, horror and shivers with enhanced Hottest Hell tour! - We took an enhanced version of this really cool tour and had a fantastic experience! I believe it was Waking the Devil's Empire with a great tour guide Jeremy. He had a small projector to show us historical slides of who/what/where at different stops. Really heightened the experience so I wasn't busy Googling people and looking at my phone half the time. It was a lot of historical information and local lore but he told the stories in an order that made it all come together throughout. I appreciate the references to movie/tv locations and celebrity owners of buildings. He also gave advice for local haunts & supernatural customs to explore beyond the tour. Jeremy knew his stuff, wasn’t looking at notes, or the phone for prompts, and answered even the silliest questions after each stops presentation. Kept it serious but with some dark humor.
While this is not a ghost hunting experience, I brought an EMF detector and ohhhh did some of those spots pop! IYKYK There's a reason folks stay across the street at a few locations.
Specifically important to me, I have hearing issues, but was still able to understand everything Jeremy was telling us, even with the street noise. Souvenir business/tarot card also a very very nice touch. Can’t wait to go back and try the Garden District Anne Rice/True Crime tour on our next visit.
PROS-
Very personable and well-spoken tour guide
Well-paced with a bathroom break and time for questions after.
Good for both believers and non-believers.
Excellent visuals.
A bit graphic and gory.
CONS-
So many tours on the streets at once, it was hard to get a spot right in front of Marie Laveau’s house. Maybe mid-week would be better rather than busy Friday night.
Not super ADA accessible if you need that, not a ton of walking but standing for extended periods of time.
A bit graphic and gory, lol, not for faint of heart.
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Glenhweiss
Jan 26, 2025
Murder and Mayhem Without the Melodrama - Selby, our tour guide was excellent! Informative and captivating without being overly-dramatic like some of the guides we saw that night. She was able to keep our attention despite the distractions in the French Quarter on a Saturday night. Great website, too. Lots of information.
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D1247vhkatiek
Oct 6, 2024
Dim Corner tour - We did the Dim Corner tour with Jon as our guide, and it was so interesting! This is more of a grisly, true crime tour, so if you're more into that kind of history than the supernatural stuff, this will be up your alley. Or in your corner, I guess. Jon was a great guide and storyteller. He even took us to his favorite bar when we needed a break from walking and had a lot of great recommendations for New Orleans!
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Harcarrules
Sep 7, 2024
Fun Crime tour - Great tour that covers some of the lesser known NOLA dark history and crime. Doug is a great guide with knowledge of the history and delivers ina fun way!
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Erikaearthling
Aug 10, 2024
Fantastic! - The tour was super fun and interesting! Jeremy is an excellent guide who has done a lot of research on local lore and crime and is also just an awesome human. I highly recommend this company and your.
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