French Quarter Tour: Hauntings, History, Small Group
4.9
54 Ratings
New Orleans
Experience the captivating French Quarter with our small group tour. Discover haunting stories, true crime, voodoo legends, and more. Personalized and authentic, with fun extras!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- French Quarter - We start our journey through the most haunted parts of the French Quarter. You’ll see the incredible architecture, and hear the stories of the people who lived inside.
What's Included
- Complimentary Polaroid of your group
- Immersive historical visuals and photos
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the fascinating architecture and ambience of the French Quarter, while listening to tales of eerie occurrences, authentic crimes and mass murderers, voodoo narratives, vampire myths, and much more!
» Engaging additions like relatable images to make the history alive, a snapshot of your team
» Pause for a drink at the historic Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop
» Compact gatherings, cap at 15 visitors
» Entertaining guides with a light-hearted approach
Each expedition is tailored according to the group, and might encompass accounts like Baroness Pontalba, Marie Laveau & Voudou, the ‘box girls’, the Lalaurie mansion, New Orleans’ Axeman, St. Germaine and others! This is a ‘gimmick-free’ supernatural tour – valid ghostly occurrences and the actual history behind them, sans concocted tall tales – even though legendary folklore is shared in an amusing manner.
Don’t just participate in a two-hour excursion – carry back a segment of New Orleans that’ll be imprinted in your memory forever!
Location
515 St Philip St
Saint Philip Street
We will meet MRB's Bar & Kitchen at 515 St Philip st. Please arrive at the meeting location 15 minutes before the start of your tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(54 Ratings)
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Steve_r
Mar 17, 2024
Evan is awesome - Evan was awesome! Supremely knowledgeable, with accurate facts and riveting stories while being modest about it all. It’s clear he’s done his homework and knows his history! If you’re looking for a showman this isn’t the tour for you, but if you want interesting and real stories from a smart guy, consider this tour.
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Hj64gtsx5p
Mar 17, 2024
Make this your first-night priority - This was the perfect “first night in New Orleans” thing to do after dinner, with the added bonus of helping us learn our way around the French Quarter. Small group size made it way more personal, and our tour guide, Evan was super knowledgable without being corny or theatrical about it. We appreciated the blend of history + “haunted” and it’s definitely for people who want a next-level tour experience beyond just vampires and voodoo
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Alan_h
Jan 3, 2024
Great tour with Evan! - We did a tour with Evan and he was our kind of tour guide, in that he wasn't a "character" guide, with a top hat and eye patch and some corny schtick. He had tons of information, and seemed genuinely excited to share his knowledge of New Orleans. His stories were captivating, and he had obviously researched them thoroughly, pointing out which parts could be verified as true, and which parts were possibly just a good story. We enjoyed it very much!
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Emily_e
Oct 30, 2023
Fun tour! - Fascinating history and our guide Evan was a great speaker. We learned a lot about New Orleans history. Would do it again!
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Barbara
Mar 25, 2023
History with a side order of murder mystery - We enjoyed all the knowledge Evan shared with us about the history and mysteries. He was very informative and gave us a a great insight to the truths and the myths of New Orleans lifestyle and its most popular murders.
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Nanapopbert
Mar 18, 2023
Informative - We enjoyed the factual information more than the supposed haunting information that most tours provide for effects. Our tour guide, sorry, forgot first name, had the same last name as me. I have had the other tours before and I enjoyed this one the most.
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Iain
Jan 3, 2023
Skeletons in NOLA’s closet - I really liked this tour. It was an interesting peek into the spooky, macabre, and even a little grisly history of New Orleans. I would recommend doing the later tour than the earlier. It adds to the atmosphere if it’s avpitch black sky and darkened streets. At no time are the streets empty though because, being NOLA, there is always something going on. I brought my 14 year old son along and it seemed age-appropriate for him. I totally recommend Spectral City Tours!
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Amy_h
Sep 6, 2022
Looking for a more factual spooky tour, this is the best! - I wish that I could remember our tour guides name because he was absolutely amazing. His level of the history in the area was superb, as well as his storytelling! This is not the trip where you’re gonna learn about all the fluffy vampires and old wise tales. It was much more factual based, which I very much appreciated. We went on September 4th @ 8pm, there was a lot going on, but we moved around the city with relative ease and it was by far my favorite tour of the five that we did!
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Z3645gesarah
Oct 30, 2023
Perfect for Halloween weekend in NOLA! - Very fun way to learn NOLA history through some gruesome stories and spooky myths. Definitely recommend for people who have never been to the area before!
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Shschaberg
Mar 17, 2023
Average tour. - Rather boring. Not worth the money. A few interesting facts. Stupid bar stop that wasted time. I did a city tour in the afternoon that was better.
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