Top Experiences in Old Ursuline Convent

Do you believe there are things in this life that simply cannot be explained? Come take a walk through the haunted French Quarter stories that may leave you questioning what you ever thought possible.

Our 8PM tour will be available with the VIP option of HELLVISION™! We use handheld projectors to bring the bloody images of New Orleans out of the archives and onto the streets for your tour.

Our new 7PM tour is for those that prefer the road less traveled - an alternative to our popular main route, starting at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, telling oft-forgotten true crime gems.

Tours go out rain or shine. Intoxicated travelers will not be permitted.

Our smartphone-guided tour brings the facts and stories behind New Orleans to life because we've taken the same stops and sights in the French Quarter that we share with our friends and families when they come to town and created an interactive web-based tour for you!

Read the stories behind the city, answer questions to reveal fun facts, and experience what makes this classic American city incredible! Purchase your tour and then navigate to our website to enter your access code and launch the tour. You can either start immediately or create an account and come back when you are ready to explore.

Please note that you and your group read the tour aloud to one another - there is no audio functionality at this time.

Some of the most bone chilling stories you can hear come from the oldest neighborhood, the French quarter, in the old city of New Orleans, where its trauma has lingered for centuries in this 300+ year old city.

This tour is designed to allow you to have AN INTIMATE setting with JUST your SMALL PRIVATE GROUP and not large crowds to herd around like animals! We offer an amazing experience where you can actually hear your guide and have a tour experience as if you are part of our family. No WOO girls or WOO guys ... unless that's you...?

We are historically focused in our narrative and want to report the history so that you may understand where and why these reported haunting take place.

The tour is awesome because you are with us!

Take a spiritual journey with an expert guide through the shadowy streets of the French Quarter. Learn of poltergeists, gris-gris, Voodoo, and Witchcraft, as you discover why New Orleans is the World’s most haunted city. Uncover the secret history of European Witchcraft and folk magic, and the powerful practitioners who engaged in these forbidden arts and became the inspiration for AHS: Coven.

Delve into the macabre world of occult beliefs, folk magic, demonic possession, ghostly apparitions, and vengeful hauntings as our expert guides bring history to life with chilling tales of the past. Immerse yourself in gruesome accounts of rituals gone wrong, explore the mysteries of New Orleans Voodoo, and visit the infamous LaLaurie Mansion.

You'll also gain exclusive access to a real Witch coven's temple hidden in the heart of the French Quarter, where your group will get to take part in a ritual and cast a spell.

New Orleans is infamous for it's savage and tumultuous past which allegedly has left much of the historic French Quarter, haunted.

The Haunted Crawl takes you on a 90-minute tour through the most haunted neighborhood in America, taking you to REAL buildings and homes where these horrors took place. Your tour guide will answer any questions about the stories and hauntings of the eerily creepy history of the oldest sector of the city.

You will hear the REAL story and timeline behind the Lalaurie Mansion, Marie Laveau and everything that wasn't explained in American Horror Story.

As a bonus, you will find out which celebrities have and still own homes in the French Quarter, where the scenes from famous movies were filmed and who loves this city so much they purchased a mausoleum to be buried in.

We have ONE guide and he has over 3,000 tours under his belt and we're confident you will love his stories.

This is a boutique haunted tour, we believe in QUALITY, not quantity.

Discover a secret vampire speak easy, ghosts of the French Quarter and stories of Vampires that roamed these streets. This tour is 100% outside take it anytime 24/7/365.

Go the the LaLaurie mansion, press play and put your phone in your pocket. From there the WalknTours app guides you turn by turn telling you the spooky stories of the French Quarter.

-Tour never expires
-1 purchase works on 2 phones

On the solo tour you'll be guided through the streets of New Orleans and you'll see the most haunted spots in the French Quarter. You will see and hear the stories The LaLaurie Mansion, The Casket Girls, the old morgue, haunted hotels, haunted restaurants, the haunted Madame Johns Legacy and much more.

And you'll get a chance to get a password on the tour and use it at the secret vampire speak easy at the end of the tour.

Experience the incredible architecture and atmosphere of the French Quarter, as you hear stories of hauntings, true crime & serial killers, voodoo (Voudou), vampire legends, and much more!

» Small group tour, personalized for the group

» Fun extras like images that bring the history to life, a polaroid memento

Each tour is personalized for the group, but may include stories like the "casket girls", the Lalaurie mansion, the Axeman of New Orleans, St. Germaine, and more! We discuss the legends but then peer behind the curtain at what really happened -- often stranger and more terrible than the legend!

Don’t just take a two-hour tour – take home a piece of New Orleans you won’t forget!

Some people prefer the road less traveled—and we designed this tour for those people. An alternative to our popular main route, “The Dim Corner” starts at the Old U.S. Mint, snaking its way into the French Quarter and through a half dozen oft-forgotten true crime gems. Dark history, scandals, and true crimes abound in this comfortably designed walking tour.

Learn about Bloody O'Reilly, Aleister Crowley and his connection to the French Quarter, former Gallatin Street-home to notorious criminals and underworld characters-and many other true crime and the darker side of New Orleans history!

Discover New Orleans’ historic locations in the French Quarter by solving clues and unlocking stories on your phone. Play the engaging exploration game, reenacting the story of a security guard on a mission to retrieve a stolen artwork from the thief.

As you solve challenges, the story unfolds and exact directions on your phone will guide you to the next location.

Highlights include:
•Explore St. Louis Cathedral, Café du Monde, Jackson Square and other lesser-known places.
•Enjoy a uniquely crafted story brought to you by our top-notch writers.
•Discover the history of New Orleans’ signature treat, the beignet.
•Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt.
•Visit one of the oldest bars in America.

After your booking you will receive an email with instructions on how to download and play the game on your phone. We recommend that each user purchases a ticket for an optimal experience, although several people can share a phone.

Explore tales of tragedy, murder, misadventure, and mayhem dating back centuries in New Orlean’s colorful French Quarter, with added layers of historic context and cultural insight provided by your expert guide.

Hear of young lovers Zack and Addie, whose burgeoning romance was cut shockingly short in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Take in neighborhood highlights including Père Antoine Alley and Jackson Square, and learn of the key figures who have shaped New Orleans society over the centuries.

At The Old Ursuline Convent, your guide blends Catholic teachings with supernatural stories, to paint a picture of New Orlean’s spiritual scene since the arrival of the first settlers.

Uncover paranormal mysteries in many of the French Quarter’s oldest and most haunted buildings with your guide, including Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop

Hear true crime tales from the historic French Quarter’s distant past, like the harrowing story of high-society socialite Madame LaLaurie.

Join me for a spooky and humorous tour of the French Quarter's dark history and haunted locations!

Do you like to laugh and dark history? Then this tour is for you!

Public executions, pirates, vampires, and lot's of murder? Check, check, check, check!

What places will we visit?
*Jackson Square
*Pirates Alley
*A vampire store
*LaLaurie Mansion
*Ursuline Convent
*And many more!

I am a stand-up comedian/actor moonlighting as a tour guide. But you may have also seen me on your tv screens in Better Call Saul and Grey's Anatomy.

One guest said, "it's like drunk history but the guide isn't drunk...that's just her personality!"

There will be a bathroom/bar break half way through.

I am not a sheep herder, so my tour always has less than 10 guests. Gratuities are always appreciated.

*Age requirements: 18+ but if you have a cool kid who is tagging along, send me a message and we can figure out if the tour will be okay for them.

*The tour happens rain or shine.

This frightening, high-quality audio ghost tour through New Orleans is like no other. Terrifying stories that will chill you to the bone, featuring spooky background music and translation into six languages! Navigate to each location to learn the scary history of ghosts, poltergeists, voodoo, and more!

We put our guides together to select the most haunted stories and locations from their years of experience. The result is a "best of" ghost tour featuring our local guides' mysterious and frightening favorites. Want to find out why NOLA is considered America's most haunted city?

Our guides will take you on a tour of their favorites in paranormal activity in New Orleans: from LaLaurie Mansion and throughout the French Quarter, be prepared to be terrified and thrilled by eerie presences still lying in wait around every corner.

You'll hear stories of mysterious deaths, unspeakable tragedy, and twisted history that have left the spirits of these unfortunate souls to continue to walk amongst the very places you'll visit on this tour.

New Orleans is considered "The Most Haunted City" in the United States with rich paranormal history like no other. Allow our master storytellers to walk you through the realm of Ghosts, Voodoo, Vampires & More.

While on tour, you will hear the story of New Orleans' most haunted & featured location, the Lalaurie Mansion. Delve into the bone-chilling story of Mad Madam LaLaurie, considered one of our most sinister historical figures. You will leave with feelings of excitement and trepidation as you continue on to explore the streets of the French Quarter.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to tour departure for check-in at 311 Exchange Place. Refunds will not be issued for late arrivals. Each tour is unique and may or may not include all of the stops listed above or may stop at other locations, not on this list. This is an outdoor walking tour and we do not enter any buildings.

Tour sizes at a maximum of 28 guests or 15 guests for the VIP option.

Have a ball in The Big Easy and let the Sightseeing Day Pass be your key to the rich cultural gumbo pot that is New Orleans. Keep the good times rolling with access to over 20 of the care-free city’s attractions, including convenient Hop-On/Hop-Off bus tours that swing through Dixieland’s landmark quarters. Savor authentic opulence of the rich French-Creole blend of flavor, then party on with NOLA’s classic ‘laissez faire,’ jazzy nightlife.

Tailor your trip to New Orleans to fit your ideal itinerary with an easy-to-use Sightseeing Day Pass. Select a 1, 2, 3, or 5 Day Pass, and enjoy full admission to the attractions that interest you most, saving over 50% and no fixed start date. A perfect choice for first time visitors with an open itinerary and active travelers looking to explore all of NOLA. Explore the crown jewel of Louisiana, and enjoy the colorful Quarters of New Orleans, including Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market.

Delve into the history of the French Quarter on a 2-hour walking tour with a knowledgeable guide who shares the legends and landmarks of this fascinating city. At a relaxed pace, take in the Mississippi River, French Market, St Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, Jackson Square and more. Visit historic buildings and secluded courtyards, see famous literary and silver screen locations, and learn about Creole culture. Your entertaining guide provides a deep understanding of the forces that shaped the Big Easy.

New Orleans always has had its adventurous spirit, and that spirit is not just restricted to the men. In this tour, the only of its kind, we will discover the great women of New Orleans’ past - in every field: politics, piracy, culinary, entertainment, science and some jobs best not mentioned.

Your tour guide grew up on the back deck of her father's shrimp boat in Cajun Louisiana, has taught history for 32 years, and is a resident of the French Quarter. She brings a wealth of historical background and a passion for her city to this information-packed tour. So put on your walking shoes and get ready to learn about what makes the French Quarter the most unique neighborhood in the country!

1) We do the BEST French Quarter Ghost & Voodoo walking tour first.

2) Then We ghost hunt inside an exclusive haunted location to end!

PLUS

3) Get free admission to the Haunted Museum in the day

AND

4) Early Check-in Discounts on Psychic readings & Free Ghostcard at Spirit

shop of the Haunted Museum 828 N. Rampart St- opens 12pm daily

Bloody Mary's tours offers you a true insiders experience! Not only will you enjoy hearing historic facts & personal paranormal experiences on a smaller group experience tour, BUT we add hands-on ghost hunting portion INSIDE our exclusive documented 200 year old haunted location! It's 2 in 1!

Tour the real locations from Bloody Mary's bestseller: Hauntings, Horrors and Dancing with the Dead + her TV shows too! Voodoo Queen Bloody Mary is #1 chosen expert seen on Ghost Adventures, American Supernatural, Buzzfeed Unsolved and 200 + worldwide documentaries.This famous author & psychic ghost hunter has created this dazzling adventure for you!

The most affordable Bike Tour of New Orleans!

Beat the crowds and avoid the traffic with this early morning tour of Louisiana’s most visited attraction, New Orleans’ French Quarter. The tour starts and ends at our bike shop located conveniently near the French Quarter, one block off Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny neighbourhood.

We will set you up on a bicycle before your tour guide and a group of no more than 12 bike riders set off for the French Quarter. This hour tour features some of the most influential places in New Orleans’ storied past.

Let's embark on a journey together as we unearth New Orleans' most sinister figures. Listen to the haunting whispers of a tragic lover and sink into the reality of Vampirism.

Partake of Elixirs, leave offerings of baubles and beads, and pray it's enough to keep the demons at bay.

Every tour is unique and brought to you by a member of our community that is well-versed in the dark history of New Orleans. This tour is strictly for 21 and over. Please be advised, we do not enter any buildings. This is an outdoor walking tour.

Please arrive at the check in location 30 minutes prior to departure. Late arrivals will not be guaranteed a spot on tour. Please keep in mind each tour is unique and no to tours look the exact same.

A Ghost tour with a twist! See haunted sites in the French Quarter on this 2-hour small-group ghost tour of New Orleans (max of 22 per group.) This is the only one that features 2 augmented reality experiences created by artist Marcus Brown. Hear ghostly legends and lore from your entertaining guide, who shares eerie tales featured on the History Channel. With its colorful past and unique traditions, it’s no wonder that so many New Orleans’ homes and taverns have been investigated by paranormal investigators!

This walking tour includes 2 augmented reality experiences with more in development. Gray Line commissioned native New Orleanian Marcus Brown, a sculptor, painter, inventor, musician and educator whose work includes national and international exhibits and performances.

*The AR exhibits are compatible with iPhone or iPad. It is not necessary to download an app to participate. Guide will offer other viewing options to Android users. Standard data & internet usage required.*

Wanna get weird? Walk with us, fam.

Curated by parapsychologist Dr. Edward Simon, this adults-only walking tour time machine transports you back through the minds of the city’s most wicked and to the ill-fated settlement that famed occultist Aleister Crowley referred to as the “Quartier Macabre,” a city lost between life and God, a place that even time has overlooked.

One night, we’ll uncover Gallatin Street's scandalous past as a bustling red-light district, hearing the story of Bricktop Jackson, the fiery lady of the night who cut as many throats as she captured hearts. Or, we may find ourselves at the doorstep of the city’s first and most powerful witch coven, whispering legends of magick rituals before getting shaken and stirred by the vampire lore at the Old Ursuline Convent.

Wherever the road travels, you’ll be led and engaged by a master storyteller tasked to make your stay in our city one you won’t soon forget.

Book fast, or forever rue, boo.

This walking tour combines Hollywood horror with New Orleans' haunted history. We provide a half-ghost tour and half-movie tour emphasizing scary film productions. Perfect for fans of horror movies and the occult side of French Quarter history. Film sites include The Originals, AHS Coven, Interview with the Vampire, and Haunted Mansion. No other tour company offers this unique hybrid experience in the French Quarter.

Hear 300 years of history of vice and red light districts in New Orleans, and all that's not fit for print!

» Small groups: 15 guest max

» Suggested cocktails

» Fun extras: historical images, a take-home Polaroid of the group, and more!

France shipped women from the brothels and prisons to the colonies in the 1720s, sending them to Ursulines nuns for 'correction'. Instead, many hung their red lanterns out back of town, and created a thriving red light district.

In the same location, a century later, madams decked in diamonds reigned in 'palaces of sin'. Some were so rich and powerful they committed murder and got off scot free!

Hear the jaw-dropping history of New Orleans you'll never forget!

Ages 18+

This walking tour includes a multitude of filming locations including: The Originals, NCIS New Orleans, American Horror Story, King Creole, The Princess and the Frog, Interview with the Vampire, Runaway Jury, Your Honor, Renfield, Angel Heart, The Simpsons, Chef, Now You See Me, Lolita, and many more.

Prepare your wits! This tour is not for the faint of heart! Our tales of voodoo mystery and vampire horror will have you jumping at every unfamiliar sound & huddling closer to the friends who were unfortunate enough to have joined you on this frightful journey.
Spine tingling, gut twisting tales of murder, intrigue & ghostly hauntings.
Based on recorded crimes, history and lore in the city of New Orleans, this one hour walking tour of horror will have you looking over your shoulder with every step throught the haunted lower French Quarter.
Our guides are gifted storytellers, who will take you into the darkness of the night, while telling age-old tales of the Ursuline Convent, LaLaurie Mansion and many others in 1.5 hours, that gets right to the best horror stories of New Orleans..

Join the most experienced Vampire guide in the city as our Vampire Tour explores in depth the legends of Vampires in the city’s streets. These stories, often told word of mouth by the oldest families, predate the novels written in and of the city - indeed, they could even predate the founding of the city. No sparkling vampires here, instead there are stories of vampire blood-killings, mysterious sightings, strange disappearances, and the old legends of the vampires, a fear that may be one of the oldest held by mankind. For good reason? You decide…

Experience New Orleans’ French Quarter at your own pace with David Hedges, owner of Nola Tour Guy, a walking tour company.

On this self-guided walking tour, discover a melting pot of history shaped by French, Spanish, and American influences. Begin at the Mississippi, unravelling tales of pirates like Jean Lafitte and the oldest cathedral in the U.S., St. Louis Cathedral. Stroll through Jackson Square, relishing Creole cuisine secrets and marvel at the historic Ursuline Convent. Make your way to the French Market, steeped in indigenous trading history. This tour unearths the essence of America's most intriguing neighbourhood, taking you on a captivating journey through time.

Get unlimited use of this tour before your booking date and after it. You can use the virtual tour option at home, too.

Once you have booked, you will receive instructions and a unique code to download the tour. The app displays directions to the starting point; when you’re in the right place, tap start.

If you only have a short amount of time but you want to see as much of the French Quarter as possible, this is your tour! We will move at a fast pace, but you'll be able to get all those pictures! We will see all the famous sites of the French Quarter in 45 minutes. There is not as much storytelling or history as you get on a typical two-hour tour, but your guide will follow-up with a recap of the tour and a list of recommended ways to enjoy New Orleans even more.

Do you prefer museums over movie theaters or sporting events? Is your budget for non-fiction books way too high?

Well friend, you have found your people; but be warned, we pull no punches... There will be no sugar-coating of New Orleans’ wild history on this tour. Prepare to be transported through time as your experienced storyteller paints a detailed picture of what life was like during different eras of French Quarter history. From Yellow Fever and the toll it took on our city, to the famous Jackson Square and the establishment of La Nouvelle Orléans; from the history of enslaved peoples and their impact on religion and culture, to what makes the architecture in our city so incredibly unique; from our historical red light district, to the earliest notes of jazz.

This tour will have you laughing and crying as you grapple with all that New Orleans has gone through to get where it is today. History lovers, join us on an adventure through the real, gritty history of New Orleans.

Our Dark History New Orleans ghost tour is 90 minutes of story after story about New Orleans, her haunted buildings, haunted cemeteries, haunted parks, and haunted spirits that just won’t leave her alone. You will be led through the French Quarter by one our famous costumed tour guides, along a walking route that covers ~1 mile and visits as many haunted sites in New Orleans that we could cram into 90 minutes. We have the best-trained guides in the industry that will give you an experience to remember!

*Tour route is subject to change based on events and availability.