Old Ursuline Convent

Culture & history

Walk with your 5-star local guide through the haunted, historical French Quarter on this haunted historical tour. Explore the historical French Quarter, as you indulge in stories of magic, ghosts, vampires, and Vodou practitioners from your expert guide. Meet your local guide and set off on a journey through New Orleans’ haunted history at a hidden gem of an oddities shop. Pass outside well-known sites such as Muriel’s Restaurant and the Old Ursuline Convent. See the exterior of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, where bloodletting and leeching took place in the 19th century. From the outside, see the house where Jacques Saint Germain — who was rumored to be a vampire — once lived. Plus, hear chilling tales of LaLaurie House and its mistress, Madame LaLaurie. Let your guide entertain you with local folklore as you continue past the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. The final stop of your activity is outside Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, where your spooky experience will end. Don't miss out on an experience you won't soon forget.

Learn about the ghostly history of New Orleans on this tour of the French Quarter. Visit famous landmarks, hear fascinating stories, and immerse yourself in the haunted world of this atmospheric district. Make your way to the French Quarter to meet your historian guide. Visit places like the infamous Lalaurie Mansion (as seen on 'American Horror Story Coven'), May Bailey's Brothel (as seen on Travel Channels 'Ghost Adventures'), and many other sites. Embark on the only ghost tour in New Orleans with access inside a haunted building. Enjoy a tour that is kid and alcohol friendly. Take a leisurely stroll through the haunted history of New Orleans´ French Quarter with frequent stops and restroom breaks.

Discover the French Quarter of New Orleans on a traditional mule-drawn carriage ride. Admire sights like Napoleon House, the French Market, and Bourbon Street. Hear about local culture and facinating historical anecdotes from your guide. Learn the basics of New Orleans's history as you travel in style around its vibrant streets. Discover fascinating anecdotes about the people and places that have contributed to making New Orleans truly unique and unforgettable from your licensed local guide. See French Quarter sights like the Saint Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, Napoleon House, the French Market, and Bourbon Street. Ride through the Faubourg Marigny with its unique architecture and live music venues. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that group carriage tours travel at a leisurely pace. Choose from a private or shared carriage tour depending on which option you book as you enjoy a day out to remember in a horse and cart.

This five-in-one tour combines elements of the following tours: the St. Louis Cemetery Tour, the French Quarter Ghost and Vampire Tour, the New Orleans History Tour, the History and Architecture Tour and The "Dark Side" Voodoo, Mystery and Paranormal Tour.  This walking tour starts in the heart of the French Quarter. From there, explore Louisiana's complex culture, rich history and Voodoo, and experience the magical mystery that makes the city so irresistible! Notice the beautiful architecture throughout the French Quarter that makes it so unique. This tour will visit locations where Hollywood Stars have decided to call the French Quarter home along with locations where scenes from unforgettable movies have been filmed. But wait there is more! Have you ever wondered why New Orleans is considered the most haunted city in America? Explore the "Dark Side" of New Orleans history on this tour. This tour will visit multiple locations of unsolved murders and suicides. Hear real documented reports of vampires and ghosts roaming around the streets of the French Quarter and visit locations where vampires supposedly held their victims and fed off of them! Learn about New Orleans traditional burial practices and how they are different from most. The tour guide will explain to guests why New Orleans has above ground cemetery's and why by tradition for centuries the same vaults have been, and continue to be, recycled and re-used over and over again. This tour stops at many attractions and National Historic Landmarks that this city has offer! Visit over 15 locations during this tour such as The St Louis Cathedral, Cabildo, Presbytere, Ursuline Convent, Jackson Square, The Sultans Palace, and The Lalaurie Mansion known to be the most haunted house in New Orleans!

Experience one of the most haunted cities in America on a walking tour that explores the Big Easy’s infamous dark side. Explore and investigate areas like the French Quarter with paranormal equipment alongside licensed tour guides, historians, and professional storytellers. At the start of your tour, your guide will provide an EMF meter or ghost/paranormal detector during the tour. Visit over 15 different locations, including St. Louis Cathedral, St. Anthony's Garden, and The Cabildo, the former seat of the colonial government. Discover locations of unsolved murders and suicides and get the facts about real, documented reports of vampires and ghosts. See where vampires held their victims and learn about the traditional burial practices of New Orleans. Go to The Presbytere to admire one of the best examples of colonial Spanish architecture, see the Old Ursuline Convent, Jackson Square, and the Sultan's Palace, where legend has it a mass murder took place. Stop at many of the National Historic Landmarks that the city has to offer. See the most haunted house in New Orleans at the Lalaurie Mansion and learn about the so-called Mistress of Death. As you roam the streets of the French Quarter and other areas, make stops along the way to optionally buy drinks to enjoy during the tour (cost not included).

You will have discovered NCIS: New Orleans, The Originals, Your Honor, Runaway Jury, The Big Easy, and even The Simpsons within the first fifteen minutes. This walking tour takes you to filming locations of popular productions. Relive your favorite movies and shows while experiencing the historic French Quarter and stand in the footsteps of your beloved actors and actresses. The tour begins at 400 Royal Street at the steps of the Supreme Court Building, across the road from Brennan's Restaurant. We will walk down Chartres Street from the Napoleon House Restaurant, cross Jackson Square, and reach the Old Ursuline Convent. We loop back up Royal Street at the city's most haunted house, the LaLaurie Mansion, and finish the tour at the St. Louis Cathedral in the middle of the French Quarter. Our list of film productions also includes: AHS: Coven, Interview with the Vampire, Chef, Now You See Me, Princess and the Frog, Live and Let Die, King Creole, Girls Trip, The Pelican Brief, JFK, Haunted Mansion, The Cincinnati Kid, Renfield, The First 48, celebrity homes, and many more.

Get Ready to Party! This Scary Tour and Haunted Pub Crawl will be a blast. New Orleans is the most Haunted city in America. The spirits of the dead roam around the streets of the French Quarter and Marigny Neighborhood at night. This tour will take you the most visited ghost locations, and stop at 3 haunted bars. Along the way, your guide will share with you the horrendous stories of over 300 years of the dead. Guests will meet at the Old U.S Mint. From there, we will see sites like the Madam Delphine Lalaurie's Haunted House based on the "American Horror Story" series, John Lafitte's Haunted Pirate Bar, The Dragon's Den (Home of Aleister Crowley the Satanist), Madam John's Legacy, MRB Brothel (resting place of Mary the Beauty), the most haunted hotel in America The Andrew Jackson Hotel, Old Ursuline Convent (Home of the Casket girls) and many more. Along the way we'll stop for drinks, and 1 Drink or Shot is Included in the guides Party bag! Other things to note... Bring your camera to catch ghost Apparition and orbs!

New Orleans has been the backdrop for famous writers such as Anne Rice, as well as others who have created blood-sucking fictional characters. This 1.5-hour tour takes you to the dark and mysterious world of the city’s undead and tells you chilling stories of scandalous acts pulled from city police reports, archives, diaries, and newspaper interviews. This is no vampire work of fiction; this is the real deal. As you walk through the streets you will visit various locations associated with these creatures of the night, including a trip to a noted vampire tavern. It is a thrilling and chilling, yet fun-packed, creep through the antebellum streets of the French Quarter by dusk. You can trust to your expert and theatrical guide to protect you from the bloodthirsty creatures of the night. But you might like to bring some garlic – just in case.

Start your adventure on Decatur Street, New Orleans. Enjoy a short meet-and-greet with your guide before heading off for an evening of mystery. Step into the shadows of New Orleans' French Quarter on a spine-chilling ghost tour. Led by seasoned guides, delve into the macabre world of witchcraft, voodoo, hauntings, and spiritual possession. Uncover the truth behind the story that inspired AHS: Coven. You'll hear gruesome tales of fatal rituals and visit the infamous LaLaurie Mansion. Get 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.

The ultimate combination of booze & nefarious history, this tea-spilling tour reveals the truth behind New Orleans sketchy history. Think pirates, convicted felons, and ladies of the night, and that only just scratches the surface! Overall, this boozy-and-fascinating city exploration is the perfect way to let one's hair down, throw a few drinks down, and get to know the legendary French Quarter. How cool is that? Drink your way through one of the oldest, most cultured and historic neighborhoods in the United States on this innovative, interactive tour. A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour to add the the entertainment for our guests. Learn how New Orleans has developed into the magnificent city that it is today from a knowledgeable local guide. Boozers, history buffs, and paranormal enthusiasts alike are sure to have a blast on the drunk history of New Orleans walking tour, surely a memorable experience. The tour will center around the city of New Orleans past and present true crime. New Orleans rich history, complex culture, cuisine, and architecture that makes New Orleans so unique. During the tour route guests will also see where Hollywood Stars have decided to call home in the French Quarter and where unforgettable movies have been filmed as they pass by and we will ensure that our guests do not miss a thing. Learn stories of Cajun superstitions and Louisiana folklore, myths and legends that have been told for centuries pertaining to the city's voodoo, ghosts and vampires. The tour will cover over an abundance locations including National Historic Landmarks, Jackson Square: The St. Louis Cathedral, The Cabildo,  The Presbytere, St Anthony's Garden,  The Ursuline Convent, and The LaLaurie Mansion known to be the most haunted house in New Orleans. Visit the Sultans Palace, A gorgeous mansion where the largest mass murder took place in New Orleans this crime still remains unsolved to date. Visit one of the locations and dig into the gory details regarding that of the tragic 2006 murder suicide that took place in the French Quarter. The story of Zach and Addie is one of the most infamous murders in New Orleans' history, the story of Zach and Addie is indeed one of heartbreak. This tour is full of true crime stories from the founding of New Orleans with the infamous Pirates, Prostitutes, felons! With all this tragedy we understand you may need an adult beverage to listen to this intense experience after all this tour takes you to the exact locations where these horrific crimes took place. We welcome you to join us. We love our city. We have an interest in true crime and we hope that we can share our city with you. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out at any time with questions or concerns.