Discover why New Orleans is named the most haunted city in America on an evening walking tour through the darkened streets of the French Quarter. Storytelling guides share their own favorite tales of gruesome murders, spirited sightings, and natural disasters in lively retellings, on the sites where it all happened. Along the way, stop for drinks in atmospheric bars.

Spend an evening getting spooked in the famous French Quarter
Each tour is unique, as storytelling guides pick their own favorite tales
See haunted sights like the Lalaurie Mansion and Old Ursuline Convent
Take advantage of New Orleans’ open-carry laws and grab a drink to go

What's Included

2-hour walking tour of the best ghost stories of the city
In person English-speaking tour guide

Gratuities
Parking Fees

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

815 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Meet inside the Unique NOLA Tours shop

Start time

08:00 PM

End point

The LaLaurie Mansion, 1140 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
The guide will help with info to your next location

What To Expect

French Quarter

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

New Orleans Creole Cookery

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jackson Square

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Harry's Corner Bar

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Ursuline Convent Museum (Pass By)

Lalaurie Mansion

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Royal Street (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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4.5

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Fun evening

Katherine_H, Apr 2024

We were a really small group and enjoyed the history along with the ghost stories and murder tales. An intersection look at.the French Quarter from it's earliest ndays.

Must do activity in the Big Easy

Christi_W, Feb 2024

Learning the history of the French Quarter was amazing! I’d recommend doing the haunted tour at night, then Revisiting during the day to see everything with your new knowledge!

New Orlean well paced stroll and wonderful show

Joseph_B, Dec 2023

Our tour guide, Dalvin, was excellent in communication prior to our tour with good location information. During the tour itself he was performative, informative and extremely personable. Dalvin managed the group dynamics well and was engaged with any interested member of the group. A good combination of historical narrative and melodramatic flourishes. Highly recommend the experience and Dalvin as your guide.

Great Tour! DALVIN ROCKS!

Geoff_G, May 2023

I picked this tour to do with my parents; we preferred a smaller tour group and there were 8 people in total which was perfect. Our tour guide was Dalvin, he was an awesome tour guide! He was very knowledgeable in the history of the spots we stopped at giving the tour the perfect combination of spooky but informative, his style of storytelling made the tour feel very immersive into the center of the events he talked about and he very personable and polite with the whole group. I'd definitely reccoment this tour to anyone wanting to do a tour that isn't super creepy. Dalvin also brought us to a good bar stop on the tour and answered any questions we had about what the stories he was telling or even about NOLA in general.

Dalvin was great! We were...

MEAGHAN_W, May 2023

Dalvin was great! We were a small, shy group tbh but he kept the energy up and made it fun, and was a good storyteller :D We also liked how the tour acknowledged problematic history

Fun and interesting

Joy_J, Apr 2023

Our tour with Dalvin was awesome he was entertaining and knowledgeable and showed us a part of the French quarter we had not seen before. This was a fun thing to take our family visiting from Minnesota to do and something we will all remember.

Not what we were expecting

Jana_M, Mar 2023

While it was a pretty evening and our guide was personable, if unprepared, we weren’t impressed with the content. Plus there are so many other tours on the same path that the crowds were an issue.

Fun Ghost Tour

Dana_V, Feb 2023

Dane was amazing. He was knowledgeable and funny and we Learned a lot. The small group setting aloud us to hear what he was saying. Our tour was even longer than expected.

Jonathan Rocks!! 😁

Tiffany_B, Jan 2023

We had the best time on this tour with Jonathan!! He is awesome! His wealth of knowledge, genuine love for the city & its history made the tour extremely informative and comfortable. It felt like hanging with a local, because we were! 😁 It was the perfect balance of history & hauntings spiced up with Jonathan’s personality! I would highly recommend and will go again for sure!

Great entertainment. The...

PATRICIA_D, Nov 2022

Great entertainment. The history in NOLA is interesting and spooky. The walk was fun and we ate glad we did it on the first night

I’m sorry but this was...

Donna_A, Nov 2022

I’m sorry but this was very boring. Felt like a waste of time. We weee ready for a fun time. We were really let down

First NOLA visit

sameseal, Oct 2022

Kim seems to know so much about NOLA it was a fun evening. Very informative. She made it fun and it was leisurely and we could keep up. She also seems to know everyone in town.

Our tour was with...

Jayne_F, Dec 2021

Our tour was with Monique. She was super knowledgeable about New Orleans history and made the tour fun. She was funny and made the tour interesting

Had a great evening of Halloween fun!

Allen_H, Oct 2021

Keynin is an awesome tour guide. Very knowledgeable and extremely personable. 5 “Gold” Stars ⭐️ Was well worth our time and cost!

Best Tour!!

LaAnn_B, Aug 2021

If your looking for a real tour choose this one!! Mikko was great! He made our tour very educating & fun. I would definitely recommend!

Fantastic Ghost Walk Tour!

Darren_L, Aug 2021

My daughter, husband and I loved every second of this tour! Our guide, Mikko, was just the absolute best! He was so knowledgeable, thorough and entertaining! He knew so much about the history of New Orleans. He was, also, very prompt with the tour starting right on time. We have been on ghost tours before in other cities, and this one was, by far, the absolute best! Book a tour with Mikko! You will enjoy every second!

Our family had fun!

Stephanie_D, Jul 2021

We found Mikko quite entertaining. He seems to truly love what he does and it shows. This tour agency seems to keep their groups small, which I appreciated. I could hear and didn’t feel I was having to crowd into others to do so. The ghost stories were fun, but walking through parts of the city we had missed while touring on our own was really cool.

Disappointing experience

Daniel_U, Jul 2021

This tour was disappointing. The guide was more interested in 'energy' and 'spirits' than history or engaging storytelling. All of the other guides we passed by seemed to be more interesting to listen to. Twice the group stopped at the bar for drinks (I came for a tour, not for drinks!) The others on tour didn't help the experience either - a group of girls who showed up visibly intoxicated, and another guy in dreadlocks smelling like weed. Another tour earlier in the day was engaging and well-prepared but this one was not. I had a great trip to NOLA but this tour was the low point and I would not recommend.

Excellent

Angelique_K, Jul 2021

Mikko was a great tour guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. Great experience to have had. Glad to have gone.

Haunted walking tour

sue_m, Jun 2021

Monique is a wonderful guide ! So fun & knowledgeable. She knows so many interesting stories ! Had a great time ! Teens loved it !