New Orleans: Ghost, Vampire & Voodoo Walking Tour Adults Only

Walk the French Quarter's Darkest Streets with a Voodoo Practitioner

You walk the French Quarter for two hours with a guide who practices witchcraft or voodoo, stopping at the Lalaurie Mansion, Jackson Square, Pirates Alley, and haunted hotels while hearing the graphic, uncensored history of murders, voodoo, vampires and witchcraft. A bar stop breaks up the tour, and you get access to exclusive ghost photos taken by previous guests. Small groups keep it intimate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each3 stops

1. French Quarter2h
2. Jackson Square
3. Runyon Canyon Park

French Quarter haunted walking tour

• Walk through French Quarter streets
• Stop at Hands of Fate church
• Visit Voodoo shops
• See Muriel's Restaurant
• Explore Jackson Square
• Hear stories at Pirates Alley
• Learn history at Ursuline Convent
• Visit haunted hotels
• Stop at Lalaurie Mansion
• Take a bar break for drinks

The experience

You're stepping into the French Quarter after dark, and your guide (someone who actually practices witchcraft or works within the local voodoo community) starts talking about the real murders, the casket girls, the things that happened in these buildings you're walking past. This isn't the sanitized version. The tour keeps groups small, usually under a dozen people, so there's room to ask the questions the bigger companies skip over. You'll stop at Hands of Fate, the original home of the first Church of Witchcraft, then move through voodoo shops, past Jackson Square, down Pirates Alley where Jean Lafitte's story gets told the way locals know it, not the way tourists expect it.

The Lalaurie Mansion comes up, and yeah, the guide goes into the graphic details of what happened there, the murders and the mayhem that most walking tours gloss over or avoid entirely. You'll hear about Marie Laveau and what her voodoo actually meant in this city. The Ursuline Convent, the haunted hotels, Muriel's Restaurant. Each stop has a story that doesn't make it into the family-friendly versions. About halfway through, you stop at a bar for a drink and a break, which honestly helps settle the weight of what you've just heard. The whole thing runs two hours, rain or shine, and the guide tailors it to the group, so no two tours are exactly the same.

One thing that sets this apart: the tour includes photos of real ghosts and supernatural images captured by guests on previous tours. Photos you won't find anywhere else online or in any other listing. It's the kind of detail that either hooks you or it doesn't, but if you're here for the uncensored version of New Orleans, that's what you get. The French Quarter walking tour operates with adults only (unless you book a private group), which means the conversation doesn't have to pause or soften for anyone in the group.

What’s included

Your tour includes the two-hour walking experience through the French Quarter, stops at Hands of Fate (the original Church of Witchcraft), voodoo shops, Jackson Square, Pirates Alley, the Ursuline Convent, haunted hotels, and the Lalaurie Mansion, plus a bar stop with drinks and access to exclusive photos of real ghosts taken by previous guests.

Information

Lasts 2h, runs every day at 19:00 and 16:00, from US$ 40 per person, with a live guide in English and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday: 19:00Thursday to Saturday: 16:00 and 19:00Another time? ›

GroupUp to 20 · max 8 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (21 and older) · Under 21: can't be booked

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessiblePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Wicked History Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the uncensored, graphic history of New Orleans' darkest corners told by someone who actually practices within these communities: the kind of detail and honesty you won't get from larger tour groups or family-friendly alternatives.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Is this tour really uncensored?

Yes. The guide goes into graphic detail about murders, the Lalaurie Mansion atrocities, and voodoo practices. It's explicitly not for people who are squeamish or easily offended.

Can children go on this tour?

No, unless you book a private tour. This is adults-only.

How long is the tour?

Two hours, walking through the French Quarter.

Are we going inside any buildings?

No. You'll walk past and stop outside the buildings (Lalaurie Mansion, the Ursuline Convent, haunted hotels, and others), but won't enter them since they're privately owned.

What's included in the tour?

The two-hour guided walk, stops at voodoo shops and historic sites, a bar stop with drinks, and access to exclusive photos of real ghosts captured by previous guests.

How big are the groups?

Smaller than most tour companies to keep it intimate and personal.

Do the guides actually practice voodoo or witchcraft?

Yes. All guides have intimate knowledge as practitioners or initiates in the local witchcraft, vampire, or voodoo communities.