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French Quarter History and Hauntings, Small Group 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!
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Cemetery Tour New Orleans

New Orleans cemeteries are unique in the “recycling and rotation” of our loved ones in our family tombs. Room for 2 coffins doesn’t stop us from burying hundreds in that same spot. On our cemetery tour we will show you around one of our most famous "Cities of the Dead". We invite you to come along with us and visit our family tombs as we tell you about our burials, funerals and the stories of those entombed. We keep the light on for our ancestors by telling their stories. Your guide will be a New Orleanian that has ancestors buried in the cemetery you visit. Come with us on this 90 minute visitation. Walk among the dead and leave feeling more alive than ever.
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New Orleans Taste of Gumbo Food Walking Tour

New Orleans stands as one of the most unique culinary destinations in the U.S., known especially for a dish that carries with it the story of the city and its people: gumbo. On this food tour of the French Quarter, we’ll delight your taste buds with the various styles of gumbo and learn why this hearty dish captures the essence of the Crescent City. With a local guide, you’ll be visiting beloved & lesser-known eateries serving up the best of gumbo, discovering the ingredients that go into creating the Creole,Cajun, Native American, and African influences that have evolved as immigrants shaped the city’s food scene. This New Orleans food tour will have you soaking up rich history and the last of your bowl with some French bread, ending with a classic dessert with a story of its own. Along the way, your tour guide will point out buildings that represent the city’s mix of cultures just as much as gumbo, including the Parisian-inspired Pontalba buildings and iconic St. Louis Cathedral.
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Hurricane Katrina: Past, Present and Future Driving Tour

Explore New Orleans and discuss the human and economic impact Hurricane Katrina had on the city's recovery and future in this 2 hour, private driving tour in New Orleans.  Drive more than 50 miles around the city while learning about the people, places, and history that comprise one of the most diverse cities in North America.  Hear how the storm affected New Orleans and what's being done to mitigate similar disasters in the future while developing a whole new outlook on the place and the people who live there.   Note: please contact us BEFORE to booking to confirm availability and changing health and safety status.
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New Orleans Haunted Ghost Tour: Explore The Paranormal

It is impossible to take a stroll through the French Quarter without thinking about what stories those streets could tell. This tour sets out to introduce guests to the disturbing and terrifying history hiding behind this city's colorful, charming face. Our guides are experts on all things New Orleans and trained to provide each of our guests with an unforgettable evening.
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Spirits - The Cocktail And Ghost Crawl in New Orleans

I've served more pub crawls, by far, than any guide in New Orleans. This provides me preferential, or exclusive, access to select venues that will help aid the tour's narrative and propel our exploration of New Orleans' cocktail/ghost history. This tour pays for itself, once you know the places I sip. Between bars, we walk to haunted/historical locations unveiling the culture, history, architecture, and the city's terrifying past.
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Creole Louisiana: A French Quarter Walking Tour (English)

Join us for a walking tour of New Orleans’ most historic neighborhood, the French Quarter. See the “Vieux Carré” through the eyes of the Louisiana Creoles who originally called it home. Louisiana is unique amongst the various regions of the U.S. The intriguing tales of notable creoles (of West African, Native American and European origin) will illuminate the development of the culture that distinguishes Louisiana from the rest of the American south. This tour is an exploration of old Louisiana, the Louisiana that gave birth to Jazz and Zydeco, to gumbo and jambalaya. Louisiana is technically a southern American state, but culturally Louisiana has always been the northernmost part of the Caribbean. (This tour includes a tour of the courtyard of a beautiful antebellum French Quarter residence and normally of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, though the cemetery is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.)
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New Orleans Paranormal Investigation

This tour is actually an investigation and an in depth look into the paranormal activity that takes place in America's most haunted city. Visit the top 10 haunted locations in New Orleans on your. A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour.  To add to the fun and entertainment of this tour/investigation guests will be allowed to stop in bars along the tour route and purchase a to go drink before the group heads out to the next location. Please keep in mind that some bars allow children inside however some do not. This is a two hour walking tour.
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Ghost Stories and True Crime Walking Tour of the French Quarter

We couldn't decide if we loved ghost stories or true crime stories more, so we decided to do them both! You can almost feel the history (and the spirits) as you walk through this 300 year old neighborhood and former Native American gathering place on the Mississippi River. THIS is the sacred ground where centuries of unforgettable, intense characters have lived, loved, fought, celebrated, made music, and taken their last breaths. Energy like that does not fade away; in fact, it intensifies when we tell their stories as we walk through their streets. We will share with you the stories of hauntings, murders, rituals, restless spirits, mischievous ghosts, and some things we just can't explain. Even skeptics love this tour, because everyone loves a good story! The tour is 1.5 - 2 hours and covers about a mile in the world-famous French Quarter. Come after dinner and end in time for a night out on the town!
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New Orleans History Tour

Embark on a tour of the French Quarter and step into a living history book. With the original grid of streets still intact and the beautifully preserved buildings, this iconic New Orleans neighborhood offers a vivid glimpse into the city's rich and colorful past. As you walk with us, jazz and blues serve as the soundtrack, resonating from tucked-away bars, intimate courtyards, and lively street musicians. Our guided tours offer a deep dive into the Quarter's storied history. Wander past the timeless façades with ornate ironwork balconies, and you'll be regaled with tales from when Spanish, French, Creole, and American influences converged to craft this unique enclave. Rich, cultural heritage and sheer aesthetic beauty coupled with intriguing and informative stories that only a local with ancestral ties can give you, this New Orleans History Tour promises a sensory-filled adventure that lingers long after you've left.
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Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Transportation

This is not just another drive out to the river road to visit plantations. Your driver/guide will enlighten and educate you along the way on such things as the Louisiana swamp, Lake Pontchartrain and an over view of what the Corp of Engineers have done to prevent the next hurricane Katrina catastrophe. And host of other surprises along the way.
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Jewish History Tour of New Orleans

This tour takes a trip through the French Quarter with an emphasis on how Jews have contributed to the multi-ethnic gumbo known as New Orleans. The Jewish community has had an active presence in New Orleans since colonial times, contributing to our culture, business, and music. As you walk through the original city, you’ll learn about the earliest Jewish settlers, who could easily have lost their identity in a Catholic colony. You’ll see where those who arrived in the 19th and 20th centuries lived and worked. You’ll learn how they contributed to the development and growth of the city, adding to the unique mingling of the old world and new that is New Orleans. Jews are among the strongest preservationists of the French Quarter and one of its most significant achievements, jazz. They are also having an impact on that other great New Orleans cultural contribution to the world, food.
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The New Orleans Five in One Extravaganza Tour

Explore anything and everything New Orleans in a guided walking tour. This 'New Orleans Five-in-One Extravaganza Tour' is the one and only tour that provides visitors with five different tours combined. It's a great way to experience all the top New Orleans tours in a 2-hour  (approx) period. Guests will visit all the most popular locations during this tour, inside the French Quarter. Guests will also visit locations that are considered the locals sweet spots! This tour includes history, ghosts, vampires, voodoo, celebrity homes and filming locations. A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour. Guests will be allowed to stop and grab to go drinks during the tour.  Join this tour where learning is intoxicating!
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60-minute Tremé Walking Tour & Photo Experience

All of our tours are authentic places to visit while in New Orleans that tourists don’t get to see. We are proud to support local, small and minority-owned businesses in the community for an experience that only #TLE can offer. To experience via social media follow us @tremeluxuryexperience.
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Ghost Walk of Franklin with Access to Haunted Structures, close to New Orleans

Uncover Franklin's Supernatural Secrets with the GHOST WALK of FRANKLIN! Delve into Franklin, Louisiana's mystique, just a short drive from New Orleans, only 1.5 hours - where history and the supernatural blend seamlessly. You'll arrive in this enigmatic city and embark on a journey through intensely active haunted antebellum sites within the Historic District, uncovering secrets that send chills down your spine. Guided by experts, delve into layers of history, revealing the captivating past and spectral inhabitants. Immerse yourself in the latest findings from paranormal investigations, all while respecting the local spirits. WE DO NOT CONJUR, we only investigate and try to communicate. Gain exclusive access to paranormal investigation equipment and experience the heart of Louisiana's hauntings. There is no other activity like this in the state of Louisiana! Join us for an extraordinary adventure!
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