NEW ORLEANS · GHOST TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 new orleans ghost tours worth staying out late for. The walks, hauntings and after-dark crawls travellers rate the highest, with prices, run times and the guides who lead them.
Ride a covered, mule-drawn carriage through French Quarter legends, floods, epidemics, and ghost stories with a licensed guide. Small group.
Most Popular“Our spooky tour was fantastic, our guide was Trish, she and our mule were both amazing guide ladies full of personality”
Adults-only haunted pub crawl in New Orleans with a licensed guide, spooky stops like Lafitte’s and Lalaurie, plus drinks on your terms.
“A lot of fun and informative we didnt feel rushed well done. Guide was great! Well done thats all to say”
A $30, 2-hour haunted history walk through New Orleans’ French Quarter, with stops tied to LaLaurie, voodoo lore, and Jackson Square.
“Scary good stories with lots of history about the city. Arty was very informative and took lots of time answering any questions we had.”
Air-conditioned night bus tour through Bayou St. John, St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, Katrina memorials and more, with a live guide.
“Our guide Drew was amazing. Great information about the city and the cemeteries in the area. He was very enthusiastic and entertaining.”
Night bus tour to New Orleans cemeteries with exclusive Odd Fellows Rest access, guide stories, and EMF reader experiments plus a Katrina stop.
“Great tour. Geoff was very entertaining and informative. You get a tour inside the Oddfellows Cemetery, which is this tour is the only one allowed to do.”
Walk New Orleans after dark with stops at the Pharmacy Museum, Pirates Alley, Marie Laveau, and the LaLaurie Mansion area.
“Donovan did a great job! His storytelling was engaging. Although the topics were very heavy, it was interesting to hear about the dark history of the city.”
A historian-led, unscripted French Quarter ghost tour that includes at least one real haunted interior stop plus time for photos.
“Great experience, and lots of fun. Wes was a fun guide for our tour. We enjoyed the history and the spooky stories.”
Adults-only New Orleans lewd haunted tour with bar stops, including a former brothel. Dark stories, 2 hours, drinks extra, small groups.
“Definitely not lewd, not ghost, and certainly not a bar crawl. Probably the worst tour we have been on in NOLA.”
A 90-minute after-dark small-group Ghosts of New Orleans walk through the French Quarter, hitting Jackson Square and the LaLaurie Mansion.
“I would enjoy the tour better if it had more historical facts not just scary "legends". But this was a ghost tour, so we knew what to expect. It was the only French Quarter tour available on the Mardi Gras Day, that is why we bought it.”
A 2-hour New Orleans night walk blending witchcraft, voodoo, and ghosts, ending with a group spell at Hex for $29.
“Kerry was amazing. She is very passionate, and knowledgeable about her city's history. A great experience.”
A 2-hour French Quarter evening ghost walk with guided storytelling and augmented reality scenes at haunted New Orleans landmarks.
“Fairly good. Missed most of the truly historic apparitions, but managed to keep things friendly and interesting. The rain came down in buckets just before the walk, threatening the evening, and the guide showed flexibility, but the rain let up to a trickle the minute we started. That was spooky, in a good way.”
A 2-hour French Quarter ghost tour with bar-hopping, a free shot, and stops like Lafitte’s and the Lalaurie Mansion.
“Great tour. All stops were explained and throughly enjoyed. Great history and very entertaining. Would love to take it again.”
A family-friendly French Quarter ghost tour in New Orleans with spooky-but-not-scary stories, Lalaurie Mansion, Jackson Square, and Royal Street.
“This was a terrible tour, I woud not recommend it to anyone. The tour guide was so back that have the group left half way through.”
A 2-hour haunted pub crawl in New Orleans blending French Quarter ghost stories with bar stops off Bourbon Street. $30, 21+.
“Absolutely fun! Met some cool people and had one of the best nights! The bars on the tour were ones I wouldn’t have stumbled upon otherwise. Highly recommend”
Haunted French Quarter bar crawl with true-crime ghost stops, VIP bar drink specials, and a shot. Meet at 7:30 pm, 2 hours.
“Several bar crawls to choose from, picked this one because it said it came with a shot. However, it did not. The crawl itself was fine but a shot was not included.”
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