Cultural & Theme Tours in New Orleans

Join a fun local New Orleans guide for a 2-hour walking tour of the French Quarter's freaky side. Learn about history, food, voodoo, Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, and more - and be prepared to have fun.

Explore the haunts of the 'exceptional young ladies' (aka witches) from Miss Robichaux's Academy on this 2.5-hour walking tour of 'American Horror Story: Coven' filming sites in New Orleans. See real-life French Quarter locations that are featured in the third season of the hit FX TV series, including the LaLaurie Mansion, rumored to be one of New Orleans' most haunted houses, and St. Louis Cemetery. Along the way, separate fact from fiction as you learn about the area's history and hear tales of witches, ghosts, vampires and voodoo from your guide.

Encounter the word-wise 'spirits' who left their mark on New Orleans during an evening jaunt through the French Quarter's most literary locales. See the former homes and haunts of writers like Tennessee Williams, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman while hearing tales of how their time in the Big Easy shaped famous works. With a publishing pro as a guide and a stop at a legendary watering hole, its a tour that bookworms will heartily toast.

Visit the touchstones of Mardi Gras culture in New Orleans historic French Quarter on a 3 hour walking tour including museum admission to the Presbytere Museum's Mardi Gras Exhibit at Jackson Square. Explore the history and origins of this festival as we visit sites central to Mardi Gras and the festival's rich history and how we celebrate it today.  Also included is the admission to State Museum Presbytere at Jackson Square to see the ultimate backstage pass to Mardi Gras. At the Presbytere you will be able to see ballgowns, elaborate, antique carnival favors, a float. The perfect langiappe to end your tour.

Explore the French Quarter of New Orleans with an informative guide who shares stories about the history and supernatural side of this historic neighborhood. Visit important locations such as St Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square and sites key to the Louisiana Purchase. Learn about 'Voodoo Queen' Marie Laveau, see where voodoo ceremonies were once held and visit a haunted house. Your guide allows time for you purchase drinks at bars along the way, and you can also use authentic paranormal equipment. This entertaining 2-hour tour provides a fascinating take on The Big Easy.

Explore New Orleans' dark side on an occult-themed pub crawl through the French Quarter. With an local guide leading the way, grab a drink to go and hear stories about unsolved murders, ghosts, and vampires. Power up an electromagnetic radiation detector and enjoy a cocktail at Tujaques included in the tour price.

Explore the causes and effects of one of 21st-century America's worst natural disasters on a private, 3-hour tour of New Orleans focused on Hurricane Katrina. Learn about the confluence of extreme weather, the city's vulnerable geography, and sociopolitical factors that lead to such a devastating loss of life and property when the hurricane hit. Drive through the city in a private vehicle to see the areas most affected by the storm, and hear how the recovery effort has reshaped New Orleans.

Take a walk on the spooky side with a spine-tingling 2-hour spirits walking tour in New Orleans. Wind through the French Quarter's shadowed alleys and hear tales of famous hauntings from your local guide. You'll stop at sites of frequent paranormal happenings such as the Bourbon Orleans Hotel and the LaLaurie Mansion, home to the infamously brutal mistress Delphine LaLaurie. Leave with a new understanding of the 'spirited French Quarter'!

Spend a morning or afternoon in Impressionist"era New Orleans with a tour of Edgar Degas' former home and art studio, led by his great-grandniece. See the grand interior spaces that provided the setting for many of Degas works, learn about the artist's Creole roots and stroll under the beautiful oaken canopy along Esplanade Avenue. Extend your tour with optional upgrades including a courtyard breakfast beforehand or a visit to the New Orleans Museum of Modern Art.

Delve into the darker side of New Orleans' extravagant Garden District on this 2"hour afternoon walking ghost tour. Enjoy tales of famous hauntings from your local guide as you stroll through this prestigious neighborhood, the chilling setting for the films Interview with a Vampire and Dracula 2000. You'll also wander through the macabre above"ground tombs at Lafayette Cemetery, one of the city's most significant 'Cities of the Dead'.

Journey through New Orlean's darkest histories on this 2-hour evening tour, rich in tales depravity and mayhem. This chilling excursion takes you through the story-rich streets of the French Quarter, where your knowledgable guide will engage you with graphic tales of murder, torture, rampant disease, medical experimentation and more. Visit locations that housed the horrors, most notorious characters and events of the Big Easy's troubled past. Not for the faint of heart!

This haunted excursion around New Orleans takes in the greatest hits of ghosts and vampires alongside lurid New Orleans history, popular culture and architecture, cemetery explorations and, of course, tales of the city's great unsolved mysteries. Popular with families and individuals alike, the tour includes fun commentary during a walk through the French Quarter. As the Cajun expression 'laissz les bon temps rouler' goes, let the good times roll!

Immerse yourself in the spine-tingling history of The Big Easy with this 2-hour evening walking tour of New Orleans. Explore the city's well-known supernatural and haunted side, and hear stories of unsolved mysteries as you dig into New Orleans' fascinating history.

Visit the neighborhood known as the Garden District where the Americans settled after the Louisiana Purchase.  See the variety of architectural styles such as, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, while visiting the place where Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, spent his last hours.  Cast your eyes upon the home of our latest great contributor to the New Orleans' landscape, Sandra Bullock.  The tour includes a visit to Lafayette Cemetery, which holds the remains of John Howard Ferguson, judge in the famed civil rights case, Plessy v. Ferguson.  Judy's great-great grandfather, George Geddes, was a member of Comit e des Citoyen, of the Plessy v. Ferguson case.

Slink through New Orleans' haunted history on an evening walking tour of the historic French Quarter. Spend almost two hours winding through shadowy corridors with your local guide, who will share enthralling tales of hauntings, festering disease, torture, murder and misfortune. Pass by infamous locations with grisly histories and give in to the age-old art of storytelling.

Take the tour in the location where the Creoles lived; the magnificent French Quarter or sometimes known as the Vieux Carre'.Dating back to 1718, Judy, however, begins the tour in the year 1540. Find out why on the tour where the Louisiana Purchase was signed. See the fabulous Pontalba townhouses, dating back to 1850. We will also enjoy the breathtaking architecture, while making several indoor stops. One to sure be enjoyed; Antoine's,  the oldest family owned restaurant in the United States, 1840. The tour concludes at Newton's Hot and Cold Gelato for complimentary gelato.Much history from a former history teacher and CIvil War Historian. 

The tombs of St Louis Cemetery No 1 in New Orleans are unique in that they stand above-ground. On this 2-hour walking tour, an informative guide shares facts and lore behind what is referred to as the 'city of the dead.' Hear about the cemetery's hauntings, burial practices, and the famous and notorious figures who rest here, including voodoo-priestess Marie Laveau and civil rights pioneer Homer Plessy. Pick up more fun facts and see where 'Easy Rider' was filmed.

Search for paranormal activity in America's most haunted city, New Orleans, during this 2-hour tour. With an Electromagnetic Field Meter in hand, investigate otherworldly happenings during visits to the top 10 most haunted historical locations, including homes, cemeteries and pubs. Stroll through the 78 blocks of the French Quarter in a ghost-hunter's shoes and hear the tales behind the hauntings from your local guide.

Take a break from the bustle of New Orleans without the hassle of navigating on your own on a full-day tour to a handful of the region's historic plantations and a Cajun-area swamp. Going with a guide ensures you leave with a deeper understanding of the history of slavery in Louisiana, as well as new knowledge about its natural landscape. A traditional Cajun lunch and round-trip transport from are included.

With a rep as the most haunted city in the United States, New Orleans' long and lurid history no doubt contributes to its paranormal activity. An extraordinary walking tour of the Big Easy, this small-group excursion might very well witness abnormal apparitions, feel cold spots or even capture unidentified figures on camera. You'll seize the opportunity to use specialist ghost-hunting equipment, too.