Ghosts and Spirits Walking Tour

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Discover why New Orleans is considered 'The most haunted city in America' with the Ghosts and Spirits Walking Tour as you walk down the beautiful and historic streets learning all about the dark history to the city including legends and lore of voodoo and vampires as well as the deaths that have occurred in the area.

These New Orleans tourist sites visited on this fascinatingly frightening excursion have been featured in TV specials and episodes on The Discovery Channel as well as The History Channel. After learning about different true events that have taken place in the throes and dark alleys of this enchanted city, you'll cease to wonder why so many paranormal investigators set up shop in New Orleans.

Book tons of spooky and haunted things to do to your all-inclusive New Orleans vacation today.

Detailed Tour Itinerary

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 Tour Stop at  Jackson Square in New Orleans, LA

Historic Jackson Square, originally known in the 18th century as "Place d'Armes," and later renamed in honor of the Battle of New Orleans hero Andrew Jackson, is a timeless attraction in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans. This famous landmark facing the Mississippi River is surrounded by historic buildings, including the St. Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere and Cabildo.

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 Tour Stop at  Pharmacy Museum in New Orleans, LA

Today, Dufilho’s 1823 apothecary shop on Chartres Street in the French Quarter houses the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. It is widely believed to be the largest and most diverse pharmaceutical collection in a single location in the United States, containing old patent medicines, books, and pharmaceutical equipment dating back as far as the early 1800s.

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 Tour Stop at  Bourbon Orleans Hotel

The Bourbon Orleans Hotel is known as one of New Orleans' top haunted hotels. Before the hotel's beginning, the site was home to the historic Orleans Ballroom and Theater before being turned into a convent in the late 1800s. Internationally acclaimed psychic Chip Coffey once performed a reading at the historic Orleans ballroom as part of his Coffey Talk Tour and communicated with several spirits, including a young boy and girl who experienced sudden deaths.

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 Tour Stop at  Charity Hospital

Before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, Charity Hospital was the pride of New Orleans. A 1930s Art Deco–style icon built with WPA funds, Charity was one of the oldest continually operating public hospitals in the country and was regarded as one of the most vital and successful. Today Charity is a skeleton of its former self, with smaller, temporary facilities. 

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 Tour Stop at  Pirate's Alley in New Orleans, LA

Pirate's Alley is the subject of much legend and lore, some true, and much false. It is one of the "must see" locations of the French Quarter. Some claim that it was a haven for pirates in days past, while others claimed that slaves were sold at the adjacent St. Anthony's Garden on Royal Street.

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