Walking, Haunted & Ghostly Tours
Cities of the Dead (
Cemeteries):
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Visit Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in the Garden District and find a number of prominent New Orleanians buried there. Designated a city burial site in 1833, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is placed on the National Register of Historic Places by virtue of its significant history, location, and architectural importance.
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St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, founded in 1789, is the burial ground of some of the most famous figures from the city's past. Here you will find the supposed tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau: Etienne Bore, pioneer in sugar development; and, Paul Morphy, world famous chess champion and many more.
Historic New Orleans Tours
This "is the place to go for authenticity rather than
sensationalism" Frommer's New Orleans. Historic New Orleans Tour's
offers Garden District, Cemetery, French Quarter and Voodoo walking
tours daily. For more information call 504-947-2120 or visit their
website:
www.tourneworleans.com.
Haunted History Tours
Offers Vampire tours, a Voodoo Cemetery tour of the city's oldest city of the dead, a French Quarter tour of documented hauntings and a witchcraft tour. Haunted History tours has been named by Southwest Airlines as one of the Top Ten things to do while in New Orleans. For information, call 1-888-644-6787 or visit:
www.hauntedhistorytours.com.
Voo Doo Museum
For a truly haunting memory, experience a Voo Doo ritual, sponsored by the Voo Doo Museum, every Friday night at 7:00, at the Museum's contemporary location, 217 North Peters Street, on the edge of the historic French Quarter. The Museum also offers Bloody Mary's Walking Tour from its historic location at 724 Dumaine Street. Both locations exhibit art, totems and many ritual objects used in Voo Doo
practice. For more information, call (504) 523-7685.
Magic Walking Tours
History and folklore-based walking tours, 8 p.m. nightly
(504) 588-9693
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Cities of the Dead
St. Louis Cemetery
St. Louis Cemetery
St. Louis Cemetery
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