New Orleans is one of America’s most haunted and mystical city’s and this walking tour covers the main highlights. Learn about voodoo magic and listen to gruesome tales as you walk through the French Quarter, the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. Walk through Jackson Square, Louis Armstrong Park, and Cemetery #1 as you go beyond colonial history and discuss the development of the city’s unique culture.
- Take a walking tour through the French Quarter of New Orleans
- Learn about voodoo magic and history from your tour guide
- Walk through Jackson Square, Louis Armstrong Park, and Cemetery #1
- See Marie Laveau’s tomb and learn about her history
What To Expect
French Quarter
tour the neighborhood
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Mississippi River
Learn about the origins of New Orleans and the pre-colonial site of Bulbancha, a well-established and significant site for Indigenous peoples across the Gulf South. Bulbancha and the Mississippi River were pivotal to the founding of the provincial city of French Louisiana over 300 years ago.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Jackson Square
Learn about the development of Voodoo and its practitioners’ blending of African tribal spirituality, Catholicism, and magical beliefs as you stroll the city’s oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St. Louis Cathedral
learn about the connections of voodoo and catholicism
• Admission Ticket Free
Louis Armstrong Park
While visiting the public park named after one of the city’s most storied and iconic musicians, your guide will help us peer into the often unexpected and untold connections of Jazz and Voodoo. Much like Voodoo, the history of Jazz is complex, misunderstood, misrepresented, and rooted in centuries of cultural evolution in the Afro-Caribbean diaspora of New Orleans. But, despite plenty of resistance, it is today embraced by people across culture, class, race, and geography.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Congo Square
Uncover the brutal realities of America’s largest slave rebellion while tracing the history Congo Square and it’s influence and place from pre-colonial America to present day New Orleans.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Max group – 10
