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The Most Haunted Week of Your Life

A night at The Myrtles

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Trip Highlights

Six nights of haunted accommodations, including an overnight at The Myrtles Plantation and a real haunted former jail
A private ghost investigation of the Old Absinthe House or similarly known active buildings
The Mysteries of Voodoo Tour, plus a private Gris Gris bag clinic — you'll leave with your own bag, dressed and blessed by a Voodoo Priestess
Two of the South's most documented haunted plantations, with investigation time at each
A visit to 13th Gate, home to the most acclaimed escape room in the country, built by professional Hollywood set designers
Plus other special surprises, based on your dates (examples: A meet and greet with vampire author Marita Wywood Crandle in her hidden speakeasy, a paranormal investigation with a member of the Paranormal Society of New Orleans)
A pre-trip planning call to handle every detail before you arrive so nothing is left to chance

Description

Tulane University has called it the most paranormally active city in America. After seven days here, you'll understand why. New Orleans has spent three centuries accumulating its haunted reputation through plagues, fires, floods, wars, and a cultural relationship with death unlike anywhere else on earth. The stories are real. The evidence is documented. And the access available this week goes further than anything a standard ghost tour can offer. Seven haunted days. Six haunted nights. Private investigations inside some of the most active buildings in the country. Plantation overnights. A vampire speakeasy. A Voodoo Priestess. An escape room designed to resemble a tuberculosis hospital-turned-asylum, followed by a night in a real haunted former jail. This isn't a highlights reel of haunted history. It's seven days built for people who want to go deeper. Deeper into the stories, the evidence, and the unexplained corners of a city that has never stopped surprising even its most devoted visitors. Each departure is intentionally limited to ensure this is a private, immersive experience, not a bus tour. If this week is calling to you, the time to move is now.

Itinerary

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Your first afternoon begins at Antoine's Restaurant. This is the longest continuously family-owned restaurant in the nation, serving the country's elite since 1840. Lunch is three courses of classic Creole cuisine inside a building that has lived many lives: brothel, private dining room, colonial jail. After your meal, your guide leads you through several of Antoine's most spirited hot spots. Many guests have independently reported the presence of a uniformed male figure in the dining rooms. Others have caught a glimpse of Antoine himself, still keeping a watchful eye on his beloved restaurant. The rest of the afternoon is yours. The Museum of Death, Ursuline Convent Museum, Bloody Mary's Haunted Museum, the Hermann-Grima House, the Jazz Museum at the old U.S. Mint…the French Quarter rewards the curious. Come nightfall, your private Ghosts of the French Quarter walking tour begins. Three hours of fascinating, factual stories and the hauntings that have stayed behind to bear witness, with two haunted cocktail stops along the way, should you wish to make it a "spirits with spirits" evening. Highlights include the Ursuline Convent and the Casket Girls, Muriel's Restaurant, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop, the Andrew Jackson Hotel, and the infamous LaLaurie Mansion. Bring your investigation equipment. Tonight is just the beginning.
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Start the morning at your leisure, perhaps with beignets and café au lait, a 150-yr-old local tradition (for good reason!). From there, step aboard a Paddlewheel Riverboat for a two-hour cruise along the Mighty Mississippi. A Dixieland Jazz band sets the scene as the gorgeous city skyline drifts past — the same view that welcomed visitors when commerce, vice, and vampires ruled these streets. The afternoon moves to the Pharmacy Museum, housed in the first licensed pharmacy in the country when it opened in 1823. The collection is extraordinary — early practitioners' tools, midwifery and dental instruments, jars of salves, tinctures, authentic Voodoo potions, and leeches. You'll hear the unlikely legend behind its hauntings before stepping into one of the most beautiful interior courtyards in the French Quarter. From there, descend into a vampire-themed speakeasy for a private meet and greet with Ms. Marita Wywood Crandle, author of "New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend" and recently featured on William Shatner's "The Unexplained." Nobody alive knows New Orleans vampire lore more intimately. You'll leave with a signed copy of her book. Tonight belongs to you. A curated booklet of mystical restaurants, shops, and attractions is yours to explore — perhaps dinner at Napoleon House, a séance at Bloody Mary's, or live music on Frenchmen Street before returning to The Haunted Hotel for a night investigation.
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The veil is especially thin in New Orleans. Today you'll walk through it. Morning begins at St. Louis Cemetery #1, home to some of the city's oldest graves and most notable past residents. Learn how the above-ground tombs work, decode the symbolism carved into the stonework, and pay your respects at one of the most visited grave sites in the country: the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. You'll also see the future resting place of actor Nicolas Cage, which raises questions best left for another day. The afternoon brings the Mysteries of Voodoo Tour and a chance to finally hear the story told the way locals tell it. Vodun began as a sophisticated West African spiritual tradition, crossed the Atlantic through the slave trade, and put down deep roots in Louisiana, where it collided with Catholicism, colonial power, and the fierce determination of a community that refused to disappear. Visit authentic Voodoo altars and shrines throughout the French Quarter, and finish with something not on the public tour: a private clinic on Gris Gris bags, taught by a Voodoo Priestess. You'll leave with your own bag, handmade, dressed, and blessed for your stated desire. After enjoying dinner on your own, you will meet up for a very special private investigation before returning to the Haunted Hotel for additional investigation at the hotel.
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This morning you venture into neighborhoods most visitors never find. Your first stop is St. Roch Cemetery, which is not just a burial ground, but a shrine. The chapel inside is lined floor to ceiling with unusual offerings left by those who believe miracles of healing occurred here: plaster casts, crutches, glass eyes, prosthetic limbs. It is unlike anything else in the city. From there, visit the New Orleans Healing Center and Botanica Macumba, where neighborhood Voodoo and Santeria traditions are alive and practiced today. The afternoon moves to City Park and the breathtaking Dueling Oaks, ancient trees that stood witness as early Americans settled disputes the old-fashioned way. Browse the Statue Garden and grab a café au lait on your own before heading into Anne Rice’s old stomping grounds. The Garden District walking tour winds through some of the most gorgeous and ornate mansions in the American South, including Anne Rice's Violin home, the Mayfair Witches house (from the books), and the American Horror Story: Coven filming location known as Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies. The evening is yours on Magazine Street, which is one of the best streets in New Orleans for dining and browsing. When you're ready, take a streetcar back to the French Quarter. Tonight, your group has exclusive access to another private investigation with known activity, plus the option to return to City Park for a night investigation beneath the Dueling Oaks on your own.
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Plantations carry a complicated history. Prosperity and wealth built entirely through human trafficking and the enslavement of innocent people. The trauma and death that soaked into these grounds over generations doesn't simply disappear, and most of these properties will tell you so themselves. Today you visit two of the most documented haunted plantations in the South, with time for investigations at each. First: Oak Alley Plantation, its legendary quarter-mile canopy of 300-year-old oak trees as breathtaking in person as in the countless films that have used it as backdrop. Tour the big house, fully restored with period antiques, then move through the Civil War exhibit and the Slavery at Oak Alley exhibit for an unflinching look at the daily reality of enslaved life here. Saving the most revered for last: The Myrtles Plantation. Built in 1796 and now a bed and breakfast, it has earned a reputation that extends well beyond Louisiana. Consistently named one of the most haunted properties in America, The Myrtles has decades of documented evidence to back it up. The ghost of Chloe, an enslaved woman whose story is as heartbreaking as it is chilling, is the most frequently encountered. The infamous mirror, said to trap the souls of those who died in the house, has confounded investigators for generations. Tonight, you're not just visiting The Myrtles. You're sleeping there, with your own investigation access after dark. Every room has a story, and some aren't finished yet.
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This morning you check out of The Myrtles and board your private bus for the drive back toward New Orleans, with one unforgettable stop along the way. In Baton Rouge, your team has one hour to escape The Asylum at 13th Gate, which is consistently ranked among the most acclaimed escape rooms in the country. Professional Hollywood set designers built this fully immersive experience to resemble a tuberculosis hospital-turned-jail for the criminally insane. Consider it a warm-up, because tonight you'll be checking into the real thing. Tonight's accommodations are at the Inn at the Old Jail, an elegant Queen Anne Victorian boutique inn built in 1902 as a working jail and patrol station. Later a library and community center, it sat abandoned for nearly a decade after Hurricane Katrina before being painstakingly restored. The history inside these walls is vivid, and the activity even more so. Tonight the Inn is yours for a full investigation. Before the investigation, gather one last time for your farewell dinner at a haunted New Orleans restaurant…a fitting final meal in a city that never lets go easily.
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All things must come to an end, even the most haunted week of your life. This morning, enjoy breakfast while reminiscing on a full week of stories, evidence, and experiences that most people will never believe. The French Quarter, the cemeteries, the plantations, the speakeasies, the investigations…seven days that have a way of staying with you long after you've left. New Orleans has that effect on people. The city gets under your skin, and if the locals are to be believed, it never fully lets you go. Given everything you've seen this week, you might be inclined to agree. Safe travels. And thank you for spending your most haunted week with us.

Tour Info

Duration
7 days
Group Size
2 to 24 people

Why take this tour?

WhenYour dates
How long7 days
Group2 to 24
PricePriced for your dates

New Orleans doesn't need to manufacture its haunted reputation. It has spent three centuries earning it…through plagues, fires, floods, wars, and a cultural relationship with death that is unlike anywhere else in America. The stories here are real. The evidence is documented. And the experiences available to those who know where to look go far beyond anything a standard ghost tour can offer.

The guides behind this experience have investigated some of the most well-documented paranormal locations in the world — The Myrtles Plantation, Waverly Hills Sanitorium, the Queen Mary, and the Stanley Hotel. They have appeared on national television, consulted on paranormal productions, and spent decades building relationships with the investigators, practitioners, and historians who make this week possible.

This isn't a tour built for the curious. It's built for the committed, people who want real access, real investigations, and a week that treats the paranormal with the seriousness it deserves.

 

Your Pre-Trip Planning Call

Before your first investigation begins, we sit down with you. This 30-minute Zoom call covers your itinerary in detail: dietary restrictions, special requests, equipment recommendations, and suggestions for making the most of your free time. It's how we make sure nothing is left to chance and nothing catches you off guard. Show up ready. We'll handle the rest.

Optional Add-Ons

Want to extend or enhance your experience? We're happy to quote accommodations for any nights before or after the tour, airport and hotel transfers (~$200 per vehicle), and additional guided dinners, such as three courses with two adult beverages at a top New Orleans restaurant, accompanied by your guide or a food tour (+$150 per person). Just ask.

Your Guides

This experience was designed by James Corbyn, a guide who has spent 15+ years taking visitors into the parts of New Orleans most people never find. He is the original author of our Voodoo and Ghost tours, an initiate in New Orleans Voodoo, and a paranormal investigator whose explorations include Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the Queen Mary, the Stanley Hotel, and The Myrtles Plantation. You may have seen him on the Travel Channel's Haunted USA. The guides who deliver this experience were chosen by the same standard: a documentary filmmaker and former history teacher specializing in Louisiana Black history; a Cajun Country native with deep roots in Louisiana folklore and a Masters in Film Production; and a born-and-raised New Orleanian and award-winning graphic novelist who has spent a decade as a French Quarter resident and true believer. These are not generalist guides. Every person leading a session on this tour was selected for their depth, their credibility, and their genuine connection to the world you're about to explore.

Included

  • Six nights accommodations: three or four nights at a location such as The Haunted Hotel or Hotel Provencial, one night at The Myrtles Plantation, one or two nights at the Inn at the Old Jail
  • Private paranormal investigation of the Old Absinthe House or exclusive access to another historically haunted location
  • Tour and investigation access at The Myrtles Plantation
  • Investigation access at The Haunted Hotel and the Inn at the Old Jail overnight
  • Private Ghosts of the French Quarter walking tour with two haunted cocktail stops
  • Gratuities for all guides, drivers, and included meal servers
  • Welcome lunch at Antoine's Restaurant (3 courses) with guided tour of haunted hot spots
  • Pharmacy Museum tour
  • Mysteries of Voodoo Tour with private Gris Gris bag clinic and your own bag to keep
  • Cemetery guided tour
  • Garden District walking tour
  • Private transport on plantation day
  • 13th Gate Asylum Escape Room
  • Breakfast at The Myrtles
  • Farewell dinner
  • Jazzy Pass streetcar pass
  • Pre-trip planning Zoom call
  • Custom guide to mystical New Orleans restaurants, shops, and attractions

Excluded

  • Flights to/from New Orleans
  • Airport and hotel transfers (available as an add-on)
  • Meals not listed in inclusions
  • Drinks during free time and self-guided evenings
  • Souvenirs and personal purchases
  • Activities and entrance fees during free time
  • Anything not listed in the inclusions above

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