Take A Creepy Walking Tour To New Orleans’ Most Famous Haunted Places

If you’re looking for a way to explore the spookier side of New Orleans, the French Quarter is a great place to start. We’ve made this convenient little walking tour for you so that you can hit all of the spookiest and oldest spots in the French Quarter that are home to some pretty spectacular lore! Check it out!

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You can begin at Hotel Monteleone on Royal St.

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This hotel is said to be quite haunted, including by a young boy who became an orphan in the hotel after his parents died on their way to the opera in the mid-20th century. Many mafia figures are also said to walk the halls here.

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There are countless ghost stories arising from Antoine's, including the former manager of this historic restaurant that is said to be the oldest continually operating restaurant in the country.

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This home is one of the best preserved historic homes in the French Quarter and is said to be haunted by a slew of ghosts that represents the needs and concerns of 19th century New Orleanians trying to strike it big.

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This home was the scene of one of the most grisly murders in the history of New Orleans, where supposedly the brother of a Turkish sultan was murdered along with his harem to prevent his ascension to the throne.

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This bar, known as the oldest bar in the United States, is haunted by many, but none as notorious as the pirate Jean Lafitte himself, who is still a trickster ghost to this day.

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This unique mansion in the French Quarter of New Orleans offers one of the most gruesome stories in the French Quarter's history--Delphie LaLaurie and her evil torture chamber where she made the lives of her slaves full of pain and agony, revealed in a fire that one of her slaves bravely started.

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This convent is one of the first buildings built in the French Quarter and is said to be haunted by numerous nuns and others who have walked these halls over the years.

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This alley is a great place to end your tour, right in the heart of the French Quarter and haunted by the numerous duels that were said to have gone down here.

How many of these spots have you explored while walking around New Orleans? If you want more information about haunted spots in the city, check out our article on the top haunted places in New Orleans.