Cemeteries & dark history
New Orleans Cemetery & Burial History Tour
Tombs above ground in rows, like a small dense town. The reason is drainage.
New Orleans2h
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New Orleans
The rare place where the folklore and official records mostly agree. The tombs are above ground for drainage reasons. The pharmacy museum is horrifying because nineteenth-century pharmacy was horrifying. The best guides are historians who happen to be good company.
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Ghost stories
Dark Side of New Orleans: French Quarter Ghost Tour
A continuous local tradition rather than a costume, and the better guides treat it that way.
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New Orleans1h 30m
On the water
Louisiana Swamp Night Boat Tour
A flat boat, a spotlight, and a great many eyes at the waterline reflecting it back.
New Orleans3h
Unusual museums
Historic Pharmacy & Medical History Museum Visit
A nineteenth-century apothecary, preserved. Horrifying because the medicine was.
New Orleans1h
Cemeteries & dark history
Garden District Cemetery & Architecture Walk
Above-ground tombs on one side of the street, cast-iron balconies on the other, both paid for by the same money.
New Orleans2h
Animal encounters
Bayou Alligator & Wildlife Boat Tour
Alligators at the waterline, viewed from a flat boat. Check whether the activity provider feeds the animals.
New Orleans2h 30m
Uniquely local
Jazz Funeral & Burial Tradition Walk
A funeral tradition with a brass band in it, explained by people whose families kept it going.
New Orleans1h 45m
Good to know
Several historic cemeteries can only be entered with a licensed guide. That is why the tour exists.
Heat and humidity are the main challenge from May to September. Evening activities can also be more comfortable.
Water tours launch from outside the city. Check how transfer is handled.