Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
If you’re looking for something less familiar than “haunted history”—but just as entertaining—this daytime journey through the sex, class, and music of “Storyville”, our historic “vice district”, is just what the witch doctor ordered. Populated with legendary brothel owners, notorious criminals, crusaders for equality, and pioneering jazz virtuosos, this is a stroll through some of the most jaw-dropping history the state of Louisiana has to offer.
Thanks to the miraculous work of city archivists, as well as historians like the one who curated our tour, Hottest Hell is now able to resurrect this forgotten neighborhood through a combination of historic photographs, visual aids, and narrative storytelling. Each tour guests receives their own “blue book” - modeled after the printed ‘guides to gals’ that ‘Tenderloin’ visitors could purchase - to help better see what was lost when Storyville was replaced.
Our tours go out rain or shine. Intoxicated travelers will not be permitted.
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Storyville walking tour with in-person guide
A 24-page visual aid
Lincensed, insured, and bonded tour operator
Alcoholic Beverages
Departure Point
1201 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
We meet near the corner of St. Louis Street and Basin Street.
Return Details
1201 St Louis St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
We meet near the corner of St. Louis Street and Basin Street.
Congo Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States It is here you will explore the former gathering site of Voodoo practitioners. 15 minutes
Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Here you will see stand before the historic structure where famed Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau would pray on Sundays, and would eventually be married. 15 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please arrive 30 minutes prior for check-in. Tours depart at their scheduled time, sharp
Adults only
Please plan in advance for Ubers, taxis, Lyfts, and travel mishaps. We cannot accommodate late arrivals
Intoxicated travelers will not be permitted
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
clearlyrachel
18 May 2023
Fun, interesting dark sides of local history. Highly recommend! Great tour, the guide was fantastic and funny!! definitely adult only.
elizabethrS7245JT
14 Oct 2022
Our tour guide was awesome and really fun! Definitely learned quite a bit of history and there were some haunting stories. Would definitely recommend this tour!
The_Only_Arrel
02 Nov 2021
This was an amazing tour for the value!!! There was a TON of great information! Our guide left time after each stop to answer questions, and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and it's history. It was great to book a tour that gave you chills over the true stories and information instead of dressing up and trying to act like a random voodoo character like the other tours that passed us. Our guide was also great at making sure the group was always safe and accounted for. We were in the tour group where on the opposite side of the street, there was a homeless man decorating a car with a street sign, and our safety was our guide's #1 concern. He was even able to tie what the guy was doing in with one of the stories with a great pun. Overall it was an amazing tour, and If we're back, we'll definitely book another one of theirs!
This tour in
New Orleans
is organized by
Hottest Hell Tours - Adults Only
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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