New Orleans Vampire Tours
New Orleans has more documented vampire legends than any city in America. Walk the French Quarter streets where the Casket Girls arrived, the Carter Brothers hunted, and Anne Rice set her most famous novels.
People come to New Orleans looking for vampires and they find them. Not the sparkly kind. The French Quarter has real vampire legends going back to the 1700s, and the locations are still standing. We have tours that focus specifically on vampire history, tours that mix vampires with ghosts and voodoo, and a day-and-night combo that pairs a swamp tour with a vampire walking tour. Pick the one that fits your group.
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Vampires of New Orleans Haunted History Walking Tour
Step beyond the novels into the real vampire history of New Orleans on this 90-minute evening walking tour. Explore French Quarter streets that inspired Anne Rice while uncovering the legends that made this city the vampire capital of the world.
More Ways to Experience Vampires in New Orleans
Several of our tours cover vampire history alongside ghosts, voodoo, and dark history.
Gators, Ghosts & Vampires of New Orleans Combo
Get the best of both worlds: a swamp airboat ride by day and a haunted French Quarter walking tour by night, all in one unforgettable day. Drive yourself to the dock or add the optional swamp shuttle.
TrendingADULTS ONLY Ghost & Vampire French Quarter Walking Tour
The Ghost & Vampire tour, uncensored and adults-only. Explicit stories, intimate groups of just 16 guests, and a bar stop midway. The stories guides can't tell when families are around.
TrendingFrench Quarter Ghost & Vampire Walking Tour
A walking tour through the supernatural French Quarter. Visit haunted mansions, hear vampire legends, and discover locations featured on American Horror Story and Ghost Adventures.
TrendingUncensored No Karens or Kids Allowed 5 in 1 Wicked History Tour
No kids. No filters. Absolutely no Karens. Real occult practitioners, mid-tour bar break, and five topics on one walk: ghosts, vampires, voodoo, witchcraft, and true crime.
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The Vampire Legends of New Orleans
The Casket Girls
Young women arrived from France in the 1720s carrying casket-shaped trunks. When the trunks were opened at the Ursuline Convent, they were empty. The legend of what was really inside those trunks has persisted for 300 years.
The Carter Brothers
The legend says John and Wayne Carter were discovered keeping victims alive and bleeding them slowly in their Royal Street apartment in the 1930s. How much is true and how much grew in the retelling is part of the story your guide will unpack.
Anne Rice's New Orleans
Anne Rice set Interview with the Vampire in the French Quarter and Garden District for a reason. She grew up here, and the city's atmosphere of decay and beauty shaped the most famous vampire fiction ever written. Many filming locations are on the tour route.
Pop Culture Vampires
The 1994 Interview with the Vampire film, the AMC series, The Originals, and True Blood all filmed in and around New Orleans. The city isn't just the setting for vampire fiction. It's the reason vampire fiction exists.
What to Expect on a Vampire Tour
Real Locations
You'll stand in front of the actual buildings where these events happened. The Ursuline Convent, the Carter Brothers' apartment, and other sites from New Orleans' vampire history.
After Dark
All vampire tours run at night. The French Quarter hits different after dark, and your guide knows exactly when to pause at the right spot for maximum effect.
History, Not Fiction
These aren't made-up stories. New Orleans vampire legends are documented in newspapers, court records, and historical archives. Your guide separates the real history from the Hollywood version.
Drink Stop Included
Most walking tours include a break at a historic bar. New Orleans is an open-container city, so you can bring your drink along for the rest of the tour.
Private Vampire Tours
Your own guide, your own route, your own dark adventure through the French Quarter. Perfect for bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays, corporate events, or any group that wants the full vampire experience without strangers.
Vampires by Night, Gators by Day
Our most popular tour pairs a swamp airboat ride in the afternoon with a ghost and vampire walking tour after dark. Drive yourself to the swamp dock and park for free, or add the optional shuttle, and you get 3+ hours of free time in between to grab dinner in the Quarter.
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