French Quarter Voodoo & Phantom Courtyards Trail
A 1.8-mile shadowy route through Royal Street courtyards, the infamous LaLaurie Mansion, Muriel’s Séance Lounge, and St. Louis Cemetery.
Trail Highlights & Verified Encounters
- The Royal Street LaLaurie Mansion—America’s most notorious haunted residence
- Muriel’s Jackson Square Séance Lounge with nightly reserved ghost table
- New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum and Marie Laveau altars
- St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 peripheral dusk viewing along Basin Street
🧭 Topological Walking Route & Spooky GPS Waypoints
4 Historical Waypoints • 1.8 miles (35 min walking, 2.5 hours total)Curated Ghost Walk Waypoints & Historical Depositions
Muriel’s Jackson Square & Séance Lounge
The historic townhouse of Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan, who ended his life here in 1798 after gambling away his family estate. The restaurant maintains an upstairs séance lounge where a table is set daily with bread and wine for Jourdan’s spirit.
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
A dark atmospheric trove of 19th-century gris-gris bags, snake shrines, and authentic artifacts illustrating queen Marie Laveau’s spiritual influence across Creole New Orleans.
The Infamous LaLaurie Mansion
Scene of the catastrophic April 1834 fire that exposed Madame Delphine LaLaurie’s horrific attic cruelty. Passersby have reported phantom screams and apparitions along the wrought-iron balconies for nearly two hundred years.
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Gates & Basin Street Corridor
Above-ground white stucco necropolis founded in 1789, final resting place of Marie Laveau, Homer Plessy, and early French settlers. Street-side observers recount hearing whispers in 19th-century French Creole near the outer wall.
Evening Schedule & Recommended Timeline
Dumaine Street Voodoo & Altar Exploration
Inspect historical potions, protective charms, and authentic Voodoo history at the Dumaine Street museum before sundown.
Royal Street Architectural Ghost Walk to LaLaurie
Trace the gas-lit brick corridors of Royal Street, examining architectural shadows and the tragic history of 1140 Royal Street.
Séance Lounge Twilight Toast at Muriel’s
Conclude with twilight cocktails on Jackson Square, ascending to Muriel’s second-floor séance room overlooking the cathedral spires.