New Orleans is known for the upbeat Jazz music and exciting Mardi Gras. Amid the celebratory culture of the city, there is also the dark side that is associated with ghost and vampires. The city was in history known for slave trade, and was considered the starting point for the trade in the country. It was a frequent stop point for pirates and the place of origin of voodoo. During those dark time, many people died including voodoo queen Marie Laveau and pirate Jean Lafitte. The victims and soldiers of 1812 war are believed to haunt the city. New Orleans has been considered one of the 10 most haunted cities in America. If you plan to have a trip to New Orleans, you want to make sure you discover the eerie side by indulging in ghost or haunted tours. There different kinds of these tours and you want to choose those you feel fit your expectations.
The Haunted Mortuary
The 1872 mansion was home to a family that had six children before it was bought and converted into a funeral home. The grand funeral home is said to have conducted more than 20,000 funerals in the period between 1928 and 2004. In the later years, it was sold and prepared for renovations. Unfortunately, Hurricane Katrina made the renovation plans to be abandoned and the building was not revamped.
In 2007, the building was bought by new owners, who turned it to a Haunted Mortuary. It seems to have souls that occupy it. It has been argued that a phantom woman dress in white has been sighted on the building’s top floor crying for her husband, thought to have passed long time ago. There have also been legends that have been told of a tall man who appears when he thinks that people are not respecting the cemeteries around.
Voodoo History Tours
You can have fun and learn more about the Voodoo history by taking the Voodoo history tours. In the late 1700s, many slaves were forced to convert to Christianity and abandon their African religions. During those dreary days, some Africans slaves rebelled in a huge revolt that occurred in 1791 on St. Domingue island, which is the present day Haiti. This resulted in a spiritual practice referred to as Voodoo. The Voodoo History Tours seek to explore the miseries surrounding Voodoo in New Orleans. Visitors be enthralled to witness the actual Voodoo altars. They also hear tales regarding the old New Orleans, about how the city filled with fear and panic for more than 100 years.
New Orleans Cemetery Tours
Since New Orleans is below sea level, it makes it difficult to dig graves. This has made the tombs in the 42 cemeteries in the city to be built above ground rather than sitting below the surface. This makes the cemeteries to be built in a not-so normal way. The New Orleans Cemetery Tours are organized by Ghost City Tours and they take you through various toursofthe city.. St. Louis Cemetery No.1 is home to grave of Voodoo queen Maries Laveau. The Lafayette Cemetery is a famous location for many movies shot in the city. The old Mortuary Chapel was initially built purposely for blessing of victims who had yellow fever.
Save Our Cemetery Tours
For visitors who may be interested in discovering the dark history of the city and they don’t want to take haunted tours, they can opt for the historical conservationist approach. Unlike other cemetery tours which are designed to create fear, the Save our Cemetery Tours are aimed at inspiring people. Save our Cemeteries has made great efforts to get cemeteries of the city back to life since 1974 after most of them being threatened and facing the risk of destruction. The Save our Cemetery tours are conducted during the day.
The French Quarter Phantoms conducts the Ghost and Vampire Tours and these tours are intended for those who perhaps are not believers in the underworld and afterlife. Visitors can get some good scare and stories narrated by experience storytellers well versed with the history of the city. The stories help create a picture of how things were in those old days. Visitors will learn more about the LaLaurie Mansion and Madame LaLaurie as they take their tours in the darkened streets that are said to crawl with spirits. The fun-filled tour brings you ghost stores and tales associated with vampires.
The Ghost and Vampire Tour also help explain why New Orleans is a favorite spot for television as well as movie vampires. The tour allows visitors to visit several haunted houses besides true crime location. Visitors can also get to a local vampire bar where you can pop in and have a drink.
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