Step off the beaten path and dive into New Orleans’ dark history on our alternative true crime tour. Uncover scandals, infamous criminals, and the sinister side of the French Quarter.
- New Orleans Jazz Museum - Our licensed guide will meet you at this location to begin the tour.
- French Market Place - Guests will travel to this area, now known as French Market Place, to learn of its sordid past and connections to immigration, vice, and crime.
- Old Ursuline Convent Museum - Oldest French Colonial building in the French Quarter
- French Market - The site of present-day market and ties to the former Gallatin Street
- The American Sports Saloon - Learn what the bar was before it was the American Sports Saloon
- Santos Bar - One of the most storied and haunted bars in the city of New Orleans.
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- Licensed tour guide
- True crime and dark history walking tour
- You may have time on your tour to stop at a bar where alcoholic drinks are available for purchase
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
For those who enjoy the path less walked, we’ve created this tour. “The Dim Corner”, an alternative to our widely beloved primary route, initiates at the historic U.S. Mint and snakes into the French Quarter, introducing you to half a dozen often overlooked true crime gems. This leisurely paced walking tour is rich with dark historical events, scandals, and real-life crimes.
Explore the tales of Bloody O’Reilly, Aleister Crowley and his links with the French Quarter, the infamous Gallatin Street - notorious for its criminals and underworld figures - and many more true crime stories that paint a darker picture of New Orleans’ past!
- No one under 17 years old permitted on the tour
- Members, officers, and affiliates of competitors of Psychonautic Entertainment, L.L.C. d/b/a Hottest Hell Tours, including, without limitation, any tour companies operating in the Greater New Orleans area, are prohibited from purchasing tickets for any tour offered by Hottest Hell Tours or attending or otherwise participating in such tour
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.