Adults Only - Historic Red Light District Walking Tour in New Orleans booking from $32.00

Adults Only - Historic Red Light District Walking Tour

Overview

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.

City: New Orleans

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Storyville walking tour with in-person guide

A 24-page visual aid

Lincensed, insured, and bonded tour operator

Additional Info

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 travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travellers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

What To Expect

Congo Square

It is here you will explore the former gathering site of Voodoo practitioners.

Jackson Square

Here you will see stand before the historic structure where famed Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau would pray on Sundays, and would eventually be married.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (26)

elizabethrS7245JT

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!

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Hi Elizabeth! Thank you so much for your 5-star review of your guide and the tour! We appreciate your recommendation as well and hope you'll come visit again if you get the chance!

The_Only_Arrel

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!

Response from Host

Nov 2021

Thank you so much!! The only thing more important to us than the entertainment of our guests is their safety, and we agree the stories we tell are good enough on their own without the need for adding any unnecessary dairy content or hokey packaging! Thanks for taking the time to write this INCREDIBLE review!!

CameronAZ84

Oct 2021

I'm so glad I found this tour company. I'm a history nerd and this tour was awesome. I have been reading a bunch about Storyville since my last visit to New Orleans so it was awesome to see a tour about the "Backatown." While there aren't too many buildings left to see, it was still a great tour, with fantastic information, and the companion booklet you're giving helps you really picture what it must have been like back then. I fully recommend this tour. The company was also very helpful when I had to alter my reservation because a friend had to cancel. Awesome people. Take this tour!

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thank you Cameron!! Some of our favorite guests are the fellow history nerds out there, and that's exactly why we developed the Backatown tour to reveal all the secrets of Storyville that you can't find anywhere else. We truly appreciate you sharing this fantastic review and recommendation with everyone!

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Adults Only - Historic Red Light District Walking Tour

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