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HISTORY: Madame LaLaurie's ghost is rumored to haunt the mansion. In 2007, actor Nicolas Cage bought the LaLaurie House but it was put back on the market again in 2008. In 2009 the Bank foreclosed on the house
501 Basin St (btwn St. Louis & Conti), New Orleans, LA
Cemetery · French Quarter · 77 tips and reviews
Dorian Bennett: It is a must visit for history in New Orleans with Marie LeVeau and other notables filling these historic landmark vaults. Just cruise through the alley ways and picture the landed notables of city!
Hotel · Central Business District · 57 tips and reviews
HISTORY: This 1907 hotel is said to have ghostly residents. Originally called the New Hotel Denechaud, it was the first in the city to have elevators. If you're looking for a spirited stay, ask for Room 930.
Geoffrey Gauchet: "Men with mangled limbs and blown-away faces swirl in a confused dance of death," wrote Victor C. Klein in his 1996 book New Orleans Ghosts.
Paul Pettie: Ghost tour was amazing as well as the haunted house! Staff was very hospitable and Lance made the visit telling us great ghost incounters! Make sure to by VIP ticket to go right into the attraction!
Geoffrey Gauchet: On the site of an old execution ground. In 1802, when France took LA back from Spain, several Spanish soldiers were shot for treason and now haunt the hotel.
616 Saint Peter St (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
Theater · French Quarter · 6 tips and reviews
Geoffrey Gauchet: Legend has it that a bride on her wedding day jumped from the building into the courtyard. Her ghost has been seen from where she jumped.
625 Saint Ann St (btwn Royal St & Chartres St.), New Orleans, LA
Hotel · French Quarter · 29 tips and reviews
Geoffrey Gauchet: Haunted hotel. Guests have reported being awakened in the middle of the night by a knock at the door. Upon opening the door, they see a little girl asking about her grandmother. She then fades away.