JONATHAN WEISS TOURS
NEW ORLEANS TOURS
People often ask, “How did you become a tour guide?” That’s a reasonable question and one answered with the simple words, “I was a very spooky child…” It’s not that I meant to be, but I was certainly the little boy who would skip Sunday school to hang out behind the church in the old cemetery.
There were graves from the earliest days of the area’s colonization: Women from the 1830s who were buried with their children with whom they had died trying to give birth. Cowboys who had spent their lives trying to make a fortune out of the land. Soldiers who had fought for the losing side of a horrific war. They were my ancestors and I always wanted to speak for them and to tell their stories.
That’s why I do what I do. The stories I tell are of real people and real events. They’re who and what made New Orleans what it is.
Welcome to the old city. Welcome to my home.
JONATHAN WEISS TOURS
NEW ORLEANS TOURS
People often ask, “How did you become a tour guide?” That’s a reasonable question and one answered with the simple words, “I was a very spooky child…” It’s not that I meant to be, but I was certainly the little boy who would skip Sunday school to hang out behind the church in the old cemetery.
There were graves from the earliest days of the area’s colonization: Women from the 1830s who were buried with their children with whom they had died trying to give birth. Cowboys who had spent their lives trying to make a fortune out of the land. Soldiers who had fought for the losing side of a horrific war. They were my ancestors and I always wanted to speak for them and to tell their stories.
That’s why I do what I do. The stories I tell are of real people and real events. They’re who and what made New Orleans what it is.
Welcome to the old city. Welcome to my home.
DARK HISTORY TOUR #1
This is our most popular tour – a walk through the streets of the Old French Quarter, hearing the history of our city through the stories of it’s restless dead, it’s old legends, it’s great disasters, and unsolved murders. The stories are those that define our city and it’s people and most unsettling, it all Really happened!
DARK HISTORY TOUR #2 Dead Frenchman
Take a journey into an often unexplored area of the old city, and hear tales of the bones of the dead, explore the mystery of tunnels connecting to our dark past and walk the two most dangerous waterfront blocks in the world in the 1850’s!
GHOST TOUR
New Orleans is infamous for it’s ghostly legends, but the reality is often much more intense than people suspect. From the unquiet dead who haunt it’s alleys, to the restless reminders of unrequited love, the stories you hear aren’t just “stories” – they’re the history of this city and it’s people, and most disturbing of all, they were once like you…
VOODOO TOUR
Follow in the footsteps of the ancestors as we travel back in the past to find out what authentic Voodoo actually is and how it has impacted the city of New Orleans! On our Voodoo Tour, you will learn the ins and outs of this culture and, most importantly, you will learn tools to determine the truth about a religion shrouded in the unknown. You’ll hear about the role that slavery and Voodoo played in building New Orleans’ culture, the Catholic Church influence, and even witness a mock ritual.
VAMPIRE TOUR
This tour explores in depth the legends of Vampires in the city’s streets. These stories, often told word of mouth by the oldest families predate the novels written in and of the city. Indeed, they could even predate the founding of the city. No sparkling vampires here, instead stories of vampire blood-killings, mysterious sightings, strange disappearances, and the old legends of the vampires, a fear that may be one of the oldest held by mankind. For good reason? You decide…
VAMPIRE TOUR VIP
Now available to Adults 21+ on Saturdays, the VIP tour begins at 7pm with the very best Vampire Tour in the Quarter, and is followed by VIP admittance to a secret speakeasy. Hear stories not told on the Vampire tour, secrets known by no other guide, strange encounters, and the distillation of decades of research. It includes cover charge, and one drink – Vampire wine, perhaps? – an extra hour of post-tour discussion with your guide, Plus the password to obtain re-admittance for the rest of the night! The most Unique experience in the Quarter! Includes Vampire Tour. Must be 21 or older.
COCKTALES TOUR
Cocktales! Come join us for an evening of potent potables and hair-raising tales as we indulge our way through the capital of civilized drinking. Our lively local tour guides will walk you through best of the city that care forgot, all the way sharing with you the cocktails and concoctions that make New Orleans the most memorable place you may not remember. Hear the stories of governors and gangsters as you sit in the same stools they once occupied, and learn the truth behind the big easy’s love affair with booze. Sample classics like the Sazarac, Ramos Gin Fizz, and view New Orleans the way it is seen best – through the bottom of your freshly emptied glass! Must be 21 or older.
GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT
Join us for a dark, immersive experience at a notoriously haunted locale as New Orleans guide, author and lecturer Doug Bookout takes you on a journey through a personal selection of ghostly tales and encounters that formed the book Guiding Spirits: The Haunting Experiences of a New Orleans Tour Guide. Stories include occurrences at the infamous LaLaurie Mansion, The Pharmacy Museum, The Dungeon, and more. You’ll also view actual photographs of paranormal encounters from each location, along with spine-tingling details that just might have you sleeping with the lights on! Make a reservation if you dare!
It’s All in The Details…
Our tour guides are constantly working to ensure every moment matters to give our clients an in-depth and authentic experience. Because of this, each of our tours is premium and limited to 20 people at a time to make each tour safe, fun and inclusive.
