There are so many hauntings in New Orleans that its impossible to talk about them all here, so I am going to tell you about my normal French Quarter ghost hunting route.

I always arrive at the French Quarter at night, the later the better.   I usually park on Esplanade Avenue then walk through the Quarter, taking photos along the way.  

From Esplanade I walk along side the Mint on Decatur Street, stopping at  Mythique on the way for a glass of Framboise Lambic Ale.  I continue to Ursuline Street, where I take a right.  I always photograph the Ursuline Convent, which is on the corner of Ursiline and Chartres Streets.  This  building is one of the few to escape both fires of the 1700s, and is very haunted.  I always get phenomena along the walls and in the parking lot.  The Beauregard Keyes House is across Chartres Street from the convent, and it is also haunted.

Next I head down Chartres to St. Louis Cathedral, stopping at Muriels Restaurant, a great place to eat.  The building used to be a holding area for slaves to be kept before being sold at auction.  The courtyard is haunted, and there is an awesome seance room upstairs.    The main hall that ends at the stairwell is the focus of much of the haunting, and I have a photograph of a vortex in it.  There were numerous holding pens off this hall, and people have reported feeling the pressure of small fingers on their hands in it.

I take photos of the church then head down Pirates Alley taking photos along the way.  Pirates Alley Cafe' used to be a cool place to get a drink and chill, but lately it has sucked.  The guy that used to own it now runs Mythique, a really cool place on Chartres Street on top of the Whirling Dervish.  Haunted History Tours still end their tours in Pirates Alley, so I usually run into those guys, many of whom are friends of mine.

At one end of Pirates Alley is Pere Antoines Garden, and it is very haunted.  Many people get phenomena around the statue of Christ.

Now I am on Royal Street, and I turn right to photograph the statue, then the Bottom of the Cup Tearoom, home of my favorite ghost, Julie.  My investigations here are detailed in the investigations section of the website.

I keep walking down Royal to the Cornstalk Fence Hotel.  I have captured ectoplasm in front of the fence, and many other people have as well.  Then I cross the street to 938 Royal, where I take more photos.  This is an ongoing investigation and you can read more about it in the investigations section.

A little farther down on Royal is the Saint Germain House.  Its a huge brick building that is always undergoing renovation.  Supposedly the notorious Saint Germain lived in the building at the turn of the century.

At 1140 Royal Street is the LaLaurie House.  Madam Delphine LaLaurie and her husband performed medical experiments on their slaves here, and the building is considered the most haunted house in New Orleans.  Hotspots are the main entry, the corner of the second story balcony and the courtyard in the back.  I always get phenomena here.

At this point my route can vary.  Sometimes I head up one block to Bourbon Street and photograph Lafittes Blacksmith Shop.  Sometimes I join friends at Mythique.  

There are many other haunted places in the French Quarter such as O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, the Jimani Club, Yo Mamma's, the Bourbon Orleans, the Place d'Armes.   I think its harder to find a place in the French Quarter that isnt haunted than to find one that is. 

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