The 9 Best New Orleans Audio Tours

1.Ghosts of New Orleans: Self-Guided Haunted Audio Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $6Our pick

Walk from LaLaurie Mansion to Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub with the WalknTours smartphone app as your audio guide. Hear stories of tortured spirits, vampires, pirates, haunted hotels, and old New Orleans legends. Pause for photos, shopping, or drinks, then resume whenever you like. Every stop is viewed from outside.

“this was a self guided tour with audio. i would love to do this again with a guide from old school new orleans that will give nitty gritty”

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2.Walking the Tremé: A Self-guided Audio Tour of New Orleans

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 24 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $9

Use the VoiceMap app to walk through Tremé at your own pace, from 801 N Rampart St to Saint Augustine Catholic Church. The narration covers the War of the Pews, Backstreet Cultural Museum, African American architecture, Mahalia Jackson, and Louis Armstrong. Download the audio and maps before you start.

“I enjoyed the personal and individual insights by the guide. I also enjoyed how well we were “guided” around.”

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3.Self Guided Audio Ghost Tour in New Orleans in 6 Languages

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 12 reviews · 7 days · from $5Best value

Use your smartphone to visit haunted New Orleans locations and hear narrated stories about ghosts, poltergeists, voodoo, and local lore. The self-guided audio tour includes background music and six languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. You choose the pace, route timing, and company.

“Es la única actividad que hemos encontrado en español y que se adaptara a nosotros ya que la puedes hacer a tu ritmo. Por el precio tampoco está mal aunque muy básica.”

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4.A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $9

Start at Beauregard Circle and follow a one-hour VoiceMap audio tour through New Orleans City Park. Your phone tracks your position while you hear about the New Orleans Museum of Art, Botanical Garden, and the park’s remarkable trees. Download the route for offline use, pause whenever you like, and finish where you began.

“I’m sorry, our walk was cut very short due to a pouring rain storm, so we went into the art museum. From the little we heard we think it would have been good fun.”

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5.Metairie Cemetery Stories: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 35 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Use the VoiceMap app to follow a private, self-guided audio tour through Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. The 35-minute route combines local stories, GPS directions, maps, and offline audio, letting you pause, drive, walk, or repeat sections at your own pace. Download everything before arriving.

“It was GREAT! The app was easy to follow and the narrating was perfect-it rained on us but we were still able to drive on the route and complete the tour. Loved it!”

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6.New Orleans Esplanade Ridge: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the VoiceMap app to follow a 1-hour-15-minute self-guided walk from 2023 Esplanade Avenue to St. John. A native New Orleans narrator leads you through Faubourg St. John, the Creole Garden District, historic mansions, the Museum of the Free People of Color, and St. Louis Cemetery #3. Download the audio, map, and route for offline use.

“We are locals and this is one of our favorite spots in the city - but to really dive in and intently walk the streets of the Esplanade Ridge was absolutely incredible! We learned so very much and at our own pace could really digest the intricacies and fascinating history of the area. We loved the small details, folklore and stories that really brought the area alive for us. You could imagine the residents in each house sipping a cognac and telling tales in the parlor ! We celebrated at the incomparable Cafe Degas and we simply cannot recall a more pleasant Saturday afternoon! The rich history is brought to…”

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7.Whitney Plantation Audio Tour with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 6h 30m · from $81

Travel from your New Orleans hotel to Whitney Plantation, about 70 miles away, for a self-guided audio tour focused on enslaved people. Walk through slave cabins, Freedmen’s Church, plantation outbuildings, the 1790 owner’s house, and a memorial. Hotel transfers and admission are included.

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8.St Louis Cemetery No.3 New Orleans Burial Tradition Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 45 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $6

Walk through St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 at your own pace with a GPS audio guide in English. The 45-minute to one-hour route introduces above-ground tombs, varied cemetery architecture, and the site’s past as a former leprosy colony. Audio, maps, and directions work offline, and you can replay the tour anytime.

“Could not get voiceapp to work - guess us older people don't know how to use this new technology. Followed instructions, had Bluetooth ear buds, still didn't work”

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9.Explore New Orleans: Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $15

Use GPS audio files to explore New Orleans at your own pace, from the National WWII Museum and French Quarter to Bourbon Street and Preservation Hall. The English-only tour takes about two to three hours, but admission, transport, food, and an audio device are extra. Download everything before you set out.

“The information provided on the tour was very informative as was the maps. Don’t listen to the direction when it says your can start anywhere. Pick a section of the city and start at #1. The directions for downloading the walk are terrible. Took a long to figure it out. Was only able to complete the French section of the city.”

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