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Lalaurie Mansion

1140 Royal St, New Orleans, LA
Ranked #35 of 152 attractions in New Orleans
4.5 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
Owner description: Considered one of the most haunted locations in the French Quarter, a peak at this historic mansion (circa 1832) will send chills up and down your... more » Owner description: Considered one of the most haunted locations in the French Quarter, a peak at this historic mansion (circa 1832) will send chills up and down your spine. « less
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Lorton, Virginia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012

Once owned by Madame LaLaurie, who committed heinous crimes against her house slaves, this was once the home of Nicolas Cage, who lost his ownership when he failed to pay taxes and the home was seized by the IRS. Now, the building is being converted into condos or luxury apartments. You cannot go inside, but it is quite beautiful from... More

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Quilcene, Washington
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45 reviews 45 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

This haunted mansion is famous. We've visited it multiple times on tours and the bricked window always gives me the creeps. An interesting part of history, though.

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Indianapolis, Indiana
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16 reviews 16 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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I knew the history of this place before Bloody Mary's Ghost City Tour took us by there. Its awful, but its interesting and worth checking out.

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Tucson, AZ
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Take on of the several haunted walking tours available in NOLA that visit this house. Best if you read up on the story in advance. (Plenty of sites on the internet) Paranormal investigators should try Thursday nights for orb photos. Feels scarey to be there at night.

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Gulfport, Mississippi
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38 reviews 38 reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

This definitely used to be a house to tour if you like the Haunted! And it even feels spooky! The history is not glamours but rather horrific and barbaric that involved mutilations. It is no longer opened to the public, but privately owned by Johnny Depp. The Architect is traditional French and worth, at least, a photograph simply for its... More

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Tampa, Florida
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9 reviews 9 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

This was by far the creepiest mansion with very dark history. I went on a haunted history tour and was fascinated by the comings and goings of Delphine Lalaurie. I wish we could have gone inside though.

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McAllen, Texas
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10 reviews 10 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012

A tour guide mentioned some people hear screams from that place as they walk by. I didn't see anything but the history behind it is scary.

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Dracut, Massachusetts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012
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My friend and I were in New Orleans Feb 6-11th. We decided to take a ghost tour while we were there and we booked ours through the Haunted History Tours. Our tour guide was Ernie and he was really cool and fun. He took us down Royal Street and told us the story of the Lalaurie Mansion. Right before my... More

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Pittsburgh, PA
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
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So I read all you could possibly read about this place prior to visiting NOLA. I came here the first night we got in from Pittsburgh. I am an amateur photography and a fan of all things paranormal so I was really looking forward to this. I walked by the house numerous times in the day and at night but... More

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New Orleans, Louisiana
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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The Mansion is located on the corner of Gov. Nicholls and Royal Street. At night when you take pic's and view them on your camra you can see the orbs in the pics. Take one of the tours and hear the story.

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