The historical knowledge of the City coupled with the dark corners of its nefarious past and present makes this tour company second to none. The first time I booked with JWT was in January 2019 on the Vampire VIP Tour. With every step of the uneven NOLa sidewalks JW weaved tales that kept our group enthralled and on our toes. The stories were a rich tapestry of horror and fact. The second time was in March 2026 and we booked the Dark History Tour. Our guide was entertaining and made time to answer questions with each landmark we reached; discussing details of the building edifices that enriched the story and provided the backdrop of the City's compelling legacy. read more

In response to the tour guide's response to my review...a year later (he already responded as childishly on my Google review a year ago)...do you hear yourself? I felt uncomfortable during YOUR tour in response to the way YOU (the guide) treated me. I've never had a problem with any other tour guide in NOLA...or any other city. You can check my reviews on that. Maybe check yourself and your arrogance and use it to become a fantastic tour guide, because without the deliberate attempt to make someone else look smaller by putting them down, the tour would have been just that...fantastic. You have extensive knowledge and tell a great story...just treat others with respect, that's all. read more

Good tour, we had Stella as our guide. She was well versed in NOLA history and did a great job of using humor and suspense to keep our interest piqued. read more

Our haunted tour was scheduled for January 6th 2024 at 7:15. Meeting place was 622 Pirates Alley. Six of us waited in the cold for 45 minutes. Emails and phone calls went unanswered by the host the rest of the evening. All 6 of us booked through Groupon so we will have to try to get refunds through them. Save yourself the aggravation and headache and find another tour than Jonathan Weiss. Sadly no ghosts just ghosted by the host. Edit to add: Groupon has issued me a full refund. The review still stands at one star. Communication is everything and disappointing 6 people who waited out in the cold for an hour is not a good business practice. read more

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We did the walking 90 minute ghost tour with Jonathan. Our group found him to be very knowledgeable, informative and a great story teller rich with the history of New Orleans. Johathan definitely knew the timing of all the other walking tours because we arrived at the mid-tour stop for a drink & bathroom break at the oldest bar in the French Quarters just a few minutes before all the other tours so we didn't have to wait in the long lines for either a drink or bathroom. I would definitely recommend Jonathan Weiss over the major tour companies. read more

We booked two tours through Jonathan Weiss Tours during our week long stay in New Orleans. The first tour was their Cemetery #1 tour. I can't remember our tour guides name, but he was so much fun and was clearly very passionately about the history of New Orleans. We were able to visit 3 separate cemeteries and the Hurricane Katrina memorial. The other tour was the French Quarter Ghost Tour. Doug led this tour and was incredible. We were the only people on this tour so it felt like a private experience. We stopped by multiple bars so we could walk around with drinks while visiting some of the most haunted places around the French Quarter. These tours were well worth the money and I would love to try some of the other if we are ever in New Orleans again! read more

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Probably my 8th or 9th guided tour in the city, and definitely one of my favorites. Jonathan is very knowledgeable about the history of the city and cultivates his tours to be both intriguing and informative. We had two young teenagers with us on our tour (one who was worried about the "ghost" aspect) and everyone had a great time. The magic of his stories, and his attempted accents from other local languages and dialects all add to the theatrics of the tour. The tour didn't move very far around the quarter, so it would've been good for someone who doesn't want a really mobile tour, but there were lots of stories packed into the small area we covered, and of course the typical stop at Lafitte's about halfway through for some liquid refreshment. I can't wait to sign up for a few more of his tours to see what else he has to offer. read more

You MUST make a tour with Jonathan part of your New Orleans visit! Don't waste your time with the corporate tour companies. Jonathan is a real New Orleanian with a vast knowledge of the city's dark and colorful history. Whether you are looking for tales about vampires, ghosts, or pirates, Jonathan always delivers an entertaining and educational experience. I have gone back for three different tours with Jonathan, and each time I have walked away with a deeper appreciation of New Orlean's rich history. Just book a tour and thank me later! read more

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Took his Vampire tour. Fantastic experience! Jonathan was well versed in both vampire lore, he was a consummate showman, keeping his tour both informative and entertaining. He clearly has done his research and most importantly he went out of his way to speak to each member of the tour as we walked along. Highly recommended read more

My family and I went on the dark history tour. We all really enjoyed it. Jonathan was very informative and knew a lot about the history of the city. My youngest is 10 and it was appropriate and all the kids enjoyed it. read more

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I have emailed them with my groupon, then I called. No answer I left a voice mail and the rest happened by text. Very rude! read more

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This was a really fun and informative tour! We really were engrossed with the stories told during the dark history tour and it was our favorite thing we did on our NOLA trip! read more

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We had the best time with the best tour guide, Thomas (with the glorious beard)!!! He was hilarious and very knowledgeable with the legend of hauntings and the history of New Orleans. I love history and he really went into detail about the buildings and historical figures as well as the different events shaping New Orleans into what it is today. He was captivating and interesting adding personal anecdotes to emphasize the history and legends. If you want a truly enlightening and fun experience, I highly recommend!! read more

I went on Jonathan's tour on ghosts and vampires. I went on a city walking tour and I felt Jonathan did a better job at covering the early history of new Orleans than my morning tour guide at a different company. For instance, the morning guide talked about how early residents fired cannon balls to rid the city of yellow fever. Jonathan added how residents also burned tarr which stopped the spread of yellow fever as bugs don't like burning tarr which temporarily stopped the spread of yellow fever. read more

Jonathan's tours have been the highlight of my New Orleans trips for almost 15 years! I have tried other tour guides, but none even come close to having such wonderful storytelling ability nor such a detailed historical anecdotes. He's the best! read more

We did the dark history tour with Jonathan. It was informative but I think some of the stories were exaggerated. Jonathan speaks a little fast and goes a little too deep into history for beginners. I will have to try another tour company next time I am in NOLA. read more

Jonathan Weiss is one of the most amazing tour guides that I have ever encountered. He is so engaging and so talented that by the end of the tour you will think he is some type of a immortal being who has actually lived the stories he is telling you. We booked our tour for October 14 and thought we were going to be disappointed when we learned. Jonathan was on vacation and would not be doing the tour. However Thomas the tour guide took us on our walking tour and he is talented funny and engaging and did an amazing job. I would definitely give the company, Jonathan and Thomas 05 star review. read more

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Amazing! Wonderfully creepy and twisted with great information along the way. Handled Mardi Gras craziness with grace and felt like he was speaking directly to you the entire time, no matter the size of the group. Highly recommend!!! read more

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Last night was our second tour with Jonathan, we did the ghost tour on our annual Nola trip last year and returned this year to take his dark history tour, HE IS THE BEST! His knowledge and witty sense of humor keep us returning. He loves his city and his passion for Nola is evident in his stories! With our tour groups you don't know if you will get lucky and have a good guide, with Jonathan you will get a wonderful guide who loves what he does! We will be back next year and we are excited to take his vampire tour!! read more

Great time! A must when you come visit. Jonathan delivered the dark history of New Orleans in an interesting and charismatic way. He welcomed questions and regularly made sure we could hear him as he guided us through New Orleans. I appreciate that he cares about the city and is excited to tell you about it. His suggestions for food and drink were great as well. This was a fun way to explore the city. You will not be disappointed! read more

Booked the "Dark history" tour for my fiance's birthday, I've been to New orleans a few times but it was always spent blindly roaming bourbon st. Katrina took away alot from the city but when Mr. Weiss begins his tour your are transported back to the times of Jezebel's, pirates, slave trade, and the desire for a better life. He made us stop and reminese on the history of this great city. with an infectious personality and amazing story telling skills I must say I cant wait to come back and enjoy the other tours offered by his company! amazing experiance and even better guide! 5 stars all day read more

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This is our first visit to NOLa and soooo glad we booked a tour with Jonathan. He is extremely knowledgeable with the history of the area. He was very engaging which made the 2 hour tour go by way too fast. This wasn't a cheesy scripted tour. If you have time and in the area, definitely go check out one of his tours! read more

I took the 8:15 Vampire Tour and it is Hands down the ABSOLUTE best tour I've ever been on(and I've been on A LOT in all different countries!) Jonathon is SO knowledgeable and entertaining I didn't want the tour to end! Skip the cattle call tours and book with Johnathon! You WILL NOT regret it! If I could give 100 stars, I would! read more

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So, I think this kind of tour is neat. This can be an amazing time or it can be ruined all depending on which tourguide you are lucky enough to get or unlucky enough to be stuck with. Our tour was about Haunted New Orleans..I didn't ask for politically slanted rhetoric with the tourguide telling my 6 & 7 y/o's how Andrew Jackson loved to rape Natives, drink rum and ruin people's lives as a past time. This had nothing to do with ghosts and outside of being uncalled for was wildly innaccurate in its portrayal by an ill informed tour guide. read more

Worse experience ever. Booked the tour for Sat at 7:15pm. There are 6 people in total (from different group) waiting in the cold for 45 minutes and no tour guide show up. Everyone called and emailed Jonathan multiple times with no responses. Eventually everyone gave up in angry and went separate ways. Totally unprofessional. Will not recommend to ANYONE unless you want your night to be ruined. read more

We did the Dark History and Haunted Ghost tour with Jonathan and we had an amazing time. Jonathan is incredibly knowledgeable about NOLA's dark past and brings the stories to life in a way few are ever able to. I felt that we got a very dark glimpse into New Orleans' past and a peek into the future of a city that is losing it's unique flavor to those that want to make it generically boring. Jonathan brought many personal stories into the tour and also offered recommendations on places to go see, shop at, and eat at that are authentic to NOLA (we went to several and weren't disappointed). When we were on the tour, we saw several tour groups and their guides lacked the enthusiasm and knowledge that Jonathan brought to our tour. I also talked to some bartenders at a couple of our stops and they said Jonathan is the best and their favorite to work with. Go on Jonathan's tours. You will not be disappointed. read more

My husband and I purchased a voucher for a tour. The tour was to be for 7:15 pm that evening. After doing so, I emailed Mr Weiss to ask for confirmation of the purchase & availability as the voucher had said to do. I never received any response so my husband & I went to the meeting point designated for the tour and Mr Weiss never showed up either. We could have done something different had he emailed but he never did. read more

I booked a tour with Jonathan after tons of research knowing I only had time for one tour while visiting for Halloween weekend. He is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic local who will leave you wishing the tour was longer. He checks in on everyone in the group, makes sure you can hear him and works with much smaller groups so the tour is more interactive and you have time to ask questions. I always feel less engaged when a tour feels like a lecture and he leads by keeping everyone engaged with how much information he has to share. My only regret is I didn't have time to book more tours with him. Enjoy! read more

I booked a 2 hour dark history tour on Groupon (one was for one person and the 2nd was for two). It was around $12/pp. The extra star was for the price value. I made reservations for a Sunday and thought that it was a nice way to do something fun in French Quarters that didn't involve booking through the larger tour group organizations that you see all over the area. Last year, I went on a ghost/dark history tour with a larger organization and thought it was great. I wanted to try a different/private tour so I could learn different history. We didn't stop at many places during this tour so I was a little disappointed that we couldn't see more. We learned about the private dining area for ghosts at Muriel (something I also learned on my last year's tour), the history of the oldest tavern/bar where pirates frequented, what buildings remained that actually were French-built and how there was a building with a freezer that may have stored dead bodies. My only gripe was that Jonathan spoke very fast and my parents and I had trouble understanding at times. I had to listen very intently (and English is my primary and native language). read more

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I could say so much about this tour because it was just the most amazing experience that my boyfriend Jake and I could've had in New Orleans. Jonathan Weiss is one of the coolest dude you'll ever meet, he's incredibly witty, intelligent and kind. He is from the city so he knows his s**t, which is a plus because you'd be surprised how many frauds are walking around giving tours lol. We stayed a little longer after the tour to ask him about a dream that my boyfriend had about his late grandparents. He listened and gave my bf some closure which was super sweet and cool. We learned so much, laughed a ton, drink a little and had the best time ever. I would recommend this tour to anyone, even locals woulearn something from this guy. Thank you Jonathan! Jake and I say hi! read more

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THE GHOST TOUR TO TAKE IN NEW ORLEANS! It started in a little alley way that was a little hard to find but once you have the address just look for all the people gathered outside. This is a tour from an actual New Orleans native that is VERY educated about the city and it's dark history. It's not just another company with an employee clocking in and trying to get this done so they can go home. Highly recommend Jonathan to any fans or horror and ghosts! Happy hunting! read more

This was an incredible tour! Jonathan was super knowledgeable and has such an amazing way with words. The whole tour you are gripped to hear what he's going to say next. I've been on a couple of these before, and most of them were theatrical and BS....Jonathan's was NOT. He knows his history and welcomes any and all questions which is great. I recommend this tour to everyone! Thank you Jonathan for an incredible experience! read more

What an amazing tour guide. I went on three different tours and this one was definitely my favorite. I wanted to learn more of the city's history from local tour guides. I really geek out when it comes to history and this man had tons of interesting information to talk about on his Dark History Tour. We walked around, learned a lot, and were given plenty of time to ask questions. Every single person in our group was intrigued and listened intently. Jonathan has "hundreds of years of information stored" in his brain. He was funny and charismatic. The love he has for his city was evident through his storytelling. I would definitely do another tour with Jonathan! read more

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I loved it. My wife booked a walking tour and wasn't all in. But this guy is just the best guide will will come across anywhere. He drifted between southern English, French, Spanish, English in a Spanish accent, English in a French accident. Magnificent story teller. I assume his stories were true. If they weren't I don't care, very confident and answered all of our questions. I will recommend him to anyone who ever is going to do this on New Orleans. We were a small group, and I would assume he keeps it that way on purpose. We passed other groups of like 20 people and that would not be nearly as intimate or enjoyable. read more

The best tour guide in NOLA! Would highly recommend. He also is basically Johnny Depp in real life.

Thomas was amazing. Funny and informative. A perfect combo for this type of activity. Highly recommend the Ghost Tour!

Jonathan's tours are AWESOME guys! I understand most of the negative reviews are on scheduling and communication. I also had a bit of extra communication needed to book the tour, with my Groupon, but Jonathan gives his phone number and I was able to just text him! He sent back responses and told us where to meet. Extra steps, yes, but it is just one dude and what I'm guessing is his wife doing all of this, so understandable. The tour itself was cool as heck. At first Jonathan seems a bit....odd....maybe even creepy. He does talk fast and has quite the Nahlins draawl, but all of that REALLY adds to this night time tour! His whole demeanor is certainly "different" but he would tell you he IS New Orleans, so buckle up, buttercup! The tour is CHOCK full of info, history, stories, creepiness and Jonathan is funny as hell. By the end of the tour we literally hugged Jonathan. We will take ALL of his other tours next time we are in the area. read more

Jonathon was great! Really informative tour, he know so much about the city and its history and had some great stories.

1000% TAKE THIS TOUR I've been lucky enough to visit the wonderful city of New Orleans many times and every year that I go I always take a tour with Jonathan Weiss tours. I learned something new each and every single time they're always interesting and educational! Nothing quite compares to these tours I also like that you don't have 40 to 50 people on one tour it's usually much smaller and just way better more in-depth you can really tell a lot of thought and study has gone into the presentation of these tours. At this point I think I've taken 8! They never get old Love this! read more

Jonathan was highly recommended and we had a wonderful experience. His Dark History Tour was delightfully entertaining and educational. His ability to keep all members of the tour group engaged was most impressive. We look forward to taking in his other tours when we visit again. read more