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"This is the tomb everyone comes to see. The Glapion family tomb. Inside — probably — is the most powerful woman in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Marie Laveau. The Voodoo Queen. The X marks on this tomb are completely made up. Preservationists traced the tradition to a tour guide rumor. It has no basis in Voodoo practice. In twenty thirteen, someone painted the tomb Pepto-Bismol pink. Twice."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at Marie Laveau's Tomb
This is just one of 9 stops on the Ghosts, Graves & the Voodoo Queen tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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