8 Stop 8 of 9 on Ghosts, Graves & the Voodoo Queen

The Old Ursuline Convent

French Quarter, New Orleans

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"Oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley. Completed seventeen fifty-two. Eleven Ursuline sisters left France in seventeen twenty-seven on the Gironde. Five-month voyage. Leader: Mother Marie Tranchepain de Saint Augustin. First school, first orphanage, first healthcare facility in Louisiana territory."

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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.

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Ghosts, Graves & the Voodoo Queen

Ghosts, Graves & the Voodoo Queen

9 stops · 1h 30m

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All Stops

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
  3. 3 Marie Laveau's Tomb
  4. 4 Congo Square
  5. 5 St. Louis Cathedral
  6. 6 Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
  7. 7 The LaLaurie Mansion
  8. 8 The Old Ursuline Convent
  9. 9 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Old Ursuline Convent

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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