There are lots of tour options to explore and exploit the city's sixth sense, some running at night, many with rambles through old tombs in the famous St. Realtors advertise when a historic home for sale is haunted, although there's an often-told story about a certain Nicholas Cage being unable to live in his famously haunted, now ex-abode in the Quarter.

The city has capitalized on its ghostly population. Add in the mix of African, French and Spanish traditions and superstitions, and the stage is set for otherworldly visitors. The city was also a major stomping ground for pirates, and was the birthplace of voodoo.

The city was an entry point for the country's slave trade, reason enough for the dead to haunt the living. New Orleans is often cited as being one of America's most haunted cities. Whether you're a believer in the spirit world or not, there's something decidedly eerie about walking through one of the city's famous cemeteries, the dead interred on top of the swampy ground instead of six feet under.

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