Spend Halloween With Ghost of Pirate Jean Lafitte

Dark clouds scuttle across the moon, shadows of the night creep across your path, dry leaves rustle ominously underfoot and the scritch scratch of barren branches sends shivers up your spine. Halloween is coming and those who relish a good scare can get their fill of the heebie jeebies in New Orleans. More often associated with great jazz, fabulous food or the excesses of Mardi Gras, New Orleans is #5 in the Travel Channel's list of World's Creepiest Destinations.

Voodoo and mystery imbue New Orleans culture. Halloween addicts will want to visit the crypt of voodoo queen Marie Laveau in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. In the 1830s the Haitian woman was a famous fortune teller, reading the future for the wealthy women of New Orleans' high society. It was rumored that using voodoo she could make a person's enemies die -- for the small fee of $1000. Her death in 1881 was shrouded in mystery. Visitors to her crypt may glimpse a tall woman, a snake coiled about her body, leading ghosts in a voodoo dance.

If you travel to New Orleans for Halloween, set the stage for spooky fun by staying in the Jean Lafitte House timeshare. Named for the notorious Caribbean pirate Jean Lafitte, the house was built in 1831 by Lafitte's ally, the fierce pirate captain Renne Beluche. Meticulously restored, the living areas are elegantly furnished, providing a luxurious base from which to launch nightly forays in search of the supernatural. Nestled in a charming residential area of the French Quarter, the Jean Lafitte House timeshare provides a delightfully relaxing respite from the rambunctious nightlife of the Quarter. You'll find eclectic shops and wonderful restaurants within easy walking distance, or take a leisurely stroll through the Market or Jackson Square. For more information about the Jean Lafitte House timeshare shown in the photos, click here.

For adults in quest of haunted spirits, New Orleans abounds with spooky tours through cemeteries and candle-lit haunted houses. Along with jazz and oyster bars, you'll find the Lalaurie Ghosts in the French Quarter or you may spot the tragic apparition at the French Opera House. Discover the legends behind the ghostly lore at the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum or meet the city's most notorious characters at the Wax Museum on Conti Street in the French Quarter. If you like to vamp it up, Freaks, Follies and Sideshows is the theme of this year's annual gay costume ball and fundraiser which attracts party lovers from across the country. Anne Rice fans have resurrected the defunct Coven Ball as The Witching Hour Ball to pay homage to vampire Lestat and his fanged friends. A haunted riverfront, tours of ghost-haunted cemeteries, scarecrows at the botanical gardens and a voodoo music fest are just some of the frightful activities that await you in New Orleans.

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