Our Accolades!

In 2011 Tripadvisor named us as one of the "Top 10 Unusual Tours" in the United States!

Just one month later the Chicago Tribune also named us one of the most unusual tours in the States!
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Tripadvisors Certificate of Excellence (5 Bubbles) 2011 & 2012

We have steadily remained in Tripadvisors top 10 in New Orleans tours!

Movie stars, Rock stars, authors and researchers all seek out
Rev. Master Jeffreys' Strange True Tours!
Come see why!

Private Tours by Master Jeffrey

Tour guide to the Stars, Master Jeffrey Holmes is available for private tours no matter how small or large.

Family and school groups, bachlorette's, corporate functions, womens' groups, reunion groups, rock stars and / or movie stars, let Master Jeffrey give you the Rock Star treatment you deserve.

We can custom tailor a tour to your interests, time constraints, privacy issues, and group size, just give us a call to make arrangements.

4 Tours = 4 Times the Fun !

Our Signature Tour

Strange True Tour

The ORIGINAL Adult oriented , historic tour about the fun, quirky and unusual true stories of New Orleans.

Our knowledgeable and entertaining tour guides cover a wide range of subjects from pirates, prostitutes and slavery, to Lee Harvey Oswald and the New Orleans Mafia / JFK connection.

Depending upon your guide, you can hear interesting stories about our restaurant industry, famous chefs, hot dogs, dueling, jazz funerals, political intrigue, family dirt, termites or even a Streetcar named Desire. The strange, true stories of New Orleans knows no bounds.

You will laugh and maybe be shocked at times, but you will have a great time learning about our city. All of these stories are historically accurate and documented, and that's the best part of all!
This tour is rated PG-13 due to adult content, language, drug reference, etc.

Tour depart from 
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop

3pm & 6pm Daily
$20 per person $15 for students/military/senior

Please call for availability. 504 258 0760
If no answer Please call 504 444 1539

Ghosts, Legends & Lore of New Orleans

 This is a tour of the 'Ghosts, Legends & Lore of New Orleans' , tales and stories of the weird and bizarre world of the French Quarter.

Documented historical accounts, Legends and myths that have grown over time, and the Lore that is uniquely New Orleans.
We weave these tales, fact & fiction, into a fun and entertaining evening sharing the streets where the 'Legends' were born.
Our licensed tour guides are all Master Storytellers and have been hand selected by the infamous Rev. Master Jeffrey, a Legend among New Orleans tour guides.
Thus assuring you the very best New Orleans has to offer!
 New Orleans is considered the most haunted city in America and we have the stories to confirm this.3 centuries of Death, Disease, War, Pestilence, Love gone wrong, Murder and more have given us tales of hauntings, legends of ghosts and unexplained phenomenon.
 These are wonderful tales, weaved and crafted over time, so come hear the original tales of the 'Ghosts, Legends & Lore' that make New Orleans the 'Most Haunted City in America'.


FREE Tip Based Tour!
8pm Fri. & Sat. Nights


A FREE Tip Based walking tour. 
You set the price depending on the tour! 
We offer the BEST walking tours and are confident enough to let 
you decide what is a fair price!

513 Royal St. 
@ Antoine's Annex coffee shop

Space is limited to 20 ppl.
Please arrive 15-20 minutes before tour departure

Please call for availability 504 258 0760

City of the Dead Cemetery Tour

This is a walking tour of the famous St. Louis #1 Cemetery at the edge of the French Quarter.
The oldest continuously operating cemetery in New Orleans.

Visit the final resting place of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and actor Nicolas Cage
 and you will learn the truth about our burial customs , voodoo and much more.

Visit legends of Jazz and see where Easy Rider was filmed, learn about the political intrigue of our city, discrimination, civil rights and human vice.


A FREE Tip Based walking tour. 
You set the price depending on the tour! 
We offer the BEST walking tours and are confident enough to let 
you decide what is a fair price!


Tour depart from 
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop

11 am Daily  10:30am Sundays

Please call for availability. 504 258 0760
If no answer Please call 504 444 1539

        

Women of New Orleans History


This is all about the sassy and brassy women who made their own way through the world, leaving behind stories and legacies that will never be forgotten.

Louisiana laws and codes were quite different giving Women rights of inheritance and property ownership not found in the United States of America at the time.

This created an environment second to none in the world at that time. Some Women took full advantage and use of these abilities creating wonderful stories for us to pass on to you.

Come join us as we launch this one of a kind tour of the Women of New Orleans History.

This is a 1 1/2 hour leisurely walking tour through the French Quarter.

Private Tour
Reservations Required
$20 per person $15 student/military/senior

We meet @ 
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop
Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to departure.

Please call 504 258 0760

If no answer call 504 444 01539

Celebrity Tour Guide!

Tour guide to the stars.

Kurtwood Smith & Family on a private tour during Jazz Fest.

'Red' from 'That 70's Show' and 'Robocop'
A great group and a great tour!

Scott Putesky aka Daisy Berkowitz, original guitarist and co-founder of Marylin Manson.
We had the pleasure of doing a private tour in the cemetery on Dia de los Muertos with Scott.
Here we are at Marie Laveaus' tomb.

Sheila Kelley and her son Gus with Master Jeffrey on the Women of New Orleans History Tour.

Sheila has been seen on 'Lost', 'E.R.', 'The Sopranos' and was Stormy in 'Dancing at the Blue Iguana'.

That's me (Master Jeffrey) on the left with the Mockers.
Seth Gordon front and center and Robbie Rist (aka Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch, the voice of Michaelangelo in TMNTs' among other things) on the right.
This was a private Cemetery tour of the St. Louis #1 for the boys.

And the Ladies, last week I was privy to giving a Strange True Tour to Victoria Cosner Love and Lorelei Shannon authors of Mad Madame Lalaurie. It is the true account of one of the most maligned women of New Orleans history.
The cornerstone story of every ghost tour in town has been shattered by the truth.

Brian & Amanda Tutunick, the latest celebs to join our little walk around the French Quarter. Brian is one of the founding members of the band Marilyn Manson. He was the original Bass player before moving onto other projects. Thanks for joining us!!

Author Tim Heinan of L'Immortalite, a novel intertwining the fact & fiction of Delphine LaLaurie and Marie Laveau.
Tim has taken several Strange Tours in researching the historical aspects of the tale. Here I am with Tim and my signed manuscript (#2). A fun guy and always a good time when he is in on my tours!

Private Tours are available , Even if your only a Legend in your own mind, We'll still give you the Rock Star treatment!
Call 504 258 0760

Lee Harvey Oswald - The True Story

Oct. 18th , 2011
Toronto , Canada
Judyth Vary Baker & Jeffrey Holmes

Judyth is the author of Me & Lee.
The story of how she came to know and love
Lee Harvey Oswald.
That's right, she was Oswald's mistress in 1963 here in New Orleans! But her story is so much more than that.

Recruited by Dr. Alton Ocshner , Judyth was thrust into an underworld of intrigue, murder, espionage, biological weaponry and so much more. It is a compelling must read for everyone who ever had so much as a shadow of a doubt as to Oswald's 'guilt'.


Please feel free to ask Jeffrey about Mr. Oswald and what really happened in New Orleans in the early 1960's.

This was Judyth's first book signing in history, we were there.
The date is Lee Harvey Oswald's Birthday and Judyth held a party for him in his Honor.

New Orleans Cemetery Tours

The St. Louis #1 Cemetery is the oldest continuously operating cemetery in New Orleans.

It is one square city block filled with the history of our city and our nation.

Politicians next to a voodoo priestess, civil rights activists, legends of Jazz music, Gamblers, Movie stars and many other interesting characters are interned inside these walls.

Learn the truth about our above ground burial practices and the effects of our low water table.

Our 'City of the Dead Cemetery Tour' departs daily @ 11:30 am  10:30am Sunday
This is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour walking tour of the St. Louis #1 cemetery and is all ages

The 'Strange True Tour departs at 3pm & 6pm Daily
This tour is rated PG-13 for Adult content.


A FREE Tip Based walking tour. 
You set the price depending on the tour! 
We offer the BEST walking tours and are confident enough to let 
you decide what is a fair price!


Tours depart from
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop


Call 504 258 0760

www.strangetruetours.com

Strange True Tours of New Orleans

Hello and welcome to Strange True Tours.
My name is Master Jeffrey Holmes and this is the tour I have always wanted to do.
When I returned to New Orleans over a decade ago it was a dream of mine to one day become a New Orleans tour guide, fast forward 10 years and with the help of my partner Jane we have created a historic walking tour of the French Quarter that is fun, entertaining and exciting as well as informative.
The people weren't boring, things they accomplished were not boring, so why should your tour be boring?
Our subjects range from prostitutes and slavery to hot dogs and termites, all true, all strange......
Come join us for a glimpse into the weird, strange and sordid side of New Orleans history.

We do a Cemetery Tour of the St. Louis #1, the oldest, continuously operating cemetery in New Orleans. Visit the final resting Place of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau & actor Nicholas Cage.

Our 'City of the Dead Cemetery Tour' departs daily @ 11:30 am   10:30am Sundays
This is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour walking tour of the St. Louis #1 cemetery and is all ages

The 'Strange True Tour departs at 3pm & 6pm Daily
This tour is rated PG-13 for Adult content.

Tours depart from
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop
$20 per person (student, senior, military & AAA discount $3)

Call 504 258 0760

www.strangetruetours.com

French Quarter Tours

This is a revolutionary new concept in French Quarter walking tours.
It is an Adult oriented , historic tour about the fun, quirky and unusual true stories of New Orleans.

Our knowledgeable and entertaining tour guides cover a wide range of subjects from pirates, prostitutes and slavery, to Lee Harvey Oswald and the New Orleans Mafia / JFK connection.

We are the first and only tour company to tell the true and documented life of Madame Lalaurie and the truth behind the legend.

Depending upon your guide, you can hear interesting stories about our restaurant industry, famous chefs, hot dogs, dueling, jazz funerals, political intrigue, family dirt, termites or even a Streetcar named Desire. The strange, true stories of New Orleans knows no bounds.

You will laugh and maybe be shocked at times, but you will have a great time learning about our city. All of these stories are historically accurate and documented, and that's the best part of all!

Our 'City of the Dead Cemetery Tour' departs daily @ 11 am  10:30 am Sundays
This is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour walking tour of the St. Louis #1 cemetery and is all ages

The 'Strange True Tour departs at 3pm & 6pm Daily
This tour is rated PG-13 for Adult content.

Tours depart from
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop


Call 504 258 0760

www.strangetruetours.com

Cemetery Tour New Orleans

Upon entering the St. Louis #1 Cemetery, Mark Twain coined the phrase 'City of the Dead'.

The history of our New Orleans cemeteries is a walk back in time and history.

Come learn the truth behind our burial customs and the unique stories of the residents of the St. Louis #1 cemetery.

Visit the final resting place of the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and actor Nicholas Cage, visit legends of jazz, see where Easy Rider was filmed , learn about the political intrigue of our city, discrimination, civil rights and human vice.

All withing the walled confines of the oldest continuously operating cemetery in New Orleans.


A FREE Tip Based walking tour. 
You set the price depending on the tour! 
We offer the BEST walking tours and are confident enough to let 
you decide what is a fair price!


Cemetery Tours depart daily @ 11  am 10:30 am Sunday
513 Royal St. @ Antoine's Annex coffee shop
Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to departure.

Call 504 258 0760

www.strangetruetours.com

Frustration, Inspiration, Validation.

When I returned to New Orleans July 2001 , it was a dream of mine to one day be a tour guide. I love the history of this city, it's culture, food and music. Fast forward to last year and I finally get around to getting a tour guide license and go to work for a ghost tour company.
My 'mentors' , trainers and fellow guides whom claim to be historians and researchers taught me many things.
They taught me the story of Madame Delphine Lalaurie.
The mutilations and torture, sex change operations and horrific experiments. A young girl running from the whipping hand of Madame Lalarie and falling to her death, A grand ball followed by an angry mob chasing the Madame with fever. Bones found under the floor boards in the early 1970's , on record at a local university. It's all there , documented, verifiable, as they claim the research has been done. I believed them, then started looking for myself. The little research that I did immediately began to fill me with doubts as to the authenticity of the tale.

Frustration set in.

I was becoming very uncomfortable with the tales I have been told and with the help of my partner Jane we came up with this new concept in New Orleans walking tours. But the stories we had were not rounding things out as we were envisioning.

Inspiration.

I came across a copy of 'Mr. New Orleans' , the biography of Frenchy Brouillette.
It was the piece I was looking for.
The tale of the New Orleans underworld in the mid 1900's.
Mobsters, Madame's and the men who killed Kennedy.
We knew this was the missing key and launched Strange True Tours.

Validation.

Last week it came to my attention a new book about the life of Madame Delphine Lalaurie.
A book signing was upcoming and I had to be there!
The authors Victoria & Lorelei heard the tale I was taught and decided to explore further than anyone else before. They wrote 'Mad Madame Lalaurie'
They have debunked many of the so called 'truths' surrounding the life of Delphine and for that I can't thank them enough.