You're going to be here. Welcome to the new episode of American Hauntings, the podcast dedicated to the history,

haunting legends, and lore of America's past.

Show is hosted and produced by Cody Beck and written and performed by Troy Taylor.

That's me.

And we are now in our fourth season, Haunted New Orleans.

If you're tuning into the podcast for the first time, we suggest you start listening to the haunted New Orleans season with episode 53.

They're just where this season begins and where we set the stage for the many dark tales ahead.

In each episode of the season will be revealing the history,

mystery, spirits, and scandals of New Orleans, a city we believe is the most

haunted in America. So toast the city with a hurricane, a sasirac, and some absent

and then stumble on over for the next episode of Haunted New Orleans. You're not going to be here. There are a lot of things that define the spirit of New Orleans from its music to its ghosts, but among the top things are its food and drinks. The food in New Orleans is as wonderfully mixed as the city itself.

The restaurants here are known for food you can't get anywhere else, or if you can, well, it just doesn't taste the same.

Gumbo, jambalaya, mofletas, po' boys, sure you can find them in other cities these days,

but I promise they won't taste like they do in New Orleans.

And the drinks are the same way. Sure you can order a hurricane

anywhere, but it won't taste like it does at Pat O'Brien's. You can even order a Sazzarack somewhere else today, but why would you? You can probably even find a hand grenade somewhere, but for

God's sakes, why would you drink it? There or here, honestly. Anyway, my point is, these things are

special in New Orleans. There's no city like it.

And that's not something I say just to get you to visit.

It's true.

And the evidence is everywhere, from the architecture

to the ambience.

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