Tour description

We offer New Orleans history and New Orleans stories on our walking tours through the historic neighborhoods of the French Quarter, Garden District and St. Louis Cemetery #1. Our focus is on the people who lived in New Orleans long before and those who live here today. You’ll learn about the unique characters that this city has produced – from eccentric aristocrats and colorful privateers to iconic jazz musicians. You will hear their stories and get to admire the beautiful Creole architecture of New Orleans. At the end of the tour, you’ll understand why so many people insist that New Orleans has no equal. The Crescent City’s history is full of fascinating characters, and they all come to life during our tours. Aristocrats, privateers, fur traders, steamboat captains, merchants and opera divas all lived in the French Quarter and/or Garden District. Tours are targeted for adults and children ages 10 and up.

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LouisianaThis is the heart of the city, established in 1718 made to look like a European town and named after family and friends of Louis XIV, the Sun King of France. You’ll get introduced to people like the French Baroness de Pontalba, enterprising privateer Jean Lafitte, an Ursuline nun named Madeleine Hachard, and other characters who shaped the colorful history of New Orleans.Duration: 2 hoursStop At: Garden District, New Orleans, LouisianaA walk through an uptown residential neighborhood established 1832 after the Livaudais plantation land was subdivided. Wealthy merchants, planters, and bankers built gorgeous mansions surrounded by lush gardens amidst majestic live oak trees. Today, it is also home of several major movie stars such as actors John Goodman and Sandra Bullock.Duration: 2 hours