New Orleans Garden District History Walking Tour
Description
This New Orleans Historic Garden District Walking Tour highlights the American settlement and their beautiful homes, gardens, wealth and how life was changed because of their amazing contributions. This multifaceted tour includes the unique history of our incredible city, culture, and architecture. The Americans early settlements, lavish lifestyles and immense wealth are obvious as we walk through this opulent and super astonishing neighborhood. Our Tour begins outside of the gates of Lafayette Cemetery #1, as you learn of the basic burial information and customs and discuss why New Orleans cemeteries are so unique (NOTE: PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS CEMETERY) We then walk around the neighborhood where you'll see the architectural styles of the Americans. You will see celebrity homes, perfectly manicured landscapes and movie hotspots as well. Walk with a local, see it through our eyes!
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Your tour will be conducted by a local, licensed and professional tour guide! We walk along the rows of antebellum mansions after our cemetery portion of the tour and we discuss architecture, the people who lived there in early New Orleans and the people who live there today. We also include a celebrity portion of the tour.
Lafayette Cemetery #1 is closed to the public, so the cemetery portion of the tour is conducted outside the gates. You will learn the history of the cemetery and of New Orleans' unique burial traditions.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Tour is generally wheelchair accessible however be prepared for very uneven surfaces at the sites visited which may be difficult for those with mobility issues or using a wheelchair
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- A significant amount of walking is involved
- The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is closed due to repairs and we cannot enter, but we do our cemetery portion of the tour from the iron gates, where you can see the tombs clearly.
- If using RIDE SHARE, give the address: 1427 Washington Ave, New Orleans, La 70130 (Le Petit Blue). Then after drop off, walk across the street to the Lafayette Cemetery #1 to meet your guide. (wearing a green polo shirt, with the logo TOURS by STEVEN).
Reviews(2,966)
Watch the weather report before you leave. We had a downpour at the end of our tour. I was grateful for my umbrella and raincoat. There is a very sweet cafe LePetite Blue at the end of the tour. Highly recommend Great tour guide. Loved the historic mansions and live oaks
Kayley was great and extremely knowledgeable! Only feedback I have is on the busy streets with traffic it was hard to hear her soft spoken voice. But we thoroughly enjoyed the tour! Thank you!
Here’s the updated version with the correct name: From the moment we met Kayley, she was fantastic. She was incredibly informative and took the time to explain the history, architecture and stories of the Garden District in New Orleans in a way that was both engaging and easy to understand. Kayley was great company throughout the tour, very knowledgeable, friendly and passionate about the area. Nothing was too much trouble, and she made the whole experience enjoyable from start to finish. We couldn’t recommend her highly enough. Thank you so much, Kayley, for such a wonderful experience.
This is such great a great review of our tour experience with Kayley! We think she is pretty awesome too for sure. Thanks for taking time to review us and for taking our tour experience! Please come back and see us again! Thank you, Steven
The houses and architecture were amazing! Very informative
Thanks for taking our tour experience and for your great review! please come visit us again. sincerely,, Steven
Kaylee was an excellent tour guide and provided all sorts of interesting information about the houses and neighborhood.
Woot woot! Sounds like a win win experience! We are lucky to have Kalyey on our team! Thanks for taking our tour experience and for writing this awesome review! please come back! Thanks again, Steven
Kayley took us on a lovely stroll through the garden district. It didn’t feel rushed or hurried along. She was thoughtful and generous with her answers to our questions- would recommend to other adult groups.
Kayley was very pleasant . Good tour lots of interesting information.
Denise was the best tour guide ever! Very friendly and informative :)
Woot woot! We love to hear this, Denise is a gem and we are so happy to have her on our team! Thanks for coming and for taking the time to write this wonderful review. Please come back! Thank you, Steven
Kayley was our guide, and she was absolutely amazing - knowledgeable, personable, fun, and overall, just a great human to hang around with for a couple of hours in the Garden district. We learned so much about the district's history, architecture, and inhabitants. I highly recommend this tour to everyone!
We had an outstanding tour of the Garden District during our girls’ weekend in New Orleans. It rained during most of the tour but we were ready with our rain gear and enjoyed the experience very much. The tour guide was excellent and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the history of New Orleans and the Garden District. We took a street car to get to the start of the tour which was also fun. Fabulous shopping and great restaurant in the area as well…
Thank you so much for taking our tour experience in New Orleans! We appreciate the time that you took to write this wonderful review as well! Our guides work really hard and we appreciate that you recognize that. Please come back and visit us again! Thank you, Steven
