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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Important Information
- 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(2,971)
It was so hot and humid, but we had a blast!! So glad we were able to go!
Very informative about the history and architecture of the area. Our guide was amazing! Highly recommend.
Very informative garden tour, loved hearing about the history of the area. I just wished the cemetery tour was longer, with Ana actual tour in the cemetery.
Excellent, informative, and fun tour. Kayla was so knowledgeable about the history and culture of the GD.
Bring a fan and water and know that there is more talking than walking. Our tour guide was very nice, and knowledgeable , but had low energy and was hard to hear.
Thank you for your review! We really appreciate hearing from our guests, please give us a call so we can discuss your experience better. 504-442-4220. Thanks again, Steven
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
