New Orleans Walking Tour: Exploring 19th Century History
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946 Ratings
New Orleans
Discover the captivating history of New Orleans on a walking tour through its elegant 19th Century garden neighborhood. Explore Lafayette Cemetery #1 and learn about the city's journey from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Join us for a personalized and unforgettable experience!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lafayette Cemetery No.1 - Breathtaking, heartbreaking, beautiful, and full of stories! The cemetery is closed to the public, but you’ll get a good look through the large gates while your guide explains our unique interment practices.
  • Garden District - Explore the lush Garden District and hear the stories behind the 19th Century mansions in the neighborhood.
  • Garden District - Beautiful homes and gardens
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Small-group walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the tales on a pedestrian excursion amidst the sophisticated 19th Century garden district of New Orleans. You will have the chance to peek through the gates of Lafayette Cemetery #1, which is presently not open to visitors. This area, along with its graveyard, narrates New Orleans’ history from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Magnificent pre-war residences, abundant gardens, memorable narratives, and stunning picture-perfect spots are all part of the journey! We ensure our group does not exceed 12 attendees for a captivating and personal encounter.

  • Due to uneven surfaces, comfortable walking shoes and sturdy wheelchairs are advised
  • Wheelchair accessible but be advised that the sidewalks are very uneven
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Gracious Bakery
Saint Charles Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Xandra1501
Jun 22, 2024
Wonderful tour with Jackie! - Wonderful tour with Jackie! Great information and stories about the area! Jackie had great knowledge and love of The Garden District, which was reflected in a fantastic tour.
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Lan09
Jun 16, 2024
Wonderful tour - definitely recommend! - This was an extremely interesting tour and Libby was an exceptional tour guide! I enjoyed this tour even more than the one I had taken in the in the French Quarter. Lots of history, background, and interesting information about New Orleans, the Garden District, the cemetery, and the beautiful historic homes in the Garden District and the people who had built and lived in them. Definitely recommend this tour and Libby as the tour guide.
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Carrie_k
Jun 13, 2024
Our guide, Tim, was very... - Our guide, Tim, was very knowledgeable about the history of New Orleans and gave us a good tour of the area. Due to our schedule, I was looking for a tour that started later in the day and this worked perfectly for us.
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Marc_k
Jun 12, 2024
Fantastic Homes - Libby was amazing! What a great tour of the district. So much information and sights to take in. Well worth every penny of the tour. Very small group and a guide that loves what she does equals fantastic. Bring your walking shoes and some water! A must do tour!
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Linda_l
Jun 10, 2024
Fun tour - Libby from Lucky Bean Tours was very communicative. The tour included insightful information that ranged from historical to social to modern contexts.
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Happiness45392354730
Jun 9, 2024
Garden District-Colin B. Tyler - Colin B. Tyler was our tour guide for the Garden District tour in New Orleans and did an outstanding job. We were engrossed in his stories from beginning to end. He was knowledgeable, charismatic, and fun. We would highly recommend and if we get to go back, we will look for his tours. Cindy
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Z1267obsandrah
Jun 8, 2024
Highlight of our trip - This was such a great tour. Jackie was an amazing tour guide. She did a great job of relaying all of the history of the beautiful houses of the Garden District. She was warm, friendly, funny, and such a great entertaining story teller. I've been on several tours and Jackie is by far the best tour guide I've had the pleasure of having a tour with. This tour was the highlight of our trip.
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Katherine_b
Jun 3, 2024
An Amazing Start to Our New Orleans Sightseeing Day! - We reserved this Garden District walking tour as part of our bachelorette celebrations and it was the perfect start to the day! Libby was not only so knowledgeable about this city with her family going back multiple generations (from its origins and early history, how it’s changed over the decades, to fun current day stories & tidbits regarding the past and present owners of these magnificent homes), but was so sweet and accommodating as well! She asked us if there was anything specific we wished to see from the start, gave us plenty of lunch recommendations afterwards, and even brought us extra umbrellas on the off chance the rain kicked in earlier than expected. We never felt like the pace of the tour lingered too long, nor did we ever feel rushed at individual sites if we had any questions or wanted to take a group photo. Very highly recommend taking this tour with Libby - it was our favorite of the tours we did over the week!
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Peter_b
Jun 12, 2024
Enjoy looking at some of the beautiful houses of the Garden District - Libby did a great job showing us around. Pointing out some of the fabulous houses and the history of their ownership.
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Robert_d
Jun 4, 2024
Very informative and interesting - Tour guide was very knowledgeable. We enjoyed it very much. It would be nice if you could actually go inside one of the homes.
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