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French Quarter History and Landmark Waking Tour
Badge of ExcellenceNew Orleans, USA
- 2 hours
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the rollicking history and ghostly legends of some of New Orleans’ most iconic locales on this walking tour of the French Quarter. Learn about the city’s roots as an 18th-century French colony and hear tales of famous former residents, from Creole aristocrats to voodoo priestesses. Visit neighborhood landmarks like Jackson Square, the French market, the Cabildo, and Café du Monde, plus the captivating above-ground tombs of historic cemetery St Louis No. 1.
- Learn about the city's founding as a French colony and hear tales from its colorful past
- Hear the backstories behind landmarks like Jackson Square, Café du Monde, the French Market and the Presbytere
- Stroll among the above-ground tombs at the legendary St Louis No. 1 cemetery
- Visit the final resting place of voodoo queen Marie Laveau
What's Included
- Professional Historian Tour Guide
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 540 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
Please meet the guide outside of Chartres House restaurant, at the corner of Toulouse and Chartres streets in the French Quarter.
Start time
10:00 AM
End point
- French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, USA
What To Expect
St. Louis Cathedral (Pass By)
Royal Street (Pass By)
Bourbon Street (Pass By)
Congo Square
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Reviews
5.0
53 reviews
Fred_W, Jun 2022
That the original tour guide didn't show up. We recieved no call or notification that the guide was not coming. Only after 45 minutes of trying to get the Livery Tour people on the phone I finally called Viator. The spent about 15 minutes on the phone and finally found a tour guide that would take us on the historic tour. Mike arrived 45 minutes after we were to begin the tour and apologized for no one showing up. They called him in on his day off to do the tour for us. Mike was fantastic. I wouldn't book with Lvery tour again but I would.take a.tour with Mike again.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for the feedback Fred. Unfortunately, there was a scheduling issue that caused the original guide disconnect. We did promptly issue a full refund as well as call out a backup guide to walk the complementary tour for you and your party. Our apologies that this service disruption took place. Please let us know if we can assist with anything in the future.
Melissa_K, Apr 2022
Graham is an extremely knowledgeable and flexible tour guide. We had a great experience and would definitely recommend this tour to others looking for a quick but detailed overview of New Orleans history and the French quarter.
Linda_A, Jul 2021
We had a wonderful tour with Tara, who was exceedingly knowledgeable and clearly loved sharing her information about the French Quarter. We definitely recommend this tour!
Lawrence_M, Jan 2021
Randy was well informed and a fun guide! Really knows his history more so than any other tour I’ve taken in the city an his tour was best on our trip. Would 100% recommend if you’re looking to learn a good foundational history on New Orleans and the French quarter. Do note, however, that due to COVID-19 the cemetery is closed, but you can still see a lot of it by waking around the outside and he gives the history of it nonetheless. Again, great tour if you want to learn about the real history of the city and not what Hollywood shows of it.
NorthStar56046340688, Jun 2019
Fun tour! Mike, our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. He seemed to truly enjoy his job, and was great at answering all our questions
Voyage54449635185, Jun 2019
We were very happy with this tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and was able to give us information in an interesting manner. We were a small group of 6 and when we arrived at the cemetery and saw the other much larger groups we were REALLY pleased and thankful that we had our tour guide and the smaller group.
Many thanks for making our trip to New Orleans so enjoyable.
Ashley_F, Dec 2018
Mike was a fantastic guide! We were the only guests on the tour and he made it very personalized and fun for us. Overall this is a great tour to familiarize yourself with the French Quarter, I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys history and doesn’t mind walking for a few hours.
Gary S, May 2018
This was an excellent tour, and our tour guide Mike made it even more special. Mike is very sociable and very informative, and I recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area. Well worth the price for a few hours of history and behind the scene looks of the French Quarter. We booked numerous tours through Viator and have not been disappointed yet.
Liisa R, Apr 2018
guide was very informed about the history and lore of New Orleans. Recommend to all first time visitors.
Laurie J, Mar 2018
This was excellent. My friend and I were lucky enough to have a personal tour, as it was not busy last week. Mike was awesome, and we learned so much about the history of the city, and the people past and present. He answered every question, and and made our day a very enjoyable experience.
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