Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery Guided Walking Tour

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Garden District Lafayette Cemetery 1 Tour

2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore New Orleans’ most beautiful neighborhood on a Garden District walking tour that reveals the rich and complex history behind stately antebellum mansions where many celebrities live. Avoid aimless wandering, and follow a guide down wide avenues lined with live oak while learning about different architectural styles and Creole culture. Plus, stop at the legendary Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, featured in many books and Hollywood films.

Get the most out of a visit to the Garden District on a guided tour
Learn about diverse architectural styles and antebellum history
Pass celebrity homes and famous filming locations
Understand New Orleans’ unique burial customs with a cemetery stop

What's Included

Professional Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Garden District Book Shop
2727 Prytania St UNIT 14, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
The travelers will meet our guide INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Garden District

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lafayette Cemetery No.1

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

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Well worth it!

Shannon_S, Apr 2024

Muriel was so knowledgeable and prepared! The Garden district is gorgeous and although we could not go into the cemetery, we could easily view the tombs and its beauty from the gate while Muriel had fantastic information and photos to help explain the burial process. All the landmarks we visited were fascinating. I enjoyed learning the different architectural styles and history of the homes. If you’re lucky enough to go while the confederate jasmine is blooming you’re in for a treat, it smells heavenly!

Nice Mansions

Stephen_C, Apr 2024

Nice walking tour of Garden District mansions and historical background. David told many stories of the people who have lived there.

Should be given a refund

Stephanie_M, Apr 2024

Seriously horrible!! The cemetery was not accessible. It’s been locked since 2019. So this tour was all about the houses near the cemetery. I did not want to go on this tour for any reason except the cemetery!

Long winded

David_K, Apr 2024

We were unable to go into the cemetery. Tour was called cemetery tour. Deceiving Title on the webpage . Wasn’t what we expected.

Nice tour

Sally_S, Apr 2024

The cemetery with its history was the best part, but it was the shortest. We did not know that the cemetery was closed indefinitely so it was disappointing that we could only see it through the gates. I would have liked more time in the cemetery. The garden tour was too long. The homes were beautiful but I the whole tour could have been completed in one hour instead of two.

Lovely neighborhood tour

Deborah_G, Apr 2024

Histories of the homes were fascinating also the history of the region. David was an excellent guide, extremely knowledgeable.

A Native Tour Guide with a lot of knowledge to share

Michael_M, Mar 2024

Of the 3 things we booked for our trip to New Orleans, this was the best and the least expensive plus it was the longest in duration. Dave our tour guide gave us the most interesting facts and details of all the houses we walked by in the Garden District. Being a native of New Orleans, his knowledge was vast. We were also intrigued by the information he gave us about the tombs and above-ground burial practices at Lafayette Cemetery #1.

Great experience.

Julie_R, Mar 2024

Bob was extremely knowledgeable and thorough. So glad we did this tour and got a taste of the real New Orleans. Learned a lot of very interesting history. Highly recommend.

Amazing tour

George_V, Mar 2024

Most amazing experience, awesome tour guide who was very knowledgeable. After the tour, I have a greater knowledge of New Orleans history and the history of the beautiful Garden District.

Great history learning with David!

RoseNada_J, Feb 2024

David guided our tour around the garden district and gave us a lot of interesting history about the homes and their architecture styles. It was very interesting learning about the history of New Orleans with David. We don’t get to go inside the cemetery because it was closed but we were able to talk about its history and learn new things about why they do above ground burials.

6/5

Daniel_V, Feb 2024

David was so knowledgeable of the history and current-day stories of the garden district. He also didn't have to look at his phone like some of the other tour guides we saw!

Enjoy the Views

Frank_H, Feb 2024

Great tour around the area. We had a great time seeing the homes in this beautiful neighborhood and learning about their history as well. Unfortunately still cannot go into Lafayette Cemetery - it's a city thing so no fault of the tour and we knew this going in, but sharing in case anyone misses it elsewhere. With as much as there is around there, we likely wouldn't hesitate to do it again and hear some new stories or maybe bump into some celebrities - you never know!

Good garden tour!

Georgia_D, Jan 2024

It was a very informative and enjoyable tour! David is a great tour guide! Loved seeing the old houses and mature trees!

Excellent

Lori_S, Jan 2024

Dave was an incredible tour guide! He was very knowledgeable and personable. He provided a wealth of history about New Orleans.

Great tour

MargaretM_O, Dec 2023

Randy was excellent, witty and knowledgeable tour guide I would recommend this tour we thoroughly enjoy ourselves

Great tour

Mary_B, Dec 2023

The tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun to be with. He added his own personal experiences in New Orleans. The tour was reasonably priced.

Historic and Interesting

Ruslan_T, Nov 2023

Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and full of rich historical information. This was a great tour and we highly recommend it.

Great walk

Maria_H, Oct 2023

Randy was a great tour guide. We learned a lot about the Garden district’s history, and the beautiful homes. His stories were great. Would highly recommend!

Boring

Emily_M, Jul 2023

Our tour guide was monotone and dismissive. Our group paid specifically for the cemetery tour and advertised locations on the site - and were served 0% of that. We expressed our hopes for the tour and anlso our concerns mid-tour. Ultimately we had to take a Uber to escape and did our own tour

Great time!

Giovanna_T, Jul 2023

This was a great tour, the sights and architecture were breathtaking but our tour guide David was just amazing, so knowledgeable and kind. We had a great time!