The Garden District, or 'Lafayette City', as it was once known, is part of Uptown New Orleans, and is just a short streetcar ride from Bourbon Street and the French Quarter, but it feels like a world apart. Let us show you this place on a guided tour.
Garden District New Orleans Walking Tour
Summary Description
Highlights
- Soak up the city's best residential architecture.
- Learn how Lafayette City became the Garden District.
- Discover places to dine and shop.
- Peek into one of New Orleans' oldest cemeteries.
Description
he Garden District, or 'Lafayette City', as it was once known, is just a short streetcar ride from the French Quarter, but it feels like a world apart. Excluded from early 19th-century Creole society, newly arrived Yankees got to work creating their city.
The result is one of New Orleans's most desired neighborhoods and one of the nation's most beautifully preserved city districts and it's home to the rich, the famous, the strange, and the dead!
Join Free Tours by Foot on our Garden District Tour as we stroll the leafy, magnolia-shaded streets of the Garden District.
This walking tour is not just mansions and manicured gardens, but stories of legends, tragedy, epidemics, lost causes, movie stars, celebrity chefs, and haunted spirits.
Included / Excluded
- Licensed Local Tour Guide
- Digital Ticket
- Meet Fellow Travelers and Locals
- Food
- Gratuities
Start / End Locations
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- Tour is in English.
- This is not a food tour.
- 2 hours in duration
- The booking fee is optional.
- Participants must book in advance.
- Tour is in English.
- Tour runs on pay-what-you-like model
Cancellation
Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Options and Pricing
| Free Garden District New Orleans Walking Tour | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|
| Adult (5 - 80 years) | N/A |
Points of interest
- The Rink Shopping Center, Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Walter Grinnan Robinson House, Third Street, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Garden District, 1237 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
- The Rosegate House, Anne Rice’s former home., First Street, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Buckner Mansion, Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Garden District Book Shop, Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Commander's Palace, Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA
About operator:
Tours by Foot is a group of fun-loving tour guides who have come together for a common cause: To teach history and entertain guests with creative tours and travel advice for the world's greatest cities.
Tours by Foot has partnered with expert local guides to offer thousands of walking tours for more than a decade and is among the top-rated walking tour companies in all our cities.
We offer both small-group/semi-private walking tours as well as walks that have no upfront costs so that everyone can enjoy fun, creative, and educational walking, food, bike, and bus tours for any travel budget.
Our guides have to work extra hard to entertain you and earn your appreciation. It's the best guarantee in the business!
We also offer private, fee-based tours for families, students, and any group looking for a more intimate and affordable sightseeing option.
We've been featured in travel guides like Lonely Planet, top press like the New York Times, and travel bloggers from all over the world. We have given tours to Hollywood stars, foreign ambassadors, and local elementary schools.
Basic Information
- Duration: 2 hours
- Trip difficulty: Easy
- Max Group Size: 25
- Category: Walking & Bike Tours
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