French Quarter History and Architecture Tour
Embark on a tour of the French Quarter and step into a living history book. With the original grid of streets still intact and the beautifully preserved buildings, this iconic New Orleans neighborhood offers a vivid glimpse into the city's rich and colorful past.
As you walk with us, jazz and blues serve as the soundtrack, resonating from tucked-away bars, intimate courtyards, and lively street musicians.
Our guided tours offer a deep dive into the Quarter's storied history. Wander past the timeless façades with ornate ironwork balconies, and you'll be regaled with tales from when Spanish, French, Creole, and American influences converged to craft this unique enclave.
Rich, cultural heritage and sheer aesthetic beauty coupled with intriguing and informative stories that only a local with ancestral ties can give you, this New Orleans History Tour promises a sensory-filled adventure that lingers long after you've left.
Great River Road Museum Ticket at Houmas House Estate and Gardens
Get a glimpse into the history and life along the Mighty Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Experience one-of-a-kind pieces such as Napoleon's Death Mask, Lincoln's life mask, a 1916 Rex costume, crowns and jewelry, the original Mr. Bingle, the only 35-star American flag, sugar cane carriages and equipment, and the original Mardi Gras Indian costume. Visit original oil paintings of the local landscape, steamboat paintings, and portraits of the plantation owners in the area. Explore the history of the Louisiana Purchase, the Battle of New Orleans, and the Civil War. This 30,000-square-foot museum also offers a buffet for breakfast and lunch for an additional $25, available to purchase on site.
Located beside Houmas House Estate and Gardens!
New Orleans Round Trip Chauffeur Driven Transport by Executive Sedan
For travelers who appreciate the hospitality, Burton provides transportation and concierge services. The experience with Burton is different because of seamless reservations, luxury options, and team consistency.
Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour in New Orleans
Warning! This tour is only for the brave! NOLA Ghost Riders provides the original and finest night-time cemetery tour. This experience gives guests the opportunity to learn about our unique above ground burial procedures and storied past by venturing into actual graveyards after dark. Many have left this experience feeling haunted, or even captured photographs which can only be described as paranormal, so bring your camera!
Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation
Come explore the Louisiana Whitney Plantation and gain a unique perspective on history! This 5-hour tour brings you through one of the oldest plantation sites in Louisiana and provides insight into the lives of enslaved people and the troubles they faced.
This is an educational experience that will stay with you for years to come. Hear about first-hand accounts from those who lived and worked on the plantation, giving you an in-depth look into this important part of American history. As you tour the grounds, you will learn more about what life was like for slaves during that era – their work, their hardships, and their hopes for freedom – as well as how experts are working today to preserve these stories forever.
Please note: this tour is not a guided tour of the Whitney plantation. The Whitney Plantation provides a MP3 so all guests can walk through the plantation and learn about the history of the plantation on their own time and at their own pace.
Haunted Ghost and Paranormal Tour in New Orleans
It is impossible to take a stroll through the French Quarter without thinking about what stories those streets could tell. This tour sets out to introduce guests to the disturbing and terrifying history hiding behind this city's colorful, charming face. Our guides are experts on all things New Orleans and trained to provide each of our guests with an unforgettable evening.
New Orleans in a Day - Includes 75 Minute Riverboat Cruise
See the best of New Orleans in one unforgettable experience. This half-day sightseeing experience includes a guided walking exploration of the historic French Quarter, free time for lunch at the iconic French Market, a 75-minute Mississippi River cruise aboard the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS, and a narrated city highlights bus journey featuring top attractions and sights throughout the city.
During the city highlights bus experience, you’ll see some of New Orleans’ most notable areas and landmarks, including the National WWII Museum, the historic Garden District, scenic New Orleans City Park, and one of the city’s iconic above-ground cemeteries, along with additional historic neighborhoods and local points of interest.
This thoughtfully planned itinerary allows you to explore at a comfortable, enjoyable pace with the perfect balance of guided highlights and free time. Ideal for first-time visitors and those wanting a complete New Orleans experience in one trip.
Ghosts of the French Quarter Walking Tour in New Orleans
The most historically accurate ghost tour there is! It is our ancestors who lived the experiences! We do not waste your time with debunked stories!
Explore over 300 years of New Orleans haunted history on a two-hour ghost tour through the French Quarter.
Led by guides with ancestral ties and access to original documents, this experience shares historically sourced ghost stories, oral histories and local secrets as you stroll dimly lit streets and past historic sites.
The tour emphasizes accuracy and first‑hand accounts, and ends with a follow-up PDF of extra stories and photos sent to guests.
St. Joseph Plantation Tour
St. Joseph Plantation is one of the few fully intact sugar plantations in the River Parishes. In addition to the Manor Home, this historic site features many outbuildings for guests to explore. These include original homes of enslaved people, a detached kitchen, blacksmith’s shop, school house, and chicken coop. Several buildings have been moved to their present day location from other parts of the property, but most remain where they were built.
The initial structure of the St. Joseph House was built by the 1830’s and expanded by the 1850’s. The expansion was funded by dowry money that was given to Josephine Aime Ferry by her father, Francois Gabriel “Valcour” Aime. In 1877, Joseph Waguespack purchased the plantation and named it after his patron saint. Later, one of his grandsons purchased Felicity Plantation. In 1901, his grandchildren formed the St. Joseph Planting and Manufacturing Co., LTD. and merged the two plantations.
French Quarter Ghosts and Spirits Tour with Augmented Reality
A Ghost tour with a twist! See haunted sites in the French Quarter on this 2-hour small-group ghost tour of New Orleans (max of 22 per group.) This is the only one that features 2 augmented reality experiences created by artist Marcus Brown. Hear ghostly legends and lore from your entertaining guide, who shares eerie tales featured on the History Channel. With its colorful past and unique traditions, it’s no wonder that so many New Orleans’ homes and taverns have been investigated by paranormal investigators!
This walking tour includes 2 augmented reality experiences with more in development. Gray Line commissioned native New Orleanian Marcus Brown, a sculptor, painter, inventor, musician and educator whose work includes national and international exhibits and performances.
*The AR exhibits are compatible with iPhone or iPad. It is not necessary to download an app to participate. Guide will offer other viewing options to Android users. Standard data & internet usage required.*
A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans Audio Tour
Welcome to a grand urban pleasure garden; home to the largest stand of old-growth oak trees on Earth. These magnificent Southern Live Oaks, dripping with Spanish moss, are silent witnesses to over 700 years of natural history and local culture.
We will explore a mesmerizing landscape brimming with wildlife, picturesque bayous, secluded fountains, romantic stories, Neo-Classical and Art-Deco architecture, WPA-era gardens and bridges, Enrique Alferez sculpture, and “flying horses.” City Park represents the heart and soul of New Orleans. Join me as we celebrate the successful relationship between nature’s splendor and humanity’s creative achievements.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
New Orleans Cooking Class and Cocktail Walking Tour
Explore the rich culinary history of New Orleans on a tour that combines a cooking class with a French Quarter cocktail tour. First, learn about the basics of Louisiana cuisine from a professional chef during an entertaining demonstration, then sample classics such as jambalaya, gumbo, and pralines.
When your cooking class ends you will have a few minutes to shop in the General Store before your tour guide arrives at the School to pick you up for the second part of your tour. Admire the architecture of the French Quarter as you stroll through the neighborhood, stopping in historic bars to sip the Big Easy’s most celebrated cocktails. You'll discover the flavors and culture of New Orleans during this fun and informative tour! Your cocktail tour guide will meet you outside of the cooking school by 4:15pm. Two drinks are included in the price.
The New Orleans Five in One Extravaganza Tour
Explore anything and everything New Orleans in a guided walking tour. This 'New Orleans Five-in-One Extravaganza Tour' is the one and only tour that provides visitors with five different tours combined. It's a great way to experience all the top New Orleans tours in a 2-hour (approx) period. Guests will visit all the most popular locations during this tour, inside the French Quarter. Guests will also visit locations that are considered the locals sweet spots! This tour includes history, ghosts, vampires, voodoo, celebrity homes and filming locations.
A real EMF Meter - Ghost/Paranormal Detector will be used during this tour. Guests will be allowed to stop and grab to go drinks during the tour. Join this tour where learning is intoxicating!
Garden District Walking Tour of New Orleans
Discover why this historic neighborhood attracts Hollywood stars and lives in the imagination of millions. You’ll see the Old South come to life as you stroll through the heart of the beautiful Garden District. Our expert guides will bring you to the most luxurious Garden District homes as they share historical anecdotes and celebrity insights.
With one look up at the immense mansions and a view down the picturesque tree-lined streets, you’ll see why the Garden District draws tourists and celebrities year after year.
Luxury SUV Transfer from Hotel or Cruise port to MSY Aiport
After being in business for 30 year we have done many airport transfers and have perfected them. We also have all new vehicles and are sanitized after every trip.
New Orleans City and Cemetery Tour with Garden District Stroll
Hop on this 4-in-1 city tour experience for a fun and interactive tour with stops along the way. Half of this tour will be onboard an air-conditioned motorcoach while the other half will be off the bus exploring an above-ground cemetery, City Park/Café du Monde, and the Garden District.
What does 4-in-1 mean? This means you get 4 tours bundled into one experience. A city tour, a cemetery tour, a garden district tour (stroll), and a stop at City Park for beignets (price not included).
Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Mississippi River Cruise
Take a 2 hour, 30 minute cruise down the great Mississippi River aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen. Enjoy a narrated tour with a licensed historian describing 300-years of New Orleans history; from the founding of the city by the LeMoyne Brothers to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. During your cruise the vessel will dock at Chalmette Battlefield for a 1-hour excursion. Enjoy a guided tour and talk by a National Park Ranger about the battle of New Orleans, while taking in the sweet breeze and delicate waves along the river. Delight in a cash bar and/or a satisfying Creole lunch option available on the boat while viewing the famous French Quarter and Port of New Orleans from the river .
New Orleans Food Walking Tour
• 2-hour food tour in the French Quarter
• Learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking
• Visit some of the most historic restaurants in the French Quarter
• Enjoy tasting authentic New Orleans cuisine
Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans
On this full-day tour, you'll be driven to the Oak Alley Plantation House, then see the Cajuns of the bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Located about an hour and a half outside the city of New Orleans, Oak Alley is one of the most magnificent plantation tours because of the 28, evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees that go from the river road to the Plantation House. Experience bayou living where here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, you will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and Fishing village! You may see the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase.
Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium Ticket
Take a peek beneath the surface with a visit to the reimagined, state-of-the-art Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans. Marvel at more than 3,600 animals from over 250 species in an AZA-accredited aquarium voted one of the top five aquariums in the USA Today 10 Best reader poll. Explore a vast underwater world spanning the Caribbean and the Amazon Rainforest to the waters that give New Orleans its lifeblood: the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Touch sharks and stingrays in the Shark Discovery Touch Pool, and enter a 30-foot-long tunnel to admire aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes as they swim through the Great Maya Reef habitat. In the Amazon Rainforest gallery, discover lush plant life, free-flying birds, stunning aquatic species such as piranhas and pacus, an anaconda snake, and much more. Feel amazed by the array of aquatic life in the aquarium’s largest exhibit, the 450,000-gallon Gulf of Mexico habitat.
French Quarter Tour With Breakfast Included
FRENCH QUARTER TOUR (BREAKFAST INCLUDED)
Join us at Taste of Nawlin’s breakfast tour in the French Quarter where we will start the tour with a full breakfast at one of New Orleans’ most popular restaurants. We will then stroll though the French Quarter which is New Orleans’ most famous and most popular area to visit. It's also the city's oldest neighborhood. Learn about our city’s unique French heritage, our world famous architecture, the difference between Creole and Cajun and some of our most colorful historical figures.
Breakfast included is the New orleans famous Pain Perdu "Lost Bread"
Breakfast can be upgraded by sending us a message after reservation is completed.
Sin and Tonic Pub Crawl in New Orleans
This pub crawl is designed to introduce visitors to some of the most popular dark tales of New Orleans, from vampire legends to mortal criminals. It’s sort of like a true-crime tour with a Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction twist. You’ll get to enjoy your favorite drinks in the Big Easy while learning grisly and fascinating stories that are guaranteed to send chills down your spine.
Stops:
Napoleon House - John and Wayne Carter
Justine - Casket Girls
Evangeline - Madame LaLaurie
The Court of Two Sisters - Axeman
The Dungeon - Never & Worry
Oak Alley or Laura Plantation with Transportation From downtown
Come take a journey back in time and see Louisiana's beautiful plantations. Over the years, these plantations inspired many people to write books, screenplays and feature them in movies. We pick up at all hotels in the Uptown, Downtown and French Quarter areas. If you are staying outside of this area, call to set up a pick up location. Seating is limited so reserve your tour.
New Orleans Private Airport Transfer to any Hotel or Cruise Port
After being in business for 30 year we have done many airport transfers and have perfected them. We have all new vehicles and are sanitized after every trip. Choose from an SUV or Sedan, whichever fits your needs.