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By WalknTours
Free cancellation available
The previous price was RM 41 and current price is RM 33 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Explore the historic Garden District of New Orleans at your own pace with this self-guided walking tour. Discover architectural gems like Colonel Short's Villa and the iconic Buckner Mansion, learn about the fascinating stories behind the Seven Sisters homes, and visit the renowned Commander's Palace. This tour offers a unique glimpse into the city's rich history, including its ties to famous figures like Anne Rice and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Perfect for history enthusiasts and families alike, you can pause and resume the tour as you explore.

    • Self-guided walking tour of New Orleans' Garden District
    • Visit landmarks including Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 and Commander's Palace
    • Perfect for families; suitable for all ages
    • Offline access available, allowing you to explore without internet connectivity

Activity location

  • Garden District
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Rink Shopping Center
    • 2727 Prytania Street
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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New Orleans Garden District Self Guided Walking Tour GPS APP in English

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 0:00-23:30
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 40.86
RM 32.69 x 1 AdultRM 32.69
Total
The previous price was RM 40.86 and current price is RM 32.69
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Learn the story and see the sites of the Garden District.
  • Inclusions
    Autoplay, the tour plays automatically with GPS as you walk
  • Inclusions
    Go anytime, at your own pace, the tour never expires
  • Inclusions
    Tour of the Garden District on our Self Guided Walking Tour App
  • Exclusions
    No Admission this tour is all outside
  • Exclusions
    No Human guide this tour is all on our walking tour app

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Garden District

  • 55m
This tour takes you through the streets of the garden district stopping at historic homes, and sharing the story of their past. Here about Anne Rice and the Vampires diaries, famous football players, historic legends, legendary characters, the best restaurants and learn the history of New Orleans.

The Rink Shopping Center

  • 5m
Begin at The Rink, an 1884 former roller-skating rink built for the World Cotton Centennial Exposition. Across the street, see Colonel Short’s Villa and its famous cast-iron cornstalk fence, created in 1859 for Short’s homesick Kentucky wife.

Commander's Palace (Pass by)

This Garden District institution began as a saloon and has been serving the neighborhood since 1893. Under the Brennan family, its kitchen helped launch culinary legends Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse; the tour recommends the turtle soup and bread pudding soufflé. Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis… Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis…

Coliseum Street & Fourth Street (Pass by)

Movie fans can see the Garden District house used as the retirement home in the 2008 Brad Pitt film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. New Orleans provided the backdrop for much of the movie, and this house appears at both the beginning and end of Benjamin's extraordinary story.

Women's Guild of the New Orleans Opera (Pass by)

This grand 1850s mansion eventually became home to the Women's Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association. Unlike many of the private mansions on the route, the house opens for tours on select days, giving visitors a rare opportunity to step inside a Garden District home.

D'Arcy Manning House (Pass by)

See one of architect Henry Howard’s earliest major commissions—and a house with a surprising football connection. It later became the longtime home of Saints quarterback Archie Manning, where Peyton and Eli Manning spent much of their childhood.

John Goodman - Joseph Merrick Jones House (Pass by)

See a Garden District mansion with connections to two very different entertainment icons. Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor lived here during his New Orleans years before actor John Goodman purchased the property in 2005. Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis…

The Seven Sisters (Pass by)

Legend claims these narrow homes were built by a father for his seven daughters—but count carefully and you'll discover there are actually eight. The real story reveals another side of Garden District architecture, including the African and Caribbean influences behind New Orleans' famous shotgun houses.

Buckner Mansion (Pass by)

One of the tour's showstoppers, Buckner Mansion was built in 1856 and was the largest private residence constructed in New Orleans before the Civil War. More recently, millions have seen it as Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies in American Horror Story: Coven. Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis…

Brevard Clapp Wisdom House / wedding cake house (Pass by)

Discover the former home of Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice. Rice purchased the mansion in 1989, and its Gothic atmosphere became intertwined with her fictional New Orleans—including its use as the setting for The Witching Hour and her Mayfair Witches novels.

Payne‑Strachan House (also known as “Jefferson Davis House”) (Pass by)

Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, came here gravely ill in 1889 and died inside the house on December 6. Local ghost lore adds another twist: Davis is said to still wander the house searching for his missing boots.

Firehouse 23 (Pass by)

See one of New Orleans' most historic firehouses, built in 1851 and used for 140 years. It was the city's last fire station to trade its horse-drawn engine for a motorized truck and later became the New Orleans Fire Museum. Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis…

Lafayette Cemetery No.1 (Pass by)

Finish beside one of New Orleans' legendary above-ground cemeteries. Founded in 1833, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 contains roughly 7,000 people in around 1,100 family tombs, including yellow fever victims and Confederate General Harry T. Hays. Next door, Le Petit Bleu offers crêpes, coffee and casual dishes from the Brennan family. Greg V2 New Orleans' Garden Dis…

Location

Activity location

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    Garden District
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Rink Shopping Center
    • 2727 Prytania Street
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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