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Garden District Tour: History, Architecture, Celebrity Homes

4.9

63 Ratings

New Orleans

Discover the past and design of the enchanting Garden District & Magazine Street. Your tour guide will show you the homes of personalities like Anne Rice, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, and others. Experience a trip to the Lafayette Cemetery & the Coven House from American Horror Story on a intimate group, on foot tour.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Garden District - Once known as the American Sector of New Orleans, You will learn about the homes and people that have lived and do live in them today. You’ll see:

Buckner Mansion
Anne Rice House
McGehee School for Girls
Colonel Short’s Villa
Dolan House
Benjamin Button House

Lafayette Cemetery No.1 - The oldest city owned cemetery in New Orleans, you will learn about our burial practices and how the cemetery was founded.

What's Included

Local guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
The cemetery is closed to the public - the cemetery portion of the tour will be conducted outside the gates

Location

2800 St Charles Ave

Saint Charles Avenue

We will meet you on the corner of St Charles and Washington

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.9

(63 Ratings)

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Gregbe3824kd

Apr 22, 2024

Wonderful! - Dane was a wonderful guide that made the tour a great experience! His knowledge, enthusiasm and energy was fantastic! Highly recommend his tour.

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Barbra_a

Mar 17, 2024

Great tour! - We loved the garden district tour!!! Mike was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was fun hearing stories, history, seeing some celebrity homes and homes that were in films. The mansions and gardens were also beautiful.

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Brian_b

Mar 7, 2024

Excellent tour - Great guide very informative , brilliant value for money , well worth doing Don’t miss this trip out

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Elizabeth_k

Mar 3, 2024

Garden District ………a must see! - The Garden District is lovely. The homes and the history are impressive. Our guide, Mikko, was funny and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour.

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Erica_g

Feb 10, 2024

Garden District Walking Tour w/ Mikko - Mikko was beyond amazing! Garden District Tour. We were on the verge of canceling due to transportation issues, but Mikko went out of his way to pick us. Mikko was extremely knowledgeable about the area and it's history. He was definitely funny cracking his jokes and was able to answer all our questions with much intelligence. We had a great time and would recommend Mikko always.

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Renerb23cp

Feb 9, 2024

Highly recommend! - Our guide Sean was awesome! Took us on a very informative and fun walk around the garden district. A nice mix of history and current news

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Elen_o

Feb 8, 2024

Excellent! - The guide was very acknowledged of the neighborhood. It was a small group and we had a great time together!

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Goldentraveller

Jan 21, 2024

Excellent walking tour, Dane rocked! - Dane was our guide and he was awesome. Absolutely loved our tour and highly recommend. It was a walking tour through the garden district and was a highlight of our trip in NOLA.

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Christophercw2667fc

Jan 2, 2024

Beautiful walking tour - Mikko was very knowledgeable and seemed to care deeply for the city and it’s residents. We saw beautiful homes and gardens and he had backstories about many of the owners, both historic and current. Would definitely recommend.

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