Garden District Tour: Explore Historic Mansions & Cemetery

Discover the captivating history of New Orleans on a walking tour through its elegant 19th Century garden neighborhood. Explore Lafayette Cemetery #1 and learn about the city’s journey from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Join us for a personalized and unforgettable experience!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lafayette Cemetery No.1 - Breathtaking, heartbreaking, beautiful, and full of stories! The cemetery is closed to the public, but you’ll get a good look through the large gates while your guide explains our unique interment practices.
  • Garden District - Explore the lush Garden District and hear the stories behind the 19th Century mansions in the neighborhood.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Small-group walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (available for purchase before tour)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the tales on a pedestrian excursion amidst the sophisticated 19th Century garden district of New Orleans. You will have the chance to peek through the gates of Lafayette Cemetery #1, which is presently not open to visitors. This area, along with its graveyard, narrates New Orleans’ history from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil…

Location
Gracious Bakery
Saint Charles Avenue
Cancellation Policy

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

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G9942jemichelleb
Jun 9, 2025
A great experience! Highly recommend. - This tour went through the history of a New Orleans cemetery and stunning architecture. It's about a 2 hour walk. Bring water and dress for the walk (we went in June so it was very hot). Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and we had a great time. I would recommend this experience.
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257staciel
Jun 9, 2025
100% Recommend - Lesley, our tour guide, made the 2 hours fly by. She was prompt, knowledgeable and well spoken. It was just the right amount of facts mixed with great stories about the area. She texted all of us to see if we needed any help getting there the night before. Absolutely would recommend her to anyone visiting the area.
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Nancy
Jun 6, 2025
Great tour! - Renee was a terrific guide, a great way to learn about this beautiful neighborhood. She kept us moving and provided a wealth of information about the architecture and history.
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Inga_s
Jun 4, 2025
Recommended: Garden District - New Orleans is not just the French Quarter: Renee showed us wonderful houses in the Garden District and shared interesting insights with us!
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U2293ohsamw
Jun 3, 2025
Great tour! - Renee gave a great tour. So glad we got out to a new neighborhood and learned so many interesting things about this wonderful city.
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Cbyard05
Jun 2, 2025
Highly recommend - This tour was a welcomed break from the downtown New Orleans hustle and bustle and crowd. Walking this beautiful neighborhood gave a whole new perspective to the area. Our guide Libby was just spectacular! Her knowledge of the area and her willingness to make the tour your own based on what you want to see makes this tour truly unique. Definitely recommend taking this tour!
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Chad_b
Jun 2, 2025
Highly recommend - This was such a great experience. After exploring downtown New Orleans the day before, this was a welcome break from that hustle and bustle and crowd. Our guide Libby was just spectacular! She was so knowledgeable and went above and beyond to make sure we had all of our questions answered and areas of interest explored. Definitely recommend this tour!
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T3808ahkathrync
Jun 1, 2025
BEST TOUR WE TOOK IN NEW ORLEANS - Libby gave us our tour of the Garden District today and it was, by far, the best tour we took while we were here. She was informative and interesting and knew so much history about the area and New Orleans in general. We all felt we could have kept listening to her and we were sorry for our tour to come to an end. She even gave us restaurant recommendations. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone and we would take another tour with her in a heartbeat.
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Jennifer_a
May 31, 2025
Fun walk - Informative walk around the Garden District. A mix of history about New Orleans and the homes. Renee was a fun guide!
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Evanderd2022
May 30, 2025
Nice walking tour - Good way to see the Garden District! I appreciated learning about the history of the neighborhood and the various homes. Our tour guide mentioned the Garden District Book Shop at the end of the tour, which I ended up checking out afterwards and it was one of the highlights of my trip. (It's a bookstore with a bar inside; what's not to love?)
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From $33
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).