Garden District And Cemetery Walking Tour

Grand garden district tour opulent homes fascinating history and lafayette cemetery 1 are the major components of this incredibly popular new orleans tour.

Garden district and cemetery walking tour.

Historical overview of the garden district. Discover new orleans antebellum garden district on this immersive walking tour from still perkin coffee shop. Our free self guided garden district walking tour is one of the best daytime activities new orleans has to offer. A new orleans garden district walking tour reveals popular highlights such as the historic lafayette cemetery no.

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. You ll be able to get a relaxing escape from the madness of bourbon street and a taste of the wealthy side of early day new orleans. It is an easy walk from the streetcar or the 11 magazine street bus on washington avenue to the bordering streets of coliseum and prytania. Cemetery tour this 2 hour walking garden district tour is best enjoyed on foot in order to fully enjoy the exquisite examples of quintessential new orleans architecture.

Plus visit the garden district s most haunted highlight the above ground tombs of legendary lafayette cemetery no. 1 famous antebellum houses and the eclectic shops and restaurants of magazine street. Meander beneath the crepe myrtle trees and by the camellia filled gardens of nola s ritziest suburb on this guided tour of the garden district. Visit the lafayette cemetery and explore the historic sites of the american sector.

Also do note that several bus companies also visit the lafayette cemetery and the garden district. Join free tours by foot on our garden district tour as we stroll the leafy magnolia shaded streets of the garden district and a city of the dead lafayette cemetery 1. White columns scroll work of a cast iron fence or a romantic romeo and juliet style gallery. Book your tour online today.

Guided walking tour of new orleans beautiful garden district stroll past stately southern mansions and victorian homes learn about the neighborhood s rich history and legends from a local guide. Hear the fascinating tales behind some of the district s grandest mansions and visit the centuries old crypts of lafayette cemetery no.