Let your own 'local expert' unravel the mysteries of one of America's oldest and most unique living neighborhoods!
Follow in the footsteps of historic figures as you stroll along the Mighty Mississippi, through the French Market and Jackson Square, and down the banquettes (sidewalks) of quaint streets named for saints and sinners from our European past.
Learn about the Creoles on this tour through the original city, founded in 1718 by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
See the old Quarter come to life as your guide explains its secrets and helps you understand all it has to offer - architecture, courtyards, gardens, food, music, and art.
Discover love potions and gris-gris potions at the intriguing and unusual Pharmacy Museum, an old apothecary shop constructed in the early 1800's for the first licensed pharmacist in the United States. (Admission is included in tour price).
Learn about yellow fever, voodoo, and the often grisly medical practices of the 19th century, such as leeches and bloodletting.
Conclude your tour in the shady comfort of the newly renovated courtyard, home to a unique medicinal herb garden.
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French Quarter
Duration
2 hours
Departure Time
Mar 1 - May 31, 2008 1pm Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa & Su
Jun 1 - Sep 30, 2008 10am Tu, Th & Su
Oct 1 - Nov 23, 2008 1pm Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa & Su
Departs From
Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office (Toulouse St. @ the Mississippi River in the French Quarter)
Cost
Adult: $18.00
Child: $12.00
Group: $15.25
Group rates apply to a minimum of 10 adults on our regularly scheduled tours. Private tours may be arranged at other departure times.
Reservations are recommended 24 hours in advance.
Above schedule valid through November 23, 2008. For schedule after this date, please call 504-569-1401 or 800-535-7786.
Recommended by the New Orleans
Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
