Jingling Through the Crescent

Go Jingling through the Crescent City

You’ll pass the famous French Quarter and learn the history of Jackson Square, home to the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums. Travel through historic neighborhoods such as Treme & Faubourg Marigny and down beautiful Esplanade Avenue as you learn about our cultures and people – both past and present! Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St. John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates, as we make our way to City Park, one of the ten largest urban parks in America, which features the largest stand of mature live oaks in the world.

We’ll then make our way to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, where you can view the longest bridge over the water in the world – the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway! You’ll also see the New Basin Canal Lighthouse that was damaged during Hurricane Katrina and then rebuilt.

Follow the path of our historic streetcars along Carrollton and St. Charles Avenue. View Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park, home to the Audubon Zoo, one of the top five zoos in the nation. A New Orleans city tour would not be complete without viewing the homes of former kings and queens of Mardi Gras, stately mansions and the world-famous, exclusive Garden District. You’ll also enjoy a walk through the lobby of the beautifully restored Roosevelt Hotel, exquisitely decorated for the holidays!