Things to do in New Orleans
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New Orleans: Private City Tour by SUV with Family GuideYou’ll ride in comfort through New Orleans’ neighborhoods with a local guide who feels more like an old friend. Taste fresh beignets at City Park, hear stories behind murals and music in Treme, see grand homes in the Garden District, and feel what makes NOLA tick — all at your own pace.
New Orleans: French Quarter Haunted Ghost & Vampire WalkYou’ll wind through New Orleans’ French Quarter by lamplight with a local guide sharing ghost stories outside LaLaurie Mansion and inside the Pharmacy Museum. Listen for footsteps that aren’t yours as you hear tales of vampires and haunted theaters—then decide for yourself what lingers in these old walls long after midnight.
New Orleans: Seafood Bar Crawl with Local FavoritesYou’ll taste New Orleans on this seafood bar crawl—fried shrimp, gumbo, crab legs—all while soaking up local stories and music with your guide. Expect sticky hands, laughter with new friends, and a real sense of belonging by the time you finish your last bite.
New Orleans: Perfume Making Class & Custom Scent ExperienceYou’ll step into a real perfume lab in New Orleans, guided by friendly locals who know their scents inside out. Choose from 300+ oils to craft three blends, then bottle your favorite as your own signature perfume or cologne. Includes all materials, personal instruction, a gift bag of Tijon products, plus your formula kept for future reorders — so you can relive the experience long after you leave.
Oak Alley & Whitney Plantation Day Trip from New OrleansYou’ll step into Louisiana’s past on this day trip from New Orleans—with pickup included—and walk beneath Oak Alley’s famous oaks, hear real-life stories at Whitney Plantation, and have time to explore each site your own way. Expect moments of reflection, laughter with your guide, and plenty of space to take it all in.
New Orleans French Quarter Private Photo Shoot ProfessionalA private photo shoot in New Orleans' French Quarter pairs you with a professional photographer for an hour at iconic sites including St. Louis Cathedral, Bourbon Street, Preservation Hall and Court of Two Sisters. You receive 40 to 60 edited full-resolution digital photos within 5 to 10 days; the photographer provides all equipment and undivided attention, and guides are available in English or Russian.Is it for me?The photographer meets you in the French Quarter, so you don't need a car or advance knowledge of where to go—they lead the route and handle the logistics of moving between landmarks. If you're staying in or near the Quarter without transportation, this keeps the whole experience self-contained in one walkable area.
Whitney & Oak Alley Plantation Tour New Orleans: 3 plantations & swampYou’ll ride from New Orleans into plantation country with a local guide who shares stories you won’t find in books. Walk beneath Oak Alley’s ancient trees, learn hard truths at Whitney Plantation Museum, eat Creole food for lunch, then float through Cajun swamp with wildlife all around you. This day trip leaves you thinking—and feeling—long after you’re back in town.
French Quarter Cocktail Tour: Historical Bars & DrinksA guided tour of the French Quarter's most historical bars in New Orleans, where you visit top cocktail venues, learn the neighborhood's bar scene, and receive one complimentary drink. The tour runs two hours with a live English-speaking guide and suits all fitness levels; minimum age is 21.Is it for me?The live English-speaking guide makes this tour work for anyone comfortable following commentary in English. If you want to understand the bars instead of just visiting them, the guide's knowledge of the neighborhood's cocktail history and current scene is what makes the difference.
New Orleans: French Quarter True Crime Bar Walk & Storyville TalesYou’ll wander New Orleans’ French Quarter with a local guide who knows every chilling detail—from notorious murders to secretive brothels. Grab cocktails where legends linger, hear true crime stories at Jackson Square and Storyville District, and feel the city’s darker side come alive around you. It’s not just facts—it gets under your skin in ways you won’t expect.
Gallier House Tour New Orleans: Victorian Architecture InteriorsGallier House Tour is a guided tour of the 1861 Victorian townhouse in New Orleans' French Quarter, designed by architect James Gallier, Jr. as his family residence. A live English-speaking guide leads you through the ornate interiors, engineering innovations like indoor plumbing and a double skylight, and the attached slave quarters, using the original household inventory to explain how the family lived and the labor that made that lifestyle possible. The tour runs about an hour.Is it for me?An hour inside the house means you can fit this tour into a morning or afternoon without reshaping the rest of your day, and the guide's focus on how the family actually lived—the plumbing, the skylight, the labor behind it—suits anyone curious about how New Orleans homes worked, not just their appearance from the street.
Lower Garden District Food Tour New Orleans: 5 tastingsThis 3-hour walking food tour in New Orleans' Lower Garden District takes you to 5 different food stops—restaurants, mom-and-pop shops and bakeries—where you taste foods ranging from Korean BBQ to the best Jewish deli sandwich in the city, with a local guide narrating the history and culture of the neighborhood between stops. You'll be seated for 4 sit-down tastings and stand for 1 sidewalk tasting, and the tour maxes out at 12 people per group.Is it for me?The guide speaks English and delivers the tour in a conversational way that works for anyone who wants to understand the neighborhood's food history and culture as they eat—no special knowledge needed, just an appetite and a willingness to walk a few blocks between stops.
New Orleans French Quarter: History Walking Tour & Voodoo StoriesYou’ll walk cobbled streets with a local guide sharing raw French Quarter history—from Jackson Square’s beginnings to voodoo legends at Voodoo Authentica. See St. Louis Cathedral up close and end your day in one of New Orleans’ oldest bars with stories echoing long after you leave.
New Orleans Dark History Walking Tour: Ghosts & Legends RouteIf you want to hear true ghost stories and see where New Orleans’ darkest legends really happened, this tour is for you. You’ll walk with a local who knows every secret corner and get details most folks never hear.
Whitney Plantation Museum Tour from New Orleans: Slavery HistoryA tour from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation Museum, the only Louisiana plantation dedicated to the lives of the enslaved, includes round-trip transport, admission and a self-guided audio tour. The museum sits on the National Historic Landmark where the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history occurred. Children from age 5 are welcome; the audio guide plays in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German.Is it for me?The self-guided audio tour suits travelers who want to move through the museum on their own schedule and absorb the stories without following a group pace. If you prefer a structured narrative and someone walking you through each stop, a led tour would serve you better—this one puts the control in your hands.
French Quarter Walking Tour New Orleans: Creole History & JazzYou walk four key sites in the Vieux Carré—Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Louis Armstrong Park and a 19th-century house courtyard—with a guide explaining how Creole culture (West African, Native American and European) shaped Louisiana's jazz, food and identity. Entry to the Hermann-Grima House courtyard is included, and the pace lets you absorb the stories instead of rushing through them.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to understand why New Orleans feels Caribbean rather than Southern, and who have time to absorb stories instead of rushing landmarks. The pace is steady—you are walking the French Quarter and stopping to learn—so plan for a morning or afternoon, not a sprint.
Ghost tour French Quarter: Vampire lore and LaLaurie MansionYou’ll walk New Orleans’ haunted French Quarter at night with a local guide, hear true ghost and vampire stories (including custom fang lore), and stand outside infamous places like LaLaurie Mansion. Expect laughter mixed with chills—and moments that linger long after you leave Royal Street behind.
New Orleans French Quarter: Haunted Walking Tour, Legends & Small GroupsYou’ll wander New Orleans’ French Quarter by gaslight with a local guide sharing haunting tales—LaLaurie Mansion chills, pirate bars, voodoo legends—plus stop for cocktails and see hidden corners most miss. Small groups keep things personal. The city’s mysteries will stay with you long after you leave.
New Orleans Music Tour: From Congo Square to Rock 'n' RollA two-hour guided tour of New Orleans music history, starting at Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square and ending at Preservation Hall, tracing how West African traditions became the foundation of jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and bounce. The tour visits J&M Studios, the birthplace of the "New Orleans Sound"; walks through Storyville, the red light district where early jazz took shape; and ends among current street musicians keeping the tradition alive. Live English-speaking guide included.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want to understand how West African ritual, jazz, R&B, rock and roll and bounce all trace back to one city—the guide connects the landmarks and the musicians across two centuries of American music, so the history holds together instead of feeling like a list of stops.
New Orleans Garden District Walking Tour & Lafayette CemeteryYou’ll walk shaded streets lined with live oaks in New Orleans’ Garden District, hear real stories from your local guide about Irish immigrants and old families, step quietly among Lafayette Cemetery No. 1’s above-ground tombs, and catch glimpses of daily life behind those famous iron fences—a slow afternoon that lingers long after you’ve left.
Tremé Walking Tour & Photo Experience: Storyville DistrictA 60-minute walking tour of the Tremé neighborhood and Storyville District in New Orleans, led by a live English-speaking guide. You'll visit Backatown Coffee Parlour at the site of historic Storyville, learn about the district's role as a red-light area from 1897 to 1917, see the Charity Hospital building and the Interstate 10 overpass that divided the community, and stop at the Mardi Gras Museum. The tour focuses on the authentic history and culture of this African American neighborhood rather than the typical tourist stops.Is it for me?If you're staying in the city without a car, this tour reaches you via public transportation and keeps you on foot through neighborhoods most visitors don't see. The guide's knowledge of the real history—not the sanitized version—is what makes the difference between walking past these streets and understanding why they matter.
