Garden District Walking Tour Mansions And Lafayette Cemetery

Lafayette cemetery 1 is a municipal cemetery owned and operated by the city rather than by the catholic church and is the third oldest cemetery still standing in new orleans today.

Garden district walking tour mansions and lafayette cemetery.

Garden district lafayette cemetery 1 tour. Admire the posh homes of new orleans garden district on this morning walking tour. Do it yourself guided tour of the best new orleans mansions to see in the garden district near lafayette cemetery 1. Don t get me wrong it was awesome.

Garden district walking tour. The film site of brad pitt s the curious case of benjamin button the buckner mansion also known as miss robichaux s academy for exceptional young ladies from american horror story and more. 27 or more nationalities are represented in its interments. Observe impressive examples of greek revival and italianate architecture including mansions belonging to anne rice sandra bullock and john goodman.

Travel by coach to the famous new orleans neighborhood from the french quarter and walk the streets with your guide who shares stories and fun facts about the homes as you go. For a more thorough exploration read our self guided tour and guide to lafayette cemetery 1. Participation in our unique two hour long walking tours is limited so that we can connect with our guests and provide a more curated activity of the breathtaking new orleans garden district. Click here to call.

Walking tours garden district tour historic new orleans tours. 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. We ve partnered with local businesses to provide meeting locations and break stops designed with comfort in mind. This new orleans garden district walking tour takes you for an up close look at the antebellum mansions of the garden district.

This unique part of the city is made easily accessible from the french quarter by use of the famous st charles street car as well as an array of other services. See where confederate leader jefferson davis died pass by the gates of an above ground cemetery and learn about the history of the garden district from your. Mansions and lafayette cemetery new orleans tour price duration 2 45 hrs attractions covered gardens italianate architecture and nearby. But this time around visiting new orleans with kids we were looking for a little slower pace.

We d been to new orleans before staying in the french quarter. Garden district and lafayette cemetery walking tour nola tour guy is proud to offer a walking tour of the historic garden district in new orleans. 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.