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Where Fact Meets Folklore On Creole Streets
Explore the storied streets of the Vieux Carre where legend and documented history converge. From the dynamic Mississippi River to the serene courtyards, experience the Vieux Carre with the city's best guides. Discover everything from the outrageous colonial history to Creole culture, from piracy to architectural masterpieces, enjoying New Orleans' gumbo of legend and truth.
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Your tour includes the birthplace of New Orleans, the Mississippi River, the "Father of Waters." Whether for Native American canoes, French and Spanish colonial sailing ships, American frontiersmen flat and keel boats, prosperous antebellum era steam ships, or today's massive ocean-going freighters, this mythological body of water has provided New Orleans with its reason for being and provided America with its very soul. |
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The tour continues through the French Market, the oldest open-air market in the nation; on to the Ursuline Convent, the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley, whose history reveals the fascinating saga of early Louisiana colonization efforts; and then to the Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop to hear the dramatic tales of legendary pirate Jean Lafitte and his "Baratarians," determining what is fiction and what is fact.
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Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop
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St. Louis Cathedral
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The French Quarter History Tour visits Jackson Square and its splendid architecture, which includes St. Louis Cathedral, focal point of the Crescent City and one of the country's oldest places of worship; the Cabildo and the Presbytere, the magnificent Spanish buildings which flank the cathedral; the Pontalba Buildings, the oldest apartments in the United States and legacy of the Baroness Pontalba whose biography is as much soap opera as it is historic; and the prominent statue of Andrew Jackson.
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Experience the lush atmosphere of a Creole courtyard where you will learn about the complexities of Creole society. The tour includes the unique history of slavery found in South Louisiana and at the Quadroon Ballroom you will explore the world of Creole mistresses and the system of placage. There are jazz landmarks and film locations such as King Creole, A Streetcar Named Desire, Live and Let Die, J.F.K, An Interview With The Vampire, The Big Easy, Angel Heart, Double Jeopardy, and Runaway Jury.
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Pirate's Alley
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The French Quarter History Tour encounters Anne Rice sites and literary haunts such as Faulkner House, the home of William Faulkner where he wrote his first novel Soldier's Pay and the building where Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire. The tour also stops at Pirate's Alley, the scene of daring pirate prison escapes and a legendary dueling ground. |
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French Quarter History Tour
10:30 a.m. 7 Days a Week
at
Bourbon Cafe Beignet at Legends Park
(across from Royal Sonesta Hotel)
311 Bourbon Street
Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before tour time
NO RESERVATION REQUIRED.
$15.00 for Adults
$13.00 for Seniors (65+) & Students (with ID)
$7.00 for children 6 to 12
Free for children under 6.
Cash and Travelers' checks only.
Specially arranged discounted group tours available!
Phone: (504) 947-2120
Tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
Tours leave rain or shine.
(Bring a rain coat for the rain • Bring an umbrella for the sun)
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