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.
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.
The tour continues through the French Market, the oldest open-air market in the nation and 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.


St. Louis Cathedral

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 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.

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.

Pirate's Alley



French Quarter History Tour

10:30 a.m. 7 Days a Week

Twilight French Quarter Stroll
5:00 p.m. - 7 Days a Week
at
Bourbon Cafe Beignet
at Legends Park
311 Bourbon Street
(across from Royal Sonesta Hotel)
(meet at the musician statues)

Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before tour time

$20.00 for Adults
$15.00 for Seniors (62+) & Students (with ID)
$7.00 for children 6 to 12
Free for children under 6.
(Tickets can be purchased at Bourbon Cafe Beignet
20 minutes before the starting time) or

ADVANCE PURCHASE RECOMMENDED.
Cash and travelers checks only when paid in person;

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)
Advance Purchase Required! Spaces are limited and tours often sell out!
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