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Historic New Orleans Walking Tours

New Orleans, LA 70179
504-947-2120
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columbia, MD
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We did the garden district and Lafayette Cemetery #1. Our Guide, David Roberts, was great. He grew up in the garden district and was able to tell personal stories about the residents. He knew every house, who lived there, and what they paid for the house, in addition to the standard tour details about architecture and history. He also gave... More

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Rincon, Puerto Rico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

I recently signed up for the French Quarter Walking Tour through Tourneworleans.org. Originally I called to book a spot and was told to just show up 15-20 minutes before the tour to get a ticket. Not trusting that there would be space due to Tulane and LSU graduation taking place that same weekend I then proceeded to book tickets online,... More

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Medicine Hat, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Very interesting tour! The guide, David, was very informative and knowledgeable. I would advise taking a guided tour of the cemetary..... if you went in there on your own, it would take a long time to find anything as it is fairly disorganized, and of course the guide has tons of information you wouldn't otherwise hear. The tour only touched... More

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Oceanside
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

This being by first trip to NO as an adult, I was excited to take the French Quarter Historic tour. Our guide (Glen?) is Creole which he explained means he and his family are descendants from the original colonists of New Orleans, and he didn't let us forget it! He was knowledgable about NO history (especially literary), but answered questions... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW via mobile

I took the Garden District walking tour May 18, 2013. James was an excellent tour guide and the tour was well worth the time and money. We saw many houses and I feel confident that we saw the most important and interesting ones. Tour was about two hours - the perfect length of time. Highly recommend!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Great guide, interesting facts, good pace - well worth the price! We learned a lot about the practices in the cemetery, which I found fascinating. Had visited before with family but learned nothing about the practices back in the day - out guide did a great job of "taking us back".

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

What a great adventure! Learning the history and practice of the above ground burial system was intriguing! Our guide was personable and so knowledgeable- able to point out details at different graves and tie the history of New Orleans into our experience. Additionally, our guide was very adept at pointing out the architectural differences in homes within the Garden District,... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

My teenager and I attended the Garden District walking tour, we had a fantastic tour guide, I believe her name was Anne, or Anna?????She was great! We had a small group and the weather was just wonderful, our tour lasted about 3 hours, we spent a great deal of time learning about the above ground tombs and the architecture, history... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We booked a plantation tour through Historic New Orleans Walking Tours based on the recommendation from Frommers. Maybe the key words were "Walking Tours." For this tour, all that was provided by Historic Tours was a ride to the plantation and a ticket for the tour. The plantation tour itself was average, the tour of the main house was okay.... More

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Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Very enjoyable tour, walking wasn't too fast or too slow, and guide kept the information flowing. This is a very enjoyable tour.

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