Secret Walking tour New Orleans:
with Private Mansion entry, Lafayette Cemetery and a Local Praline Artisan

★★★★★

3 hours

20 people max

Local history and culture

English

Award winning

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What you'll do

For three hours, bathe yourself in New Orleans' multicultural atmosphere as your journey takes you through one of America’s famous Historic National Landmark districts - The Garden District. As a “temporary” Southerner enjoy some praline snacks, a stroll on a streetcar and ambling under the magnificent oak trees. Walking past the typical ornate iron balconies, luxuriant ferns, and peeking into the renowned gardens neighborhood, listen to the many tales your native guide will share with you. Seeing the place through a local’s eyes. Finish this journey with an exclusive access to an aged mansion while enjoying a refreshment offered upon your arrival.

Aunt Sally's Praline Shop
St. Charles Ave Streetcar
Garden Districte
Various historical mansions and famed homes (exterior)
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Van Benthuysen - Elms Mansion (interior)

Highlights

Don’t just taste but see how fresh pralines are being done by a skilled artisan. Get down St Charles Avenue riding a streetcar. Follow the maze of avenues and side streets of the historic Garden District and see some of the most beautifully preserved old mansions in America. In Lafayette Cemetery learn how spooky local lores and New Orleans lifestyle are closely associated. Get a unique chance to visit Elms Mansion, a pre-civil war mansion kept in pristine condition. Enjoy a refreshment in the peaceful garden to mark the end of your journey.

Health & Safety Standards

We take your health and the health of our community seriously. To accomplish this, we have set a series of standards that will be implemented across every tour;

We have has been certified by SanseeShield.com
We use and offer hand sanitizer before, during, and after all tours
We have received health & safety training, are self-monitoring temperatures daily, and trained in group social distancing practices
Masks will be worn and are available if you do not have one
If headsets are needed, they are disinfected at the beginning and end of your experience
All tours are always small groups to give you the maximum comfort and safety

Meeting Spot

Because of Covid19, this tour has been redesigned to guarantee your safety.

Sunday11:00 a.m.

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WHY THE GARDEN DISTRICT TOUR

Follow the maze of avenues and side streets of the historic Garden District and see some of the most beautifully preserved old mansions in America. In Lafayette Cemetery learn how spooky local lores and New Orleans lifestyle are closely associated.

About Walk's New Orleans: Garden District

A prosperous neighborhood in the Old South

Starting your tour with a sweet touch, what can possibly go wrong? Visit a famous artisan and see first hand how pralines are made, of course you get to try some freshly made ones. Ride your way down the famed St. Charles Avenue onboard New Orleans’ iconic streetcar until you are surrounded by old mansions in the heart of the Garden District. Your native guide will not just teach you the stories behind the mansions and their inhabitants but also how to understand the specific architecture design and their reasons to be. As your path takes you to America’s most historic graveyards - Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, listen to your guide’s enthralling stories about the cemetery and some unsuspected geographical issues. Keep on strolling until you reach the porch of the Elms Mansion, one of the best-maintained Southern mansions in America.