Pictured: a live oak in a New Orleans cemetery
Tour 08 · Walking · Afternoon
The Garden District.
The largest collection of 19th-century southern-style mansions, some still carrying the names of the families who built them. White columns, cast-iron scrollwork and a “Romeo and Juliet” gallery.
- Departs
- 2:00 PM
- Length
- 2 hours
- Meet
- Gracious Bakery
- Days
- Daily
On the walk
Mansions, a cemetery wall and Hollywood.
- Antebellum-era mansionsArchitectural detail up close: columns, ironwork, galleries.
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 1The walk passes it. The cemetery itself is not open to the public.
- Famous movie locationsSpots used in Hollywood films, and a few local sayings.
Rather ride? The air-conditioned City Tour covers the Garden District by bus.
A different meeting point
Gracious Bakery, 2854 St. Charles Ave
This tour starts uptown, not at the Decatur Street booth. Online booking isn't offered for it, so call to reserve.
Same day, after dark