CREOLE FRENCH QUARTERS

2 hr. Walking Tour

$35.00

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Start Location

Jackson Square

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End Location

St. Louis Cathedral

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OVERVIEW

 

In 1718, a French Canadian by the name of Jean Baptiste LeMoine arrived to found the city of La Nouvelle Orleans, and for the first 100 years the French Quarter would become the City of New Orleans. All land found outside of the city limits was either privately owned plantations or swamp land. Join Tours by NOLA on a fascinating journey through 300 years of New Orleans history, as we explore the important role that New Orleans played in the evolution of what became known as American history. A fully licensed and insured Tour Guide/Cultural Ambassador shall accompany you as you learn not only about New Orleans but the United States of America.

 

Come and re-discover the origins of a city that would between 1835-1860 become the 3rd largest city in the United States (behind New York and Baltimore); the wealthiest city in the South; and the capitol of the slave trade in the South. Home to Mardi Gras, Creole and Cajun cuisine, and the Birthplace of Americas only contribution to world culture “Jazz”. 

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Discover the logistics of New Orleans, a city built on the edge of a river in the middle of a swamp.

• Learn about the history, the people, and the architecture built during the French and Spanish colonial periods of New Orleans.

• Traverse through the Historic Vieux Carre and bear witness to the handy works of the indigenous, the enslaved , and the Free People of Color would build and rebuild the city of La Nouvelle Orleans a minimum of three times.

• Learn about the history of the Cultural capital of the United States shortly before the Civil War. 

• See the site of where the transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United  States would take place in 1803.

• Visit both the highest point along the banks of Mississippi River and the deepest point of the Mississippi River. 

• Visit St. Louis Cathedral the oldest cathedral minor basilica in continuous operation the United States, and learn about the five points on the square.

• Your guide will escort you on a short walking excursion through over 300 years of history along the way.  

 

Included 

• Highly trained and skilled Local English-speaking guide

 

Excluded

• Drinks

• Food

• Tips/gratuities for your guide