French Quarter Walking Tour
Learn the real history and legends of the Creole people that made up the French Quarter of New Orleans! Saunter down Royal, Bourbon and other quaint streets with names from New Orleans’ European past. Follow in the footsteps of Jean Laffitte, William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams en route from Washington Artillery Park on the mighty Mississippi River to Jackson Square. Visit the old Ursuline Convent, the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley and the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum with an herb garden that illustrates the medicinal uses of plants. Live leeches, blood letting devices, Voodoo gris-gris potions and rare patent medicines are just a few of the displays.
Your VISITicket: New Orleans Power Pass provides free admission to the French Quarter Walking Tour.
VISITicket: New Orleans Power Pass - includes admission to the top New Orleans attractions, as well as special offers and discounts at many other locations all for one low price. VISITicket: New Orleans Power Passes are available in 1, 2, 3, and 5 day durations.
Location:
The tour leaves from the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office on Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River.
Address:
#1 Toulouse Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504.569.1401
Hours of Operation:
Tour operates Sun, Tue, Thu at 1pm.
The tour is 2.25 hours long.
