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New Orleans Haunted & History Tour

New Orleans Haunted & History Tour

This haunted history tour explores the grim history of the very old and spooky French Quarter. Escape into the past as the guides provide you with an eerie, yet fun-filled adventure. You'll visit sites of documented hauntings taken from police records, city archives, and other professional paranormal investigations. Ghosts and phantoms still haunt the legendary Vieux Carre. The tour guide will have a real piece of paranormal equipment to use during this tour. During this tour, guests will learn all about the dark, seedy history that New Orleans is hiding in the beautiful old homes and down the dimly lit streets of the mysterious French Quarter, originally called the Vieux Carre. This tour will keep anyone intrigued and truly is not for the faint of heart.
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Audio-Guided Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

Audio-Guided Whitney Plantation Tour with Transportation

Come explore the Louisiana Whitney Plantation and gain a unique perspective on history! This 5-hour tour brings you through one of the oldest plantation sites in Louisiana and provides insight into the lives of slaves and the troubles they faced. This is an educational experience that will stay with you for years to come. Hear about first-hand accounts from those who lived and worked on the plantation, giving you an in-depth look into this important part of American history. As you tour the grounds, you will learn more about what life was like for slaves during that era – their work, their hardships, and their hopes for freedom – as well as how experts are working today to preserve these stories forever. Please note: this tour is not a guided tour of the Whitney plantation. The Whitney Plantation provides a MP3 so all guests can walk through the plantation and learn about the history of the plantation on their own time and at their own pace.
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90-Minute Jean Lafitte Swamp and Bayou Tour with Transportation

90-Minute Jean Lafitte Swamp and Bayou Tour with Transportation

Journey down the bayou on a 90 minute Cajun adventure through the heart of Southern Louisiana's swamplands on a relaxing and shaded pontoon boat ride in the protected Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve. As you and your family glide along swamp waters, observe native plant and exotic life in a delicate yet powerful landscape that has both changed and defined Louisiana culture. View moss-covered cypress trees, evading yet beautiful water hyacinths, alligators, egrets, and many more exotic creatures that call the swamp their home. Native tour guides will reveal the mysteries of the bayou as well as exclusive facts about its ecosystem. Join us and "laissez les bons temps rouler!"
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New Orleans : Best of Ghost & Voodoo Experience Walking Tour

New Orleans : Best of Ghost & Voodoo Experience Walking Tour

Meet your local guide and Immerse yourself in the mysterious history of New Orleans in the French quarter. See some of the haunted houses and learn about burial rites and voodoo practices. During this walk, your guide will take you to the most haunted places and tell you the story of the ghosts and vampires and the voodoo rituals that have marked the history of this neighborhood, which has also been the setting for movies and television shows devoted to the occult, from the series True Blood to the movie Interview with the Vampire, to season 3 of American Horror Story. You'll also hear the story of Marie Laveau, who became involved in divination, the occult and magic, and had a snake she named Zombi after an African deity.
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Jingle Bells New Orleans History and Drinks Walking Tour

Jingle Bells New Orleans History and Drinks Walking Tour

See New Orleans during the holidays and welcome Christmas with a guided stroll through the French Quarter on this festive walking tour. Enjoy the extravagant decorations throughout the French Quarter, with insightful commentary given by the tour guide. See places of interest like the St. Louis Cathedral and other historic and cultural landmarks. Visit cathedrals, restaurants, and shops, and hear stories of voodoo, ghosts, and vampires. Welcome to the home of the New Orleans Drunken Tour....  Where learning is intoxicating.
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Metairie Cemetery Stories: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Metairie Cemetery Stories: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Enter the former Metairie Race Course, an earthly venue for the “quick,” now elegantly transformed into a glorious “City of the Dead” - where no one is in a hurry. Architecture and archeology seem to converge in this hallowed landscape of imposing society tombs and soaring mausolea. Experience an angelic locale filled with obelisks and pyramids, heroes and rogues, symbols and secrets. You will walk past the final resting places of over 50 kings and queens … of Carnival, that is. Soldiers and saints will escort us, revealing the rich military history and religious culture of New Orleans. We will explore the fascinating and unique memorials honoring many who struggled in the face of earthly battles as well as those who achieved spiritual victories, arousing the “better angels of our nature.” The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
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A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans Audio Tour

A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans Audio Tour

Welcome to a grand urban pleasure garden; home to the largest stand of old-growth oak trees on Earth. These magnificent Southern Live Oaks, dripping with Spanish moss, are silent witnesses to over 700 years of natural history and local culture. We will explore a mesmerizing landscape brimming with wildlife, picturesque bayous, secluded fountains, romantic stories, Neo-Classical and Art-Deco architecture, WPA-era gardens and bridges, Enrique Alferez sculpture, and “flying horses.” City Park represents the heart and soul of New Orleans. Join me as we celebrate the successful relationship between nature’s splendor and humanity’s creative achievements. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
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Beyond the French Quarter: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Beyond the French Quarter: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

See New Orleans at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Go beyond the French District and see the Warehouse District, the Irish Channel, the Lower Garden District, and Uptown from one of the city’s historic streetcars • Hear from producer Katarina Boudreaux, a local writer, musician and teacher • Do it all in 35 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline. Please note that this tour doesn’t include the cost of the streetcar ride.
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Sweet & Sinful Dessert Tour

Sweet & Sinful Dessert Tour

New Orleans cuisine is famous around the world, and its desserts are no exception! Walk the French Quarter and sample our most decadent delights, including Pralines, Snowballs, Bread Pudding -- a savory muffuletta -- and more! You'll learn the unique history of each dish and how its prepared, as we sample examples from restaurants well known for them. Learn how New Orleans cuisine was born from the unique creativity of its culture of food-sellers with baskets or pushcarts, with the enslaved using small businesses like these to buy their freedom. We'll see the French Market, lined with New Orleans food stalls and stands you can explore on your own. Don't just eat here, take home a piece of New Orleans you won't forget! * Small group tour, 15 guests max * Individual dishes may vary based on availability * Set menu tour, does NOT include many gluten free options. If you have restrictions or allergies, feel free to inquire with us and we'll let you know if we can accommodate.
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Baton Rouge Historic Downtown Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Baton Rouge Historic Downtown Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

On this Historic Baton Rouge Self Guided Location Aware Audio Walking tour you will see Baton Rogue’s historic gems, historic spots and discover it's story. Go at your own pace, anytime. On the tour you’ll see the old Governor’s Mansion, The old state capital You'll walk along the Mississippi, the Red Stick statue, The best local place to each Cajun food, The Kress Building - civil rights historic spots The State Capital St. Joe's The Capital Gardens The Huey Long Statue The Hebe statue And more! And and you'll hear the city’s history, secrets, the story of the swamp blues, the history of the Canadians that became raging Cajuns, Mark Twain’s feelings of the city, the little white house, the castle and so much more. The tour starts at the Old Governor’s mansion.
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French Quarter History and Landmark Waking Tour

French Quarter History and Landmark Waking Tour

Spend some time learning about the fascinating history of one of New Orleans' oldest neighborhoods with this 2-hour French Quarter and Landmark walking tour.
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Private Professional Holiday Photoshoot in New Orleans

Private Professional Holiday Photoshoot in New Orleans

Get ready for a unique experience to one of New Orleans world famous locations! We will take a walk through this iconic spots which includes the New Orleans most photo worthy monuments and some other hidden spots which most tourist may not know. Besides professional photography we will also give you every trick and tip to enjoy your holiday to the fullest! Come meet this city’s secrets and hidden corners with us while we capture your holiday’s precious moments. Looking forward to meeting you!
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2-Hour French Quarter Ghost Walking Tour in New Orleans

2-Hour French Quarter Ghost Walking Tour in New Orleans

Explore tales of tragedy, murder, misadventure, and mayhem dating back centuries in New Orlean’s colorful French Quarter, with added layers of historic context and cultural insight provided by your expert guide. Hear of young lovers Zack and Addie, whose burgeoning romance was cut shockingly short in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Take in neighborhood highlights including Père Antoine Alley and Jackson Square, and learn of the key figures who have shaped New Orleans society over the centuries. At The Old Ursuline Convent, your guide blends Catholic teachings with supernatural stories, to paint a picture of New Orlean’s spiritual scene since the arrival of the first settlers. Uncover paranormal mysteries in many of the French Quarter’s oldest and most haunted buildings with your guide, including Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Hear true crime tales from the historic French Quarter’s distant past, like the harrowing story of high-society socialite Madame LaLaurie.
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Afternoon Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans

Afternoon Oak Alley Plantation and Swamp Boat Tour from New Orleans

On this full-day tour, you'll be driven to the heart of the swamp to see the Cajuns of the bayou living and surviving in harmony with the swamps. Experience bayou living where here, the waterways are their highways. From the relaxed comfort of our covered New Orleans Swamp Tour Boats, you will drift slowly past a 2000 year old Indian Burial Mound, a Cajun cemetery and Fishing village! You may see the wildlife that made the Barataria Swamps the Crown Jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. You'll then be taken to Oak Alley Plantation House, which is about a one hour and fifteen minute drive. Oak Alley is one of the most magnificent plantation tours because of the 28, evenly spaced, huge Oak Trees that go from the river road to the Plantation House. Experience bayou living where here, the waterways are their highways. Once your tour is over, you will then be driven the hour and fifteen minutes back to your hotel.
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Nawlins Luxury: Large Airboat Swamp Tour with Transportation

Nawlins Luxury: Large Airboat Swamp Tour with Transportation

Have you ever wanted to enjoy an enchanting airboat ride across a swamp? If your answer is yes, as it probably is, then the place to go is New Orleans via our guided swamp tours. We take you across all the heavenly Cajun Swamp where you take a 90 minutes high-speed boat ride. The Cajun Captains will navigate their way through the back swamp. You will learn about Louisiana Wetlands, the inhabitants of the swamp, the life and habits of the American Alligators. Our experience Captains will take you back to the history of Louisiana Bayou and Swamp exploration days.
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