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New Orleans Walking Tours

Discover your New Orleans.

Bourbon Street is easy to find. The good stuff isn't.

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5 walksday and night
Max 9guests
2 hourseach walk
$39per person
Walking tours

Pick your walk

Food, history, cocktails, ghosts, culture — New Orleans doesn't do one thing well. It does everything well. Our daily tours are small-group experiences led by local experts who know this city from the inside out. Browse what's available and find the one that sounds like you.

French QuarterGarden DistrictVoodooLGBT historyGhosts

By day

Morning and afternoon walks through the French Quarter and the Garden District.

French Quarter History Tour

French Quarter History Tour

A great first-day orientation

When10am
Length2 hours
GroupMax 9
AgesAll ages
You get
  • Guided Tour
  • Licensed Local Guide
Not included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Transportation
$39per person
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Garden District Tour

Garden District Tour

Mansions and Lafayette No. 1

When10am
Length2 hours
GroupMax 9
You get
  • Guided Walking Tour
  • Licensed Local Guide
Not included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Transportation
$39per person
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Mysteries of Voodoo TourMost booked walk

Mysteries of Voodoo Tour

Educational and respectful

When4pm
Length2 hours
GroupMax 9
AgesAll ages
You get
  • Guided Tour
  • Licensed Local Guide
Not included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Transportation
$39per person
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LGBT Queer History Tour

LGBT Queer History Tour

History the textbooks left out

When4pm
Length2 hours
GroupMax 9
AgesTeens and adults
You get
  • Guided Walking Tour
  • Licensed Local Guide
Not included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Transportation
$39per person
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After dark

The French Quarter at night, with the real stories behind the legends.

Ghosts of the French Quarter Tour

Ghosts of the French Quarter Tour

Nightly 7:30pm, no jump scares

When7:30pm nightly
Length2 hours
GroupMax 9
AgesPG-13
You get
  • Guided Walking Tour
  • Licensed Local Guide
Not included
  • Guide Gratuity
  • Transportation
$39per person
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Most booked walk: the Mysteries of Voodoo Tour, the most booked daytime walk of the last 12 months.

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Why walk with us

1

Small Groups, Big Experience

Every tour maxes out at nine guests. That means more access, more conversation, and a guide who actually knows your name by the end of the tour.

2

Guides Who Live It

Our guides aren't just knowledgeable — they're locals who chose this city and never left. The history, the food, the folklore. They know it because they love it.

3

The New Orleans Tourists Miss

Bourbon Street is easy to find. The good stuff isn't. Our tours go where the guidebooks don't, led by people who know the difference.

From our guests

What walking tour guests say

★★★★★
French Quarter History Tour
Barrett was an awesome host! His historic knowledge was amazing as was his enthusiasm. I highly recommend this tour. We learned so much. Barrette also gave us good restaurant recommendations. 🙏
KKristi CarterGoogle · 2026
★★★★★
LGBT Queer History Tour
Knowledgeable, interesting and engaging. I was impressed with the tour and recommend anyone with a desire to earn about the queer history and footprint of the French Quarter and New Orleans. It was great!
MMario HerreraGoogle · 2026
★★★★★
Garden District Tour
We had Angela for a private tour of the Garden District. She was funny, insightful, and quick to respond to inquiries on specific items.All in all, this was a great tour. Would have this company (and Angela) again
TThomas FaganGoogle · 2026

Walking tour questions

We will certainly talk about Café du Monde and prepare you with insider tips for a future visit, but we will not have time to stop here or any place else for food on a Public Tour. If you are booking a Private Tour and would like to include a short beignet stop or cocktail stop, give us a call and we can let you know if that would be possible.
The tour content is family friendly, so as long as they are ok being on their feet for two hours and listening to the tour guide, they should enjoy it.
No…and yes. We love our pooches, too! But they can be a distraction, so to be fair to the other tour guests, we do not allow dogs or other pets on Public Tours. But if you would like to book a Private French Quarter History Tour, then yes! Your furry family member is welcome. Please let us know when booking so we are aware.
If a two-mile walk doesn't faze you, absolutely — it's about 45 minutes on foot. Most guests take an Uber or taxi to make sure they arrive on time. The streetcar is not recommended as it can run late, but it's a great option for the return trip to the French Quarter after the tour.
The Garden District is a residential neighborhood, so access to a home, unfortunately, is not possible.
While we will see some beautiful landscaping and small gardens on our tour, the Garden District Tour is primarily a history and architecture tour.
While there are many different opinions and debates around whether this word has been “reclaimed” by the community, it is used as part of the title of this tour primarily in a historical context; many of the first activist groups changed the word “queer” during marches and banded together under the word. In addition, the academic field of study related to the history of our community also calls itself “Queer Studies.” On a more personal note, the author and primary provider of the tour strongly and proudly identifies as queer, and she considers it a powerful, unifying identifier.
The history of the LGBTQ community in New Orleans spans fun stories and important political events — we cover a good range of both. The tour leans toward the informative side, but it's never dry. And while this isn't a bar crawl, your guide can point you toward some of the best gay clubs in the city for after the tour.
A guide with a small group on a French Quarter street
A guide with a small group on a French Quarter street

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