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French Quarter Walking Tour With 1850 House Museum Admission

French Quarter Walking Tour With 1850 House Museum Admission

Overview

This French Quarter walking tour is conducted by city licensed guides and emphasize the history, architecture, and folklore of this fascinating city. Tour and store proceeds benefit Friends of the Cabildo, a non-profit volunteer group to provide support for the Louisiana State Museum. Purchasing a walking tour ticket also gets you admission to the 1850 House Museum, above the store, that shows what life was like in a typical Pontalba Apartment in the 1850s. Restroom is provided for walking tour guests as well.

City: New Orleans

Sat 05 Oct

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Starting at $25.00

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Sat 05 Oct

Starting at $25.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Local guide

Professional guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
We use the VOX Whisper System. Staff is responsible for cleaning each machine. The ear and mic buds are disposable. Units will only be used once per week to allow for rotating a clean unit to guests & guides. Guests can remove mask outside during the tour, inside state law requires a mask.

What To Expect

1850 House Museum and Store

Ticket includes admission to the museum

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (473)

Jane A

Oct 2011

My husband and I took the Friends of the Cabildo French Quarter walking tour last week. We loved it! Our guide was clearly well versed in the history, architecture and culture of the city. He clearly loves the city and is very expressive with the stories and explanations. The guides are all volunteers - wonderfully trained. The cost is less than the other tour companies - excellent value. There is also an historical, restored home above the tour office on Jackson Square. Worth a look before or after the tour.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thank you for the support and the review!

Larlac22

Oct 2011

We took a walking tour of NOLA in July 2011. It started raining and we were the only ones on the tour so we ended up getting a private personalized experience. It was a little over 2 hours and a good amount of walking. Our guide (can't remember name but it was a female) was very knowledgable and informative and we really enjoyed getting to know the history and architecture of the city. She had a lot of little anecdotes that you wouldn't know otherwise about the city, like the fact that the city was started as a place to dump convicts and prostitutes and that is likely why it has the....er...nightlife that it has today lol. It was very reasonably priced and your tour fee also includes free admission to the 1850 house museum, which wasn't anything impressive and took about 10 minutes to visit but hey, free is free. The man in the museum store (where you start the tour) was also really friendly and full of dining and nightlife tips. And the best part is that your money goes towards preserving historical sites in NOLA. Highly recommended.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thanks for the great rec!

donlyn60

Aug 2011

My husband and I went on the walking tour of the "Friends of the Cabildo" on a warm afternoon in June. The volunteer docent was extremely knowledgeable about the history and architecture of the French Quarter. She took us deep into the Quarter, where we had not been on our own. The guide opened our eyes to events and historical charcters of New Orleans in the early beginnings of the City. The walk was two and half hours and although it was warm and humid, the walk was easy and mostly listening and learning about the fascinating culture of the old city. We would recommend this event to adults of all ages.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Glad you enjoyed the tour!