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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 09 Nov

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Starting at $25.00

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Sat 09 Nov

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)

Missriverview

Jun 2011

Can not say enough about how much we enjoyed this walking tour of the French Quarter. What a wonderful review of history, architecture and general culture of early New Orleans! Extremely reasonable cost for a small group tour. This is not for children or visitors uninterested in learning about the true history of New Orleans. Bring water and good walking shoes!

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thanks for the great response!

unclelouie

Feb 2011

There are many tour possibilities in New Orleans. We strongly recommend the tour of the French Quarter offered by the Friends of the Cabildo. Only the tours offered by the National Parks Service are free but they limit the numbers to only to a small few who first arrive for a morning tour. The Friends tour takes as many as show up and the numbers can be broken up into separate tours if numbers warrant it. The Friends of the Cabildo group supports the Louisiana State Museums and the Cabildo is the main museum that focuses on New Orleans and is located right on Jackson Square. The Friends tour starts at the 1850 House Museum Store (523 St. Ann Street) which is also on Jackson Square. The tour lasts for two hours and runs daily except for Mondays at 10:00 and again at 1:30. You do not have to reserve a spot way ahead of time but you should be there 15 minutes early to pay and make sure you will be included. The cost was $15 for adults, $10 for teens, and younger children are free if accompanied by an adult. The tour was terrific and so was the guide, at least on our tour. There are many guides so I cannot promise that all are as good as ours who filled us in on much of the history of the French Quarter and also taught us much about the local architecture. The tour takes you into Jackson Square and then around the Quarter and then winds up back in Jackson Square. Of course the Quarter is too large for every single bit of it to be included but you might continue to wander on your own after the tour. The 1850 House Museum store does have a number of items for sale including books, CDs of New Orleans music, and other souvenirs. They also have free bathrooms in a back area.

Response from Host

Oct 2021

Thanks for the great response!