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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

Mon 30 Sep

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Starting at $25.00

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Mon 30 Sep

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)

Andrew G

May 2018

Brian was an excellent, fun, well-informed tour guide. We really enjoyed every aspect of it. Brian pointed out many small details, down to the ironwork in the houses and the termite traps in the sidewalks. His passion for history and preserving it was inspiring. He was also super conscientious about keeping us out of the sun; which was awesome!

eliza725

May 2018

We had a superb guide (we think she was called Suzanne) who gave us a fabulous amount of history about New Orleans in general, not just the French Quarter. This was a two hour walk - lots of pausing in the shade - and talking about history, people and architecture

IndianaSS

May 2018

It's easy to walk in the 1850 House Museum and get a ticket, which is $20. We parked in a pay lot a few blocks away. The guides are volunteers, and the money from the tickets goes to help maintain the museums in New Orleans, so this tour group benefits New Orleans and visitors. Our guide was J.S., a retired theater professor, who grew up in New Orleans. You could tell she is interested in many different aspects of the history of New Orleans, and she made it interesting for us. We started near Jackson Square, went to see the Mississippi River, and walked around the French Quarter. The main emphasis of this particular tour was on the original settlement of New Orleans and its architecture-- a blend of primarily Spanish and French influences that were followed by the Black and Creole influences-a fascinating story of changes each group made. I never knew that the location of New Orleans had a lot to do with the native tribes that helped the French find a faster route to the sea than coming up or going down the Mississippi. Our guide showed us different types of houses and government buildings and talked about the materials they were made of--some bricks were made from the Mississippi River mud, and some were made from the mud from Lake Ponchatraine. I like this kind of detail. We walked on Bourbon Street and stopped and listened to the Jazz musicians in the street. We heard some of the history of jazz from our guide. We walked by Preservation Hall. Definitely wear walking shoes on this trip and bring your camera. It was a hot day, but they sell water at the 1850 House, and they give away free fans with Louis Armstrong on them. If it's hot, which it was when we were there, take both. The best part of our experience was our guide's level of knowledge about New Orleans and it's architecture, art, food, music, and the mix of people who make New Orleans what it was and what it is today. Since the guides are volunteers, it seemed to us that tipping would be recommended if you like your tour.