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Overview

Step beyond the iron gates and grand façades of one of New Orleans' most famous neighborhoods. Garden District: Mansions, Money & Mayhem reveals the remarkable stories behind the beauty, from the plantation land and fortunes that shaped the neighborhood to the people who have continued reinventing it for nearly two centuries. Walk beneath ancient live oaks while discovering spectacular architecture, hidden histories, family dramas, scandals, literary connections, Hollywood locations and surprising secrets behind some of the district's most recognizable homes. Along the way, explore how money was made, how fortunes were lost, how architecture reflected status, and how historic mansions became connected to writers, athletes, actors, musicians and modern New Orleans personalities. This isn't simply a walk past beautiful houses. It's a journey behind the façades to discover the money, ambition, secrets and mayhem that made the Garden District legendary.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

We meet in front of The Rink Shopping Center. The Rink has a coffee shop and restrooms. The guide will meet you outside the front entrance.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Buckner Mansion
Discover places where literature, television and film collided with real Garden District history, sometimes in surprising ways. This includes American Horror Stories and more
Duration: 10 mins
2. Lafayette Cemetery No.1
From outside a historic cemetery, discover how New Orleans remembers its dead and what burial traditions reveal about the community that surrounded it.
Duration: 10 mins
3. Garden District
Home to the wealthy and our major Mardi Gras Parades, this is where opulence and history meet in New Orleans. You will see the famous home of Anne Rice, where the Mayfair Witches resided in novels. You will see where Mark Twain attended parties and where films and tv shows you love were filmed. You will pass by and learn about the celebrity owned homes as well. Sandra Bullock, Nic Cage, John Goodman, Trent Reznor and NBA star Zion Williamson just to name a few.
Duration: 10 mins
4. The Rink
Begin at a neighborhood landmark and uncover the surprising story of the land beneath today's Garden District.
Duration: 10 mins
5. Saint Charles Avenue
Discover how transportation, geography and commerce helped make this remarkable neighborhood possible.
Duration: 10 mins
6. Enter streets lined with extraordinary homes while learning how architecture became a public declaration of money, taste and social standing.
Duration: 10 mins
7. Some of the Garden District's most beloved stories are not quite what they seem. Discover what hides behind the legends.
Duration: 10 mins
8. Elegant architecture gives way to stories of betrayal, scandal, questionable decisions and events that generations have continued talking about.
Duration: 10 mins
9. Explore the Garden District's continuing relationship with writers, performers, athletes and other familiar names without knowing in advance whose doors you are approaching.
Duration: 10 mins
10. See how wealth, marriage and family relationships were written directly into the neighborhood's streetscape.
Duration: 10 mins
11. The Rink
Return toward The Rink while discovering how preservation, changing fortunes and new generations allowed an old neighborhood to remain very much alive
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

Professional Licensed Guide

Insight you cannot get elsewhere

A Locals Perspective

Exclusion

Gratuities

Food and Beverage

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Due to uneven terrain this tour is not recommended for those with mobility challenges

Supplied by DuPont and Company

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