ThiNgS TO SEE & DO The New Orleans Sightseeing Pass sightseeingpass.com / 700 Decatur St., NO, 70116 / 844-400-7277 Save on admission to the most popular attractions, tours, cruises, and other visitor experiences in New Orleans. Simply present your pass for admission. Choose from bus tours, walking tours, harbor cruises, special experiences, and more. Happiness Bayou Tours Tours By Foot freetoursbyfoot.com/neworleans / NO, 70130 / 504-222-2967 We specialize in walking tours, including small-group tours, as well as pay-what-you-wish walks, audio tours, and free self-guided walks. Our key tours are French Quarter Walking Tour, Garden District Walking Tour, and French Quarter Ghost Tour. Additionally, we offer cemetery tours, voodoo tours, and food tours. Options for every budget. — Garden District/Uptown happinessbayoutours.com / De Pope Tavern, 6201 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Violet, 70092 / 504-421-3059 Take your family/friends/ party to the bayou. Have an unforgettable, authentic experience with lifetime locals, Capt. George and his wife, Sammie. Capt. George (an enthusiastic storyteller) shares his knowledge and experiences while navigating beautiful St. Bernard Parish waterways. Friends of the Cabildo friendsofthecabildo.org / 400 N. Peters St., Suite 210, NO, 70130 / 504-523-3939 Non-profit benefiting the Louisiana State Museum. Daily French Quarter tours leave from the 1850 House and Museum (523 St. Ann St.) in Jackson Square. Daily at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm; $30 adults, $20 students. Private and special tours of New Orleans are also available. — French Quarter Jean Lafitte Swamp & Airboat Tours jeanlafitteswamptour.com / 6601 Leo Kerner Pkwy., Marrero, 70072 / 504-689-4186, 800-445-4109 Just 25 minutes from New Orleans, explore moss-draped cypress trees and bayous teeming with wildlife in historical Jean Lafitte National Park. We'll escort you into the mysterious Louisiana swamps for an unforgettable true Cajun adventure. — Westbank Island of Algiers Tours, LLC NO, 70114 / 504-442-0253 Offers guided walking tours rated 4-F (fact, fiction, folklore, and fun). Our signature tour, "N.O.A.H." (New Orleans African History) is a visitor favorite. — Algiers Lucky Bean Tours TOURS -SWAMP Admire NOLA admirenola.com / 2360 N. Villere St. , NO, 70117 / 504-608-5322 See New Orleans like you've never seen it before. We offer daily guided adventures to some of Louisiana's best-kept secrets. Join us on a kayak swamp tour, plantation tour, or a full-day combo tour. Join us on the Nola Pedal Barge, New Orleans first cycle boat. Transportation available. — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater Louisiana Marsh Tours, LLC louisianamarshtours.com / 1045 Hwy. 39, Braithwaite, 70040 / 504-259-5573 Louisiana Marsh Tours offers private marsh/swamp tours, up to six individuals per boat. The boat dock we use is within a 20-minute drive of downtown New Orleans. — Outside Metro Area luckybeantours.com / 504-565-6991 We offer small-group, storytelling walking tours of the great neighborhoods of our city, and customized private tours guaranteed to appeal to the interest of your group. — French Quarter New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours Ultimate Swamp Adventures Airboat Adventures, LLC airboatadventures.com / 5145 Fleming Park Rd., Lafitte, 70067 / 504-689-2005, 888-GO-SWAMP Embark on immersive swamp tours only 30 minutes from New Orleans, available year-round with convenient hotel pickup. Journey through a 20,000-acre private cypress swamp near Jean Lafitte National Park on a thrilling high-speed airboat or relax on a scenic tour on our covered pontoon boats. — Westbank ultimateswamptour.com / 450 Laroussini St., Westwego, 70094 / 504-566-1290, 800-728-7187 Ultimate Swamp Adventures provides exciting and authentic tours deep into south Louisiana swamps. Choose from high-speed airboats or leisurely paced tour boats. Our captains are experienced, licensed, and authentic. — Westbank neworleanslegendarywalkingtours.com / 941 Decatur St., NO, 70116 / 504-503-0199 Discover 300 years of history on a guided French Quarter walking tour. City and cemetery tours, Garden District tours, and ghost tours depart daily. Top rated on TripAdvisor.com. Reservations recommended. — French Quarter NOLA Historic Tours TOURS -WALKING Ask Arthur Private Tours askarthurtours.com / NO, 70116 / 504-251-3330 Coming to New Orleans? Ask Arthur for expertly guided, highly entertaining explorations of great New Orleans neighborhoods: French Quarter, Garden District, cemeteries, and all around the city! Private, small group, and custom tours exclusively. — French Quarter Beyond the Bayou Tours tourneworleans.com / 1201 Canal St. , Unit 455, NO, 70112 / 504-947-2120 Join author Robert Florence and knowledgeable, entertaining guides for tours of the cemeteries, French Quarter, voodoo, the Garden District, and hauntings. Awarded Frommer's star 1999 through 2020. Discounted group tours available. — Central Business District beyondthebayoutours.com / NO / 504-708-5161 Swamp and plantation tours with local guides, small boats, eco-friendly practices, safe and reliable transportation, excellent reviews, and unique locations. — Outside Metro Area Pirates of the Quarter Tours Cajun Encounters Tour Co. cajunencounters.com / 55345 US 90, Slidell, 70461 / 504-834-1770, 866-928-6877 Tour the protected wetlands of the Honey Island Swamp. Our smaller, custom-made flat-bottom boats create an "up close and personal" experience. Tours have been hailed by everyone from locals to celebrities. Hotel pickup included. — Northshore City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Tour Cajun Pride Swamp Tours citysightseeingneworleans.com / 700 Decatur St., NO, 70116 / 504-207-6200, 800-362-1811 Experience the beauty of the French Quarter or Garden District on a guided walking tour, complimented by the Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour on the iconic double-decker tour bus. See package tour tickets for greatest value. — French Quarter piratesofthequarter.com / NO / 504-442-3409 This French Quarter walking tour takes you through Jackson Square and Pirates Alley to hear how the Lafitte brothers came to New Orleans and crafted a smuggling empire. Then wander down historic Royal Street to see how they evolved from smugglers to saviors during the Battle of New Orleans. You'll learn plenty of pirate and New Orleans history along the way. — French Quarter Unique NOLA Tours cajunprideswamp.com / 110 Frenier Rd., LaPlace, 70068 / 504-467-0758, 800-467-0758 Hailed by seasoned swamp visitors as "the best they have ever seen." Visit us in the Manchac Swamp on our privately owned wildlife refuge. We offer combination plantation tours at reduced rates. — Outside Metro Area Destination Kitchen Tours/ Must Do Nola Gray Line Tours graylineneworleans.com / Toulouse Street and the Mississippi River, 400 Toulouse St., NO, 70130 / 504-569-1401, 800-233-2628 Meet alligators and other swamp creatures while experiencing the beauty of the swamp on a relaxing cruise or a thrilling airboat. Or book a full-day Plantation + Swamp Combo for the best value. — French Quarter dktoursnola.com / Office, 4018 Magazine St., NO, 70115 / 504-226-5500 Magical options. Jazz history, legendary people of color, and African American history. Louis Armstrong Park and Tremé. An offering of the foundations to an understanding of jazz history, Africans, and Creoles in Louisiana. An overview into the 21st century and a celebration of music, culture, history, food and architecture. Garden District and Arts District. — Garden District/Uptown uniquenola.com / 504-777-7769 Offering small-group ghost, haunted bar, family-friendly, history, Garden District, celebrity home, French Quarter, true crime tours. Intimate: maximum 15 guests per guide. Experience our history with a local. Accurate, amusing, scary, and gruesome. TripAdvisor highly-rated. A must see. Private tours available. VOODOO Island of Salvation Botanica, LLC islandofsalvationbotanica.com / 2372 St. Claude Ave., Suite 100, at the New Orleans Healing Center, NO, 70117 / 504-948-9961 Herbs, oils, candles, incense, gris-gris, Haitian art, books, and visionary art by Sallie Ann Glassman, initiated priestess. Blessings, healings, weekly ceremonies, cleansings, and highly personal and transformative psychic readings are offered. The real deal. — Faubourg Marigny/Bywater 112
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