New Orleans Architecture Tour

On this 2-hour tour, you'll learn all about the architecture of a city as important as New Orleans. You'll walk through the streets of the Garden District, home to the city's most impressive mansions, with a tour guide.

This guide will be in charge of explaining all the details of these buildings, as well as the stories of the families who have lived in them. Therefore, you will get a cultural and historical explanation regarding the architecture, but also anecdotes and interesting details that you wouldn't know otherwise.

Along the tour, there is also a short stop at the Lafayette Cemetery, where you will learn about different burial customs. These customs are of great interest, as New Orleans has a long tradition of spirits and fantastic myths.

Some of the buildings and mansions that stand out during your visit include the following:

• Women's Guild of the New Orleans Opera: this house was built in two different eras, so you will learn to notice the differences between their styles.
• Carroll-Crawford House: an excellent example of the Italianate style in the city.
• Commander's Palace: now a restaurant, you will appreciate the special architecture of this place.