About this Experience
See New Orleans like a local
Duration
3 Hours
About
Go beyond the typical city tour experience and see New Orleans like a local. Southern Style Tours has one mission, to provide guests with accurate historical information for an authentic understanding of New Orleans. Relax in an enclosed air-conditioned minibus that runs every day, rain or shine. You’ll pass through the French Quarter and travel past mansions along Esplanade Avenue on your way to a stop in City Park where you can visit the Morning Call Cafe’ for coffee and beignets, or view the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. In addition, you will see the Ninth Ward, a neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina. View the Garden District with it’s vast mansions that line pristine boulevards and Faubourg Treme- one of the oldest African American neighborhoods in the country dating back to the 1700’s, pass through the Warehouse District, home of the internationally acclaimed World War II Museum, and the Contemporary Arts Center, which is one of the country’s first art institutions. The tour also makes a brief stop at a cemetery, where you will see the city’s distinctive above-ground tombs. You’ll get a great introduction to the history, culture, and architecture of this magnificent city.