Travel through three centuries of history, legends and romance as you encounter "The City That Care Forgot!"
Absorb the sights and sounds of the world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums.
Absorb the sights and sounds of the world famous French Quarter and historic Jackson Square, home of the Cabildo and Presbytere Museums. Visit one of our historic cemeteries, referred to as "Cities of the Dead," and learn about this unique above ground burial system. Marvel at stories of voodoo and piracy on Bayou St. John, the waterway used by Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates. Follow the path of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar, the oldest continuously operating passenger railway system in the world (until service was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina).
See the homes of former Kings & Queens of Mardi Gras, stately mansions and the world-famous, exclusive Garden District. View Tulane and Loyola Universities across from Audubon Park, home to one of the top five zoos in the nation, The Audubon Zoo.
Includes cemetery stop (except for 15.00 tour) and narrated motor coach tour.
Duration: 2.25 hours
Departure Time:
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Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017: 9am, 12pm & 2pm Daily
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Jan 1 - Feb 28, 2018: 9am, 12pm & 2pm Daily
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Mar 1 - Oct 31, 2018: 9am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm Daily
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Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2018: 9am, 12pm & 2pm Daily
Departs From
- Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office (Toulouse St.@ the Mississippi River in the French Quarter)
- 2.25 Hour Tour
Driving Directions
Directions to the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office traveling on I-10 West (toward Baton Rouge):
- Stay on I-10 West (don't take I-610).
- Take the ELYSIAN FIELDS exit (#237). Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
- Merge onto ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE.
- Follow ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE toward the river.
- Turn right onto DECATUR ST. heading into the French Quarter.
- Turn left on ST. PETER ST.
- Cross the railroad tracks and take a right into the parking lot. The Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office is on the left.
Directions to the Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office traveling on I-10 East (toward Slidell / Biloxi):
- Stay on I-10 East (don't take I-610). Get into the lanes marked I-10 East - SLIDELL. Stay in the right lane.
- Take exit 235A heading toward the Vieux Carre (French Quarter) and merge onto ORLEANS AVENUE. Get into the left lane. ORLEANS AVENUE will become BASIN St.
- Turn left onto CONTI ST.
- Turn left onto N. RAMPART ST.
- Turn right onto TOULOUSE ST.
- Turn left onto DECATUR ST.
- Turn right onto ST. PETER ST.
- Cross the railroad tracks and take a right into the parking lot.
- The Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office is on the left.
*** GPS address (used for GPS purposes only) is 600 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 ***
The parking lot fee is approximately $14.00 for up to 4 or more hours unless it is a special event. When you pass Rampart St., you are in the French Quarter. Please allow for extra time due to heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the French Quarter at all times.
Please note While no revisions of the itinerary are anticipated, Gray Line of New Orleans, Inc. reserves the right to cancel or change any tours, schedules, and to substitute stops and attractions on any tour without notice. Gray Line of New Orleans also reserves the right to require a minimum of ten passengers to operate any tour.
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Amendments
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