French Quarter History Tour
New Orleans, Louisiana
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 2 hours
Join us on this 90 minute walking tour of the Historic French Quarter. Your tour will start at the Jamie Hayes Gallery on Chartres Street. The building is a very important location that was set in motion by the Spanish reconstruction of the French Quarter.
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Join us on this 90 minute walking tour of the Historic French Quarter. Your tour will start at the Jamie Hayes Gallery on Chartres Street. The building is a very important location that was set in motion by the Spanish reconstruction of the French Quarter.Off to where the city began, Jackson Square where you’ll get an in-depth account of the beginning of the French settlement to the Spanish takeover to the Battle of New Orleans. Your guide will tell you about the exciting history of the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte and his gang of cutthroat pirates.
All through the French Quarter you will learn about the history of the Creole and other ethnic foods of New Orleans. Through this tour your guide will show you all the different architectures of the French Quarter and the three different countries that layered into this old city.
Lastly your guide will take you to world famous Bourbon Street. Here you will hear firsthand stories of how your guide entertained and operated nightclubs and restaurants for 25 years. We will take you to the old days of the Bourbon Street scene that has long been forgotten.
All through the French Quarter you will learn about the history of the Creole and other ethnic foods of New Orleans. Through this tour your guide will show you all the different architectures of the French Quarter and the three different countries that layered into this old city.
Lastly your guide will take you to world famous Bourbon Street. Here you will hear firsthand stories of how your guide entertained and operated nightclubs and restaurants for 25 years. We will take you to the old days of the Bourbon Street scene that has long been forgotten.
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