Visit a historic hotel on the grand St. Charles Avenue streetcar line located in the beautiful upper Garden District. Built in 1883 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel was named one of the 100 Best Bars in America by Esquire.
Travel down the lively Magazine Street shopping, dining and entertainment corridor. Enjoy fabulous evening views of the New Orleans skyline and one of the world’s largest ports while crossing the “Mighty Mississippi” via the Crescent City Connection Bridge. Experience a popular neighborhood bar included in over 40 films, Pass by the Louisiana Superdome and the Smoothie King Center in route to strolling down Frenchmen Street – the epicenter of live, local music with your guide. It’s up to you whether you want to stay and explore some great music clubs on Frenchmen on your own or end the tour with a drive through the French Quarter past Jackson Square and the iconic St. Louis Cathedral.
This is a small group tour with a local guide and includes souvenir Mardi Gras beads.
Meeting/pick-up point: Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office (Toulouse St. at the Mississippi River in the French Quarter).
Duration: 3.25 hours.
Start/opening time: Approximately 6pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Languages: English.
Others: You must be 21 years of age or older to take this tour.