Garden District History & Architecture Tour - Semi Private

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Just a short streetcar ride from the Creole French Quarter, you’ll leave the city hustle and bustle behind and enter another world, surrounded by the graceful sway of sprawling oak trees, breathtaking mansions, and lavish landscapes. During this Garden District walking tour, you'll gain historical insight on the wealthy Yankees who first settled this area in the 1830s and 1840s as well as interesting architecture notes and see homes of several celebrities. City of the Dead Our New Orleans Garden District tour also visits the past residents of the neighborhood with a stop at Lafayette Cemetery #1. This is the third-oldest cemetery in New Orleans, and to many, it is the most beautiful New Orleans cemetery! You will uncover the science behind above-ground burials, jazz funeral customs, and the devastation of yellow fever. The cemetery is currently closed indefinitely for maintenance, but very wide gates allow for easy viewing and photos during our discussion (Spoiler alert: This above ground cemetery was not erected because of the high water table!). This cemetery is where many TV shows and movies were filmed: The Originals, Vampire Diaries, American Horror Story, Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, and *Double Jeopardy" - where Ashley Judd gets up-close-and-personal with an above ground tomb.