Tours & Activities in New Orleans

Travel back in time, learn about New Orleans' dark and twisted past, and admire major landmarks in the French Quarter on this spooky nighttime carriage tour!

Experience New Orleans from the best seat in the city on a steamboat cruise along the Mississippi River. Upgrade your experience with an optional buffet dinner and savor the flavors of the Big Easy.

“★★★★★ I’ve taken quite a few walking tours in New Orleans and the several I’ve taken led by Edward Simon were hands down the most interesting, surprising, thoughtful, hilarious, deeply creepy, and absolute BEST. - Michael Cerveris, Star of 'Mindhunter' Wanna get weird? Walk with us, fam. Curated by parapsychologist Dr. Edward Simon, this adults-only walking tour time machine transports you back through the ill-fated settlement that famed occultist Aleister Crowley referred to as the “Quartier Macabre,” a city lost between life and God. One night, we’ll uncover Gallatin Street's scandalous past as a bustling red-light district, or we may find ourselves at the doorstep of the city’s first witch coven, whispering legends of magick rituals before getting stirred by vampire lore at the Old Ursuline Convent. Wherever the road travels, you’ll be led and engaged by a master storyteller tasked to make your stay in our city one you won’t soon forget. Book fast, or forever rue, boo.

A voodoo queen, Nicolas Cage's pyramid, hauntings, and local history!

A magnificent mansion, a beautiful oak tree tunnel, and a dark chapter in American history, all await you on this tour of the Oak Alley plantation.

Get your Go City New Orleans All-Inclusive Pass and take advantage of unlimited access to over 25 top attractions and a downloadable guide.

Journey back in time on a two-hour jazz cruise aboard the famous Sternwheeler Steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi River. Add an optional Creole lunch to your cruise, prepared fresh on board.

Support a local, family-owned small business! Uncover the magic of New Orleans with my tailored tours that provide a genuine, insider's view of the city from a native, multi-generational guide. This experience is not just for first-time visitors; even if it's your 10th visit, there's always something new to discover! From the famed French Quarter to the historic districts of Faubourg Marigny and Treme, and our renowned "Cities of the Dead," delve into the hidden treasures and deep history of New Orleans with me. Cruise down St. Charles Avenue, take in the Garden District, and soak up the distinctive culture and lively spirit of this captivating city with a tour customized just for you. Allow me to make your trip to New Orleans an unforgettable one! And if you've visited before, let's explore unseen places and untold stories! I'm delighted to add extra stops or incorporate your preferred content to create a memory you'll always treasure!

Unique views of the skyline from the Mississippi River, plus live jazz

Booking this ticket to Mardi Gras World, you'll get to discover all the secrets of one of the most important celebrations in New Orleans: Carnival.

Discover the Pirate history on this pub crawl through New Orleans' French Quarter. Explore different bars as you listen to stories from the city's darker side of history.

Join an immersive storytelling experience that will bring you on a journey through New Orleans' French Quarter. Hear tales of ghosts and the stories that made them, vampires, Vodou, and more.

Listed as a National Historic Landmark District the city of Lafayette became known as the American Sector but approaching the 1830's, it was known as the Garden District. Comprised of a close network of several plantations which were parceled, sold and broken into smaller lots in which various ethnic neighborhoods consisting of the American sector, the Irish Channel, and an elite Jewish community to name a few would call home. There was also very large African American & Creole neighborhoods adjacent to the others and together were all a part of the city of Lafayette.

Find out how WWII was fought, how it was won, and what it means today

Enter the heart of New Orleans on this French Quarter tour. We'll learn about the European origins of the city and visit City Park and the Garden District.

Explore the city comfortably sitting on one of the open double-decker buses with live guided commentary.

Discover where New Orleans' most famous figures like the Voodoo Queen Mariel Laveau have been laid to rest on a guided walking tour inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.

When you tour with non-profit Save Our Cemeteries you are helping to preserve and protect the historic cemeteries of New Orleans. Our tours are small and historically accurate. Lake Lawn Metairie cemetery was named by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Cemeteries.” This picturesque cemetery boasts some of the grandest funerary architecture and sculpture in the US. Live oaks surround greek temples, gothic and Islamic style tombs, obelisks, and marble monuments with beautiful ironwork and stained glass. The resting place of many of New Orlean's most influential and notorious citizens, Metairie Cemetery holds the graves of over 9,000 people on 65 landscaped acres. Nine Louisiana governors, seven New Orleans mayors, 49 kings of Carnival, and three Confederate generals rest alongside madams, brothel owners, bandleaders Louis Prima and Al Hirt, vampire writer Anne Rice, and former Saints and Pelicans’ owner Tom Benson. An easy walk. Wheelchair accessible.

Take a trip through Louisiana's past on a sugarcane plantation

Get ready to discover Louisiana's stunning bayou in a unique, fun way when you take this fantastic airboat trip in Barataria Preserve!

Experience the timeless beauty of South Louisiana in a swamp boat and explore the bayous of New Orleans.

Join an airboat tour in New Orleans for an exhilarating ride though pristine waterways, encountering amazing wildlife up close.

This is a private tour, feel safe touring safe only with the people you are traveling with. We begin in the French Quarter, the most emblematic New Orleans neighborhood. We'll discuss geography, architecture and the folks that made our fabled city in the swamp. Next we’ll head upriver in a mini van to the Garden District. As we proceed through the oak-lined streets we will take in the grandeur of historic mansions and gardens and discuss the political landscape that gave birth to the Garden District. Lafayette Cemetery #1, one of the iconic New Orleans’ above ground “cities of the dead”. From outside the cemetery walls,(all cemeteries are currently closed) we will discuss the unique burial traditions of the Crescent City. We'll have transportation, but some walking, in areas like the Jackson Square & the cemetery, is ideal. This excursion features the highlights of the French Quarter and uptown neighborhoods.

See 3,600 marine creatures and enjoy the Butterfly Garden

On this guided tour of the French Quarter of New Orleans, we'll discover the city's charm and explore the colonial buildings in the oldest part of the city!

Experience New Orleans' bayou country on an exciting airboat tour and visit Jean Lafitte Park.

Explore New Orleans on an after-dark bus tour with the only company to have exclusive access to a private cemetery at night. Go into 2-3 different cemeteries and learn how to use an EMF reader.

As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we pick up other guests around the city, you will be given a mini-tour of the city or you may watch a film about other plantations to prepare you for your tour. While you are on the van, be prepared to be entertained by the driver!

See all of The Big Easy the easy way

Discover the swamps of southern New Orleans when you take this fantastic boat trip around the beautiful Barataria Preserve.