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Explore the French Quarter with a Master Storyteller. Let your professional guide bring history to life in this beautiful district. Visitors are delighted by the French Creole elegance of the French Quarter.
Voodoo is as much a part of New Orleans as Jazz, Mardi Gras and jambalaya. Voodoo is a religion connected to ancestry, spirits and nature. It is a fusion of African, Haitian and Catholic spiritual beliefs and practices. Voodoo became popular with the slaves in New Orleans in the 18th century. It has had its share of colorful personalities and mythologies.
Your guide will tell you about New Orleans’ famous Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. She lived in the 19th century and practiced both Catholicism and Voodoo. Her healing powers were so famous that devotees are still making pilgrimages to her in St. Louis Cemetery #1.
This tour will take you to the site of Marie Lavveau’s former home. Your guide will tell you about the slave trade and the indigenous peoples of New Orleans.
Take a walk through Congo Square and see the most historic spots in the French Quarter.
You’ll see Jackson Square with its artists and street performers. You can admire the Spanish Colonial architecture of St. Louis Cathedral. It was built in 1720 and is the oldest Cathedral in all of North America. Your guide will share its rich history.
Your tour will stop at the Supreme Court building and listen to stories about Louisiana politicians, like Huey P. Long, Edwin Edwards and the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
You’ll visit Louie Armstrong Park and your guide will tell you about his impact on the city, Jazz and music.
You’ll get a wristband and it makes you eligible for a Buy One Get One Free Hurricane in a Free Souvenir Cup for all 21+ participants all day at the Voodoo Lounge. You can bring your drink along on the tour. You will also have a restroom short break half way through the tour.
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