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French Quarter Highlights Self-Guided Walking Tour of New Orleans
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French Quarter
À propos
Get ready to move and groove in the birthplace of jazz as you explore the storied streets of New Orleans with this self-guided walking tour. Discover rich history and culture as you stroll through the French Quarter. Stop for beignets at Cafe du Monde, hear a spine-chilling (and accurate) tale of horror at the LaLaurie Mansion, and visit the city’s lively Bourbon Street, where there’s never a dull moment! Along the way, you’ll learn about the origins of Cajun and Creole, get to know jazz legends like Louis Armstrong, and so much more.
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, downl...
Points forts
De 1 heure à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 1 heure à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT a ticket or in-person guided tour
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Begin from Premium Parking - P0401, 500 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
Retour
Jackson Square
The tour will end at the famous Jackson Square on Decatur St.
Informations importantes
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Comment accéder : Après la réservation, vous recevrez un e-mail et un SMS avec les instructions d'installation et le mot de passe (recherchez « visite audio » dans les e-mails et les SMS). • Téléchargez l'application de visite séparée par Action • Saisissez le mot de passe envoyé par e-mail et SMS. • DOIT télécharger la visite lorsque vous êtes en Wi-Fi/cellulaire fort. • Fonctionne hors ligne après le téléchargement.
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Comment démarrer la visite : Ouvrez l'application de guide audio d'Action une fois sur place. • S'il n'y a qu'une seule visite, lancez-la. • S'il existe plusieurs versions de visite, lancez celle avec votre point de départ et votre direction prévus.
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Rendez-vous au point de départ. Personne ne vous accueillera au départ. Cette visite est autoguidée. Entrez le point du premier récit et la lecture audio commencera automatiquement. Suivez les indications audio jusqu'au récit suivant, qui sera également lu automatiquement. Explorez en mode mains libres. En cas de problème audio, contactez l'assistance. Respectez l'itinéraire et la limitation de vitesse pour une expérience optimale.
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Voyagez l'esprit tranquille : utilisez l'application de circuits à tout moment, n'importe quel jour et sur plusieurs jours. Commencez et interrompez le circuit quand vous le souhaitez, faites des pauses et explorez les excursions secondaires à votre rythme. Ignorez les activités qui ne vous intéressent pas ou explorez des contenus bonus pour tout ce qui vous intéresse.
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Conseils d'économie : Visites à pied : les couples peuvent partager une visite en partageant les écouteurs
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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French Quarter Highlights Self-Guided Walking Tour of New Orleans
(3) Avis
French Quarter
À propos
Get ready to move and groove in the birthplace of jazz as you explore the storied streets of New Orleans with this self-guided walking tour. Discover rich history and culture as you stroll through the French Quarter. Stop for beignets at Cafe du Monde, hear a spine-chilling (and accurate) tale of horror at the LaLaurie Mansion, and visit the city’s lively Bourbon Street, where there’s never a dull moment! Along the way, you’ll learn about the origins of Cajun and Creole, get to know jazz legends like Louis Armstrong, and so much more.
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, downl...
Points forts
De 1 heure à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 1 heure à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT a ticket or in-person guided tour
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Begin from Premium Parking - P0401, 500 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOREVER, so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
Retour
Jackson Square
The tour will end at the famous Jackson Square on Decatur St.
Itinéraire
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Quartier français
Welcome to New Orleans! This 2-mile stroll through the French Quarter will take you on a journey back in time through the history of the Crescent City. So, as the French say, allons-y!
Note: The tour is over 2 miles long, with more than 36 audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete.
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
10 minutes
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Cathédrale Saint-Louis
There’s a fantastic view straight ahead of St. Louis Cathedral. It’s the oldest continuously used cathedral in America. Originally built in 1720, it burned down in 1788 and was rebuilt immediately within a year. We’ll walk right by the Cathedral later in the tour and get a chance to visit.
5 minutes
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Washington Artillery Park
The plaza at the top of this platform is Washington Artillery Park. Established in 1976, this small park honors the many militaries which have used this land as a defensive fortification, from the French to the Spanish, the Confederates, and the United States. Strange bedfellows, for sure!
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Rue Decatur
To our left is the popular Decatur Street! With it’s horse-drawn carriage rides, restaurants, and clubs, I’m sure you’ll find yourself spending lots of time walking up and down Decatur for the rest of your visit here in New Orleans. There’s always something to do!
10 minutes
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Cafe Du Monde
This building straight ahead is the ever-popular Cafe Du Monde French Market. First established in 1862, Cafe Du Monde became famous for its chicory coffee. Chicory is the root of a blue-flowered perennial plant first used in ancient Egypt. Before it was ground and mixed with coffee in France, Egyptians used chicory in tea to heal various ailments. But the chicory coffee here wasn’t just made for its flavor – it was born out of necessity.
5 minutes
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Bateau à vapeur NATCHEZ - Site officiel
Do you see a steamboat straight ahead? That’s the Natchez, the last authentic steamboat on the mighty Mississippi. You’re looking back in time at the early 1800s, when boats like this one revolutionized trade and travel up and down this river. They’re also the inspiration for riverboats, which Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn famously rode on. Plus, if you want to experience some jazz on the river, this boat is the place to be!
Note: This tour is 1.9 miles long and covers all its essentials in 1-2 hours.
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Danny Barker Birthplace
Look up and to the left. See that balcony with all the plants up ahead? That’s the birthplace of game-changing jazz musician Danny Barker! Pause in front. Barker’s own family, the Barbarins, were musical legends in their own right. His grandfather played with Louis Armstrong!
5 minutes
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Manoir Lalaurie
This is it: The LaLaurie Mansion. So what exactly happened here? Delphine LaLaurie had a disturbing appetite for violence, which she inflicted upon her enslaved servants. She beat them, underfed them, and seemed to take pleasure in their suffering. It became an open secret in town, but authorities didn’t really care. That is, until Delphine chased an enslaved girl off the edge of the roof with a whip and the girl fell to her death. Authorities then forced the LaLaurie’s to surrender their nine remaining servants.
10 minutes
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Bourbon Street
We’re walking toward Bourbon Street, New Orleans’s party central. But this street wasn’t named after liquor. It got its name from the French royal family at the time, the House of Bourbon! In the early 1800s, Bourbon Street was mostly residential. In 1859, the sleepy neighborhood did get a bit of excitement. That’s when the French Opera House arrived. Clever entrepreneurs saw this as an opportunity. Soon, restaurants, bars, and other diversions popped up around the opera house. The sleepy street started to wake up!
5 minutes
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Bar de la forge de Lafitte
On our right, directly on the corner, stands Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. On chilly nights in the 1770s, legend has it that the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte held meetings at this bar! He and his fellow privateers housed illegal contraband as they discussed which ship to hit next. Back then, a blacksmith shop stood next to the bar, hence the name.
15 minutes
11
Tennessee Williams’ House
Look ahead a few houses on the left. Do you see a yellow house with a triangular roof and a balcony? That’s the former home of famous American playwright Tennessee Williams! Head over there and pause in front.
5 minutes
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Parc Louis Armstrong
Directly ahead of us is Louis Armstrong Park. I’m sure you can guess who it’s named for! Cross the street toward the park when it’s safe, then continue straight into the park. Born in the early 1900s, Louis Armstrong grew up in a rough neighborhood here in New Orleans. But he wouldn’t have traded it for anything. He once said:
“We were poor and everything like that, but music was all around. Music kept you rolling."
15 minutes
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Louis Armstrong Statue
This 12-foot statue depicts none other than Louis Armstrong himself. It honors the jazz musician’s life and legacy. And what a legacy that is! Armstrong lives on throughout New Orleans. The airport carries his name, as do countless other landmarks. But not everything bearing Armstrong’s name is in New Orleans. Some of it isn’t even on this planet! In 1991, NASA named an asteroid after Armstrong! They called it 9179 Satchmo.
15 minutes
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The LaBranche House
The orange mansion across the street is the LaBranche House. The LaBranche family designed the home in the Creole style back in the 1830s. They frequently held lavish parties where party revelers spread out on the three balconies. If you look closely, each balcony has cast iron grillwork with oak leaf and acorn detailing.
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St. Anthony's Garden
The green garden to our left is St. Anthony’s Garden, dating back to the founding of the city. Over the years, this has been used as a shelter for fire victims, a dueling ground, and a home for Capuchin monks.
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Congo Square
In 1817, the mayor of New Orleans decreed that enslaved Africans could only gather in one place: Congo Square. Here, enslaved people came together on Sundays to worship, buy and sell goods, and catch up. Women weaved through the crowds selling baskets of calas, which are deep-fried rice cakes covered in sugar. Congo Square buzzed with singing, dancing, and live music. Since several states had suppressed African music, visitors flocked here to marvel at the African-style dancing. The beat of the bamboulas and banzas fused with the sound of drums, gourds, marimbas, violins, and tambourines.