History and Heritage Tours
From the earliest Native American tribes, to the intrepid French settlers, to the Spanish adventurers, to the coming of the Americans, New Orleans is a city steeped in history, much of which is still visible in its old landmarks. The Cabildo, on Jackson Square, where the Louisiana Purchase was signed in 1803; the Pontalba buildings, the oldest apartment houses in the U.S.; Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, where the notorious 19th century buccaneer, Jean Lafitte, hung out and carried on his elicit (and illegal) activities; and many more historic sites. They’re all part of the heritage that makes New Orleans unique among American cities.
A wide variety of options exist for those who want to tour the city’s historic landmarks or grandiose plantations within a reasonable distance from the city. You can choose a tour that gives you the best perspective of New Orleans’ historical culture from the list below.
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Bloody Mary's Tours
144 S. Hennessey St., New Orleans, LA 70119 [Map It]
(504) 523-7684
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Limo Tours, History Heritage Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Carriage Tours
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Cajun Pride Entertainment
110 Frenier Rd. , LaPlace, LA 70068 [Map It]
(504) 467-0758, (800) 467-0758
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Flatboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours
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Celebration Tours
1229 St. Thomas St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 587-7115, (888) 587-7115
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, History Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
Description: See & experience all New Orleans has to offer. Learn about history, food, music & jazz, culture architecture, and Katrina recovery. Tours are in small vans to navigate through the French Quarter & Garden District. Tour guides are local with over ten ye
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Confederacy of Cruisers
1815 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117 [Map It]
(504) 400-5468
Available Tour Type/s: Bicycle Tours, History Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours
Description: Explore the neighborhoods of New Orleans the way locals do, on easy to ride Scwinn cruisers. Our fun and knowledgeable guides will show you the city that most tourists don't get to see. We also offer bicycle rentals and custom tours.
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Destination Management/Hospitality Enterprises
610 S. Peters St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 524-5030
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Specialty Tours
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Dixie International Tours, Inc.
1716 Cleveland Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112 [Map It]
(504) 522-9422, (877) 615-7998
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Van Tours, History Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours
Description: Our Dixie tour now includes a Katrina component, as we feel it is important to show you the recovery process taking place. We also show you the most beautiful and historic sections of New Orleans, which were mostly unaffected by the storm. Please call to reserve your tour today.
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Evergreen Plantation Tours
4677 Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049 [Map It]
(985) 497-3837
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, History Heritage Tours, Night Tours, Plantation Tours
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Friends of the Cabildo
523 St. Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 523-3939
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours
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Gray Line Tours
2 Canal St., Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 569-1401, (800) 535-7786
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Culinary Tours, Cocktail Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
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Haunted History Tours
723 St. Peter St. , New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 861-2727, (888) 644-6787
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Specialty Tours
Description: These are the yours you've heard about! As seen on A&E, History Channel, Discovery, Bravo, and recommended by The Travel Channel as "The #1 Tour in New Orleans! - A Must Do!" This is the premier walking tour on French Quarter Haunts and the paranormal. Real hauntings! Real history! And...bring the camera! 90% of our tour participants capture paranormal activity in their photos. Also, see the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (the 2nd most visited tomb in the country) in New Orleans oldest burial ground, St. Louis cemetery #1. And...tour the elegant, lavish, and historic antebellum neighborhood on our daily tours of the Garden District. Tours are mildly theatrical, hugely historical, extremely entertaining! Private group tours are also available. School groups are our specialty! Call for complete information on these and other five star tours offered daily and nightly in the French Quarter and the Garden District.
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Hidden Treasures Ltd.
1915 Chestnut St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 529-4507
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, Van Tours, History Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours
Description: Small specialized tours concentrating on the history of the city, architecture, and interiors of 19th century homes. 
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Historic New Orleans Walking Tours, Inc
2727 Prytania St. Suite 8, New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 947-2120
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours
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Latin A Tours
4703 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie, LA 70001 [Map It]
(504) 779-5961
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, Mardi Gras Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
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Le Monde Creole Tour
(504) 568-1801
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours
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Le Tour Shop
638 St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map It]
(504) 581-6815
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Riverboat Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours
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Louisiana Swamp Tours, LLC
9706 Barataria Blvd., Crown Point, LA 70072 [Map It]
(504) 689-3599, (888) 307-9267
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
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Machu Picchu Travel Services
442 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 561-9050
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, Airboat Tours, Limo Tours, Vespa/Scooter Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Romantic Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Garden Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, Mardi Gras Tours, French Quarter Tours, Carriage Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
Description: On our tours, you can visit the French Quarter, the Warehouse District, and the Garden District, see the "Cities of the Dead", take a Swamp Tour on a relaxing pontoon boat ride or an adventurous airboat, and be captivated by the historical plantations.
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Magic Walking Tours
327 Belleville St., New Orleans, LA 70114 [Map It]
(504) 588-9693
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Specialty Tours
Description: Founded in 1992, Magic Tours is highly respected for a commitment to historical accuracy and providing a top-notch, unforgettable experience. 
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New Orleans Culinary History Tour
4648 Lafaye St., New Orleans, LA 70122 [Map It]
(504) 427-9595
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Romantic Tours, Culinary Tours, French Quarter Tours
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New Orleans Spirit Tours
621 Royal St., New Orleans, LA 70130 [Map It]
(504) 314-0806, (866) 369-1224
Available Tour Type/s: Walking Tours, History Heritage Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours
Description: Daytime Cemetery & Voodoo Tours. Nightly Ghost & Vampire Tours. Group rates and Custom Tours. Visit famous St. Louis Cemetery #1 and a real Voodoo Temple. Explore the Haunted French Quarter. Learn about our unique culture and history. All tours begin a
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Old River Road Plantation Adventure, LLC
1717 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70112 [Map It]
(504) 671-8687, (866) 671-8687
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Riverboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Romantic Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Cemetery Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours
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Roland Through New Orleans
3925 Bellview St., Metairie, LA 70002 [Map It]
(504) 779-6856, (877) 734-4437
Available Tour Type/s: Bus Tours, Walking Tours, Van Tours, Riverboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, Night Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, French Quarter Tours, Haunted Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
Description: Offering personalized group tours. Your group will be charmed by America's most interesting city. Enjoy expert narration by exceptional guides conducting memorable and entertaining tours of historic New Orleans. Motorcoach groups, seniors and students will be fascinated by the world famous French Quarter. Take a comprehensive city tour, stroll through an above ground cemetery, see City Park, Lake Pontchartrain, elegant St. Charles Avenue, the Superdome and more. Learn about Hurricane Katrina's devastation and the city's recovery. Tour magnificent antebellum plantations, enjoy a romantic steamboat cruise or see alligators on a swamp tour. Let the Good Times Roll with a spicy taste of New Orleans nightlife. Hear Dixieland Jazz. Savor delicious Cajun cuisine and learn Cajun dancing. Dine at a fine French Creole restaurant. Let us personalize a great itinerary for your group visit to the Crescent City. Make the most of your time in the Big Easy with tours Roland Through New Orleans.
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Tours by Isabelle
P.O. Box 740972, New Orleans, LA 70174
(504) 391-3544, (888) 223-2093
Available Tour Type/s: Van Tours, Airboat Tours, Flatboat Tours, History Heritage Tours, Swamp Tours, City/Neighborhood Tours, Garden Tours, Multi-LanguageTours, French Quarter Tours, Plantation Tours, Specialty Tours
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