Tour
Guided cemetery tour
St. Louis No. 1 is above-ground tombs and a lot of myth. You go with a licensed guide. That is the rule, and it is the better hour anyway.
French Quarter$$
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Tours & cruises
One search across restaurants, nightlife, parks, the season, and the accounts worth following. The menus above are the short version. Nothing here is a paid placement.
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Cruise
Steamboat Natchez
The paddlewheeler cruise. A calliope, the port, and the skyline from the only angle that makes the Quarter look small. City of New Orleans is the running mate, same company, same Toulouse Street Wharf.
Riverfront$$$
Tour
Swamp tour
Cypress, gators, and a boat an hour from the Quarter. Book a licensed operator that picks up downtown so you are not driving a rental into a marsh.
Jean Lafitte$$$
Tour
Kayak Bayou St. John
A flat bayou through Mid-City, with City Park at the end of it. Kayak-iti-Yat is the longtime local operator.
Mid-City$$
Views
Algiers Ferry
The pedestrian ferry to Algiers Point. Five minutes, the whole skyline, and a neighborhood that feels like a village on the other bank.
Riverfront$
Cruise
City of New Orleans
The running mate to the Steamboat Natchez, same company, same wharf. A 75-minute cruise. Witches lunch and brunch cruises are posted for October 30 and 31. A Saturday brunch with 75-cent mimosas is on the grid without a date.
Riverfront$$$