French Quarter: Tours & Tickets

Charlotte was an amazing cemetery guide! She knew all the right places to stop and she was concerned for our health in the heat. She knew so much history that she had stories about the city on the way to the cemetery. And she knew a lot about a variety of topics; architecture, military history; political history, and the best place to get cold water for the tour! Once in the cemetery, she was able to talk about way more than Marie Laveau. She was respectful of the cemetery and the vaults. She was full of details that brought the cemetery to life (pun intended!). She connected with each member of her group and told the right stories for the right people. She even recommended two books that I plan to order for my library when I get home. I would recommend her tour to anyone interested in visiting St Louis #1!

Dartanya spent too much time spent in Armstrong Park standing and talking, and I realized later that we didn’t see Armstrong’s statue! Less time was available to walk the neighborhood. A laundromat referred to in the tour description was not pointed out, not sure what the significance was. The Petit Jazz Museum was a delight, but it wasn’t clear on tour description or guide that the tour was ending there for presentation by Alvin Jackson.

When we went to collect the passes from 414 canal street the woman that we had to deal with was the most unhelpful person we have ever met. All she said was that we had to phone to make all our own reservations. She booked us on the city tour but didn’t then tell us we had to go & see her for wrist bands later on in the day. The phoning for reservations was a little stressful but luckily enough our hotel did that for us

We enjoyed our tour on day 1 in the city. Beth was our tour guide and shared the history and her experience as a long time resident of the city and her ongoing participation with mardi gras floats. Dee was our driver and all went smoothly. Especially enjoyed the views of the Garden District.

I would recommend spending this 3.5 hours to anyone. It's not a strenuous bike ride and it's very informative. We went back to many of the neighborhoods we cycle 3. It gave us a great lay of the land and so much to talk about! Thank you Jack!