New Orleans Pet Friendly Activities, Tours & Attractions

Royal Carriages is the premier carriage tour company in New Orleans and the History & Haunts Carriage Tour is a thrilling insider's view of the French Quarter after dark. With a knowledgeable and hospitable tour guide, guests will trot around the Quarter's streets hearing tales of ghosts and ghouls. What a wonderful way to see the town, learn a bit of history, and experience a one of a kind adventure.

Hop aboard a comfortable carriage and see the French Quarter & its picturesque neighborhoods the way it was meant to be seen! These award-winning carriage tours feature licensed tour guides and are fully narrated, providing guests with a ride that is both scenic, entertaining, and fact-filled. This particular route travels through the quieter, lesser trafficked areas of the French Quarter and the neighboring areas known for its colorful Creole architecture and live jazz music venues NOT on Bourbon Street.

This mysterious 5-in-1 tour is like nothing travelers have ever experienced! Follow your licensed guide into the dark alleys and secret courtyards of the French Quarter to learn about ghosts, vampires, witches, voodoo, and unexplained mysteries; all together in one tour! As seen on A&E, Discovery, Fox Network, The History Channel, MTV, Sci Fi, and recommended by The Travel Channel as, "The #1 Tour In New Orleans," this tour is sure to be bone-chillingly delightful! Book today!

"Journey Into The Darkness," the French Quarter Vampire Tour, offers a combination of fiction and reality. Fictional history includes that of Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, and visiting the, "Interview with the Vampire" movie site. The tour also takes participants to sites of actual "vampire-type" killings taken from police records, city archives, diaries, and personal interviews. As seen on A&E, Discovery, Fox Network, The History Channel, MTV, Sci-Fi, and recommended by The Travel Channel as "The #1 Tour In New Orleans," this tour is sure to fang-tastic!

If you are looking to experience a combination tour and educational museum, then this Houmas House & The Great River Road Museum Day Trip is the pick for you! This historic estate boasts 38 acres of the south’s grandest gardens, three restaurants, a luxurious Inn, and a historic mansion open daily for tours. The guided mansion tour leads guests through the architectural evolution of the mansion and details how a succession of owners and the Mississippi River grew this manor house to the estate it is today. Period antiques, artwork, and artifacts help the costumed guides tell the story of plantation life. Once sprawling over 300,000 acres, Houmas House has survived wars, floods, abandonment, and the test of time. Spend some time experiencing the Antebellum South. Once you have explored the Houmas Estate, visit The Great River Road Museum. This expansive museum educates about life on the Mississippi - exploring the culture, commerce, folklore, and music. Once you’ve completed this attraction, save time to walk across the bridge located in the parking lot and enjoy sweeping views of the Mississippi River and the surrounding landscape.

Travel in your own private carriage while listening to the stories of the city by your private tour guide. Private Horse Carriage Tours are provided daily and nightly throughout the 300-year old French Quarter. Small Carriages hold 2-4 passengers in each, making this activity perfect for a romantic date or family fun.

With everything from Armstrong to Zydeco, listen and walk (or maybe dance if guests are so inclined), through one of the oldest and most musical neighborhoods of New Orleans - Treme'! Learn from master storytellers why they say, “All music (at least American music), is born in New Orleans!" As guests walk from location to location, listen as the tour guide plays some of the best and most historically important music of NOLA. Learn about the music as your guide places it and its performers into the greater musical and historical context of the city. Hear historically important pieces of music including drumming in Congo Square, traditional and modern jazz, spirituals, and rock-n-roll. Book today!

Take a walk on the wild side with the tour that explores a different view of New Orleans. This epic afternoon journey through the French Quarter gives you the inside scoop on some of the most infamous history and hustles over the course of 300 or so years. Enjoy age-old tales of trailblazers and characters fueled by lust, greed, and magic. Your tour guide will help you discover the secrets of the city's trailblazers including mobsters, voodooists, prostitutes, pirates, musicians, politicians, and even nuns! Be a part of the bump and grind on Bourbon Street and get lost in the city's surprising past with this exciting, adults-only tour. Book your spot today for an afternoon of tantalizing thrills.

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