We will drive through the French Quarter and explain the neighborhoods before leaving for a citywide tour.

• Admission Ticket Free

We will visit the first suburb of the city below the French Quarter and describe the placage and caste systems.

• Admission Ticket Free

We will drive out Esplanade Avenue across St. Claude and describe the Treme faubourg, the history of Jazz, and attempts by the Ffrench to compete with the Americans in the Garden District.

• Admission Ticket Free

We will drive through City Park, the site of the Higgins Landing Craft factory, the transition of duels, the WPA, and other topics. We usually stop for beignets here.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We drive out along Lakeshore Drive to see Lake Pontchartrain and discuss hurricane Katrina, the topography of New Orleans and seafood

• Admission Ticket Free

We drive through Lake Lawn Cemetery and discuss the rationale of burials above ground.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We drive the length of St. Charles Avenue, passing Xavier, Tulane and Loyola Universities. We visit the Garden District and have lunch in the area before leaving town to see a plantation.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

We tour Destgrehan Plantation and discuss slavery, the plantation economy, and the history of transportation on the Mississippi River.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

We return visitors to their hotels after the plantation tour.

• Admission Ticket Included