Lisa E. (Peachy in Georgia)
Latest Reviews
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
PSA: To go inside the cemetery, you must buy tour tickets in advance and there is only one tour company that has access to the interior of this cemetery.
On the day of your tour, check in at the visitor’s center located to the right of the cemetery entrance and wait there to start your tour. There is air conditioning and clean restrooms in this building and a big parking lot.
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Fascinating historic cemetery at the edge of the French Quarter. Our tour guide Buddy was a sweet man, very knowledgeable, and he gave my pale daughter and I an umbrella for some shade which was appreciated.
I have taken this tour a couple times in the past with different groups, and but Buddy was the first person to explain how the crypts are basically natural crematoriums for the bodies put within them. That was a cool, new fact to learn!
We went in late June and it was HOT. The cemetery is primarily concrete and white stone and, in the New Orleans sun, heat just radiates out of that place. Temp was in the 90s in the rest of the French Quarter that day, but there were signs that said it was 110° within the cemetery so if we felt sick, we should depart.
Having the umbrella was very nice, and there are also a few covered stops within the cemetery that also have a misting system to keep you from overheating.
Oh! And the famous cemetery cat, Esmeralda, even graced us with her presence!
On the day of your tour, check in at the visitor’s center located to the right of the cemetery entrance and wait there to start your tour. There is air conditioning and clean restrooms in this building and a big parking lot.
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Fascinating historic cemetery at the edge of the French Quarter. Our tour guide Buddy was a sweet man, very knowledgeable, and he gave my pale daughter and I an umbrella for some shade which was appreciated.
I have taken this tour a couple times in the past with different groups, and but Buddy was the first person to explain how the crypts are basically natural crematoriums for the bodies put within them. That was a cool, new fact to learn!
We went in late June and it was HOT. The cemetery is primarily concrete and white stone and, in the New Orleans sun, heat just radiates out of that place. Temp was in the 90s in the rest of the French Quarter that day, but there were signs that said it was 110° within the cemetery so if we felt sick, we should depart.
Having the umbrella was very nice, and there are also a few covered stops within the cemetery that also have a misting system to keep you from overheating.
Oh! And the famous cemetery cat, Esmeralda, even graced us with her presence!
French Quarter Phantoms Ghost Tours New Orleans
Loved our night time ghost and vampire tour with the inimitable YahYah Universe as our guide. She shared some terrifically creepy ghost and vampire stories from the French Quarter, along with other historical facts about the city in an engaging, enthusiastic and knowledgeable manner. Some of the tales left me feeling creepy long after the tour as we walked back to our hotel!
The tour starts at a bar and they offer 2 for 1 Hurricanes in a big souvenir glass. We got two and it was fruity treat that was nice to sip as we walked around the sweltering city in late June.
You walk at a fairly slow pace with several stops for about an hour before stopping at a second bar location for drink refills and bathroom breaks if you need them.
The tour takes you to some places you’ve heard of like the Ursuline Convent, The Gardette-LePretre Mansion, better known as the Sultan’s Palace, The Andrew Jackson Hotel and of course, the infamous LaLaurie Mansion of American Horror Story fame.
I posted a video but, even though no one was at the Mansion when we visited, it looks like something is moving about behind the third story windows!
It was very fun learning the real story behind these haunted locales from a talented New Orleans Native. If we had more time in the city, we’d definitely have taken other tours with this company.
The tour starts at a bar and they offer 2 for 1 Hurricanes in a big souvenir glass. We got two and it was fruity treat that was nice to sip as we walked around the sweltering city in late June.
You walk at a fairly slow pace with several stops for about an hour before stopping at a second bar location for drink refills and bathroom breaks if you need them.
The tour takes you to some places you’ve heard of like the Ursuline Convent, The Gardette-LePretre Mansion, better known as the Sultan’s Palace, The Andrew Jackson Hotel and of course, the infamous LaLaurie Mansion of American Horror Story fame.
I posted a video but, even though no one was at the Mansion when we visited, it looks like something is moving about behind the third story windows!
It was very fun learning the real story behind these haunted locales from a talented New Orleans Native. If we had more time in the city, we’d definitely have taken other tours with this company.
Buckner Mansion
Lovely historic home with a gorgeous ironwork fence in New Orleans’ Garden District. This house served as Miss Robichaux’s Academy, the school for witchcraft, in American Horror Story: Coven.
The owners do not want you lingering in front of their home for long though - there are several private property and no loitering signs along the front gate.
The owners do not want you lingering in front of their home for long though - there are several private property and no loitering signs along the front gate.
Pearl River Swamp Tours
We love the Okefenokee in Georgia and wanted to explore the Louisiana Bayou. Paid for the small boat VIP tour so we could go into the smaller spaces as advertised. Expected it to be eco focused.
Instead our tour guide spent quite a bit of time detailing the gruesome ways you hunt and kill alligators, much to my daughter’s horror. I get it, you’re a tough gator hunter, but maybe keep that to yourself when people are here to appreciate the beauty of the Bayou ecosystem. So much for the “preservation” you talk about on your website.
We went on the afternoon tour in late June and we did see around 10 alligators, including one big one, which our guide charmed over to our boat with protein snacks, but no other wildlife other than a small turtle and some lovely birds.
The portion of the trip where only their smaller boat can go was just a short channel right next to the dock and tour building. I thought paying so much extra for the VIP tour would get us out to some remote and special viewing opportunities but this wasn’t it.
This tour was the most expensive thing we did on our vacation and I do not feel it was was worth how much extra we paid for the small boat experience.
Instead our tour guide spent quite a bit of time detailing the gruesome ways you hunt and kill alligators, much to my daughter’s horror. I get it, you’re a tough gator hunter, but maybe keep that to yourself when people are here to appreciate the beauty of the Bayou ecosystem. So much for the “preservation” you talk about on your website.
We went on the afternoon tour in late June and we did see around 10 alligators, including one big one, which our guide charmed over to our boat with protein snacks, but no other wildlife other than a small turtle and some lovely birds.
The portion of the trip where only their smaller boat can go was just a short channel right next to the dock and tour building. I thought paying so much extra for the VIP tour would get us out to some remote and special viewing opportunities but this wasn’t it.
This tour was the most expensive thing we did on our vacation and I do not feel it was was worth how much extra we paid for the small boat experience.
Fleurty Girl French Quarter
Love the store name! Super cute, upscale New Orleans gift shop with a sense of humor. Lots of punny shirts, cute baby and children’s clothing, coloring books, kitchen items and more. Well-air conditioned and clean too!