New Orleans, LA, USA
Visit an off-the-tourist-beaten-path destination in New Orleans, St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. and join local author and historian Sally Asher for this guided tour to learn all about it.
The cemetery was founded in 1854, and over the years, it has served as the final resting place for many notable people. It is famous for its many angel statues that one can “almost hear the beat of their wings.”
Strolling around, among the graves you will visit, and the people you will learn about are – the first businesswoman to have a public statue erected in her honor, the hunchbacked photographer who secretly photographed prostitutes, the woman behind the quirky castle, legendary chefs who were activists in the Civil Rights movement. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
This guided walking tour wanders the streets of the New Orleans French Quarter area, focusing on the history and customs of Voodoo. This folk religion that mixes African and Haitian-based magical elements with Catholic rites.
You will learn all about the Voodoo culture in NOLA, its origin, who practiced it, where, when, and how. The tour will stop at an authentic voodoo store, the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, and places related to the notorious Voodoo Queen and community leader Marie Laveau, including her final resting place in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1.
It was established in 1789 and is the oldest cemetery in the city. The graves are in above-ground tombs. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
This guided walking tour takes place at the famous French Quarter of New Orleans. While walking along the streets, you will hear all the interesting stories about women who lived, contributed, and shaped this place. Among these women were voodoo queens, serial killers, holy nuns, famous artists, and many more. Take this guided tour to learn all about the whole history of the French Quarter. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
Experience the joy and happiness of shoe shopping in a unique shoe store in the French Quarter. You will find a large variety of designer shoes, original styles, and many more surprises. Read more...
Vacherie, LA, USA
This half-day guided tour will take you to visit the famous 19th-century sugar plantations located only several miles from New Orleans.
See the different south’s scenery, view the Mississippi River, and discover the stories of the people who lived in the plantations – the owners and enslaved people.
At the National Historic Landmark Oak Alley Plantation, you’ll walk through the canopied path of the 300 years old oaks trees and visit the house, while at Laura Plantation you’ll visit the slaves’ cabins, visit the main house and hear the stories of the women who managed it, especially the one who the plantation is named after. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
Follow the founding mothers of New Orleans to learn a different perspective about the city.
Stroll the mysterious and magical French Quarter, visiting key landmarks while listening to the stories of the Voodoo Queens, the serial killer who brought fear to the city and the female ghosts who roam the streets. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
This adult-only tour will walk through the French Quarter, revealing the dark side of New Orleans.
Hear the stories about the ladies of the night as well as the places they worked at.
Stop for a drink and learn how the sex trade influenced the city’s history and the impact the Civil War had on New Orleans’ abandoned women. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
Experience the famous French Quarter through the eyes of the women who lived, worked, and shaped this place in a private tour that will reveal all the history of New Orleans through women eyes.
Learn deeper how women lived in New Orleans in the old days of segregation, and discrimination, and how they fought and shaped the city. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
A guided tour that focuses on the hidden stories of the women of New Orleans.
While walking through the French Quarter, you’ll get to know the history and gossips of some of the city’s most influential women – the debutantes, Ursuline nuns, the ladies of Storyville’s red-light district, the voodoo priestesses and more. Read more...
New Orleans, LA, USA
This guided tour will walk you through the beautiful historic houses in the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery #1 while listening to the interesting facts of the area’s history and juicy stories about the people who lived and live here.
The guide will also pay attention to celebrity houses and movie scenes that were filmed in this neighborhood. Read more...