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There are a lot of places of interest in New Orleans and vicinity, that attract tourists' attention: museums, historical landmarks, elegant mansions of the past and mystical cemeteries. There is a tour for every taste. Here we collected the most popular New Orleans tours, showcasing the past and the present of New Orleans.

New Orleans Tours: French Quarter Walking Tour

The French Quarter, the historic heart of New Orleans, is best seen on foot. The French Quarter is the place where many of the interesting attractions and historical landmarks are situated. Visit Jackson Square and see the nation's oldest active cathedral, St. Louis Cathedral and the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson. Visit the Cabildo, where the papers, transferring Louisiana Colony to the United States, were signed. Walk on the Bourbon Street and have a lunch at one of the famous French Quarter restaurants.

New Orleans Tours: New Orleans Cemetery Tour

One of the most unusual New Orleans tours is the Cemetery Tour. New Orleans cemeteries are unique. Because of the high water table, there was a custom of above-ground burial in New Orleans. Ornated tombs of New Orleans cemeteries tell the history of the city better than any book. Many family tombs look like miniature houses complete with iron fences. The rows of tombs resemble streets. New Orleans cemeteries became known as "Cites of the Dead."

New Orleans Tours: Plantation Tour

Don't miss an opportunity to take a step back in time and see what the antebellum Louisiana was like. In New Orleans' vicinity you'll find some well-preserved plantations - reminders of the vanished Old South. Among them there are Destrehan Plantation, the oldest documented plantation house in the lower Mississippi Valley; Houmas House Plantation, which was once Louisiana’s largest sugarcane plantation; Oak Alley Plantation with its Greek Revival mansion and the quarter-mile-long double row of live oaks.