Discover The Love Stories New Orleans Walking Tour
Discover the hidden love stories of New Orleans on this engaging walking tour through the historic French Quarter. Explore the profound relationships shaped by race, religion, and social norms, uncovering tales of enduring love, societal challenges, and the legacy left behind. Starting near the Old Ursuline Convent, this tour invites you to delve into the romance that has flourished in the city for over three centuries, offering insights into both celebrated and overlooked partnerships. Each story highlights the ordinary yet profound aspects of love, from building families to navigating societal constraints.
- Walk through the enchanting French Quarter while uncovering love stories
- Learn about relationships shaped by historical and social contexts
- Explore tales from colonial Louisiana to the twentieth century
- End the tour with a touching marriage story preserved through history
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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Key facts
What's included
Included
- True love stories you will not hear anywhere else
- Insight from journals and diaries of those who lives the stories
- Licensed professional guides who have long standing ties to the city
Not included
- Food or drink
- Gratuities
Itinerary
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Stop 1
Begin with colonial New Orleans and discover how marriage, family, religion, and survival shaped relationships long before modern ideas of romance.
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Stop 2
Explore the meaning of home, marriage, and family through one of the French Quarter’s most important nineteenth-century residences.
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Stop 3
Discover how love, property, family, and a little New Orleans ingenuity could become deeply intertwined.
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Stop 4
Hear the extraordinary story of a relationship that endured for decades despite laws designed to keep the couple apart.
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Stop 5
Move into twentieth-century New Orleans and explore relationships that helped shape the city’s LGBTQ history and community.
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Stop 6
Discover the private love story behind one of America’s most celebrated playwrights and the man who became one of the most important people in his life.
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Stop 7
Explore the complicated difference between legal marriage, religious marriage, and the families people created outside both. Encounter a marriage that challenges romantic storytelling and reminds us that control and possession are not the same thing as love.
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Stop 8
End with a marriage filled with travel, shared interests, ordinary affection, illness, devotion, and a legacy that still helps preserve New Orleans today.
Meeting point & pickup
Meet at the starting point
Meet on the corner of Chartres and Ursulines at the corner of the Convent
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Free cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 100% refund if cancelled at least 1 day(s) before
- 0% refund if cancelled 0–1 day(s) before
- May be cancelled for bad weather
- May be cancelled if there are not enough travelers
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