Gray Line New Orleans: Isle of New Orleans Tour

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Duration: 3h 30m
Location: Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office, Toulouse Street & The River – behind Jax Brewery, New Orleans, LA 70130, United States | New Orleans, United States


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Chance to learn history of famous local neighborhoods
View of the world's longest over-water bridge
Glimpse at the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina
Above-ground vaults at St. Louis Cemetery Number 3
New Canal Lighthouse Museum, rebuilt after Katrina

Inclusions:
Narrated bus tour
Stop at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
Stop at City Park's Morning Call Café and Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Admission to and guided tour of New Basin Canal Lighthouse Museum

Description:

Follow the waterways of New Orleans past historic locations and captivating views of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Your journey passes through neighborhoods ranging from the French Quarter to the Ninth Ward.

Travel through neighborhoods like Faubourg Marigny, Lakeview, and Carrolton while hearing about the history of the area. In the Ninth Ward, witness the ongoing recovery after catastrophic flooding caused by multiple levee breaks during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hear the stories and see the ongoing recovery of this neighborhood.

Visit St. Louis Cemetery Number 3 and follow the footpaths along the above-ground cemetery's elaborate crypts and 19th-century marble tombs. A stop in City Park lets you visit the Morning Call Café or Besthoff Sculpture Garden before heading to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.

You can get a bird's-eye view from the New Canal Lighthouse, which was rebuilt after nearly being destroyed by Katrina. During the guided tour, you can see the levees along the lakefront and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway—the longest bridge over water in the world.