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Free New Orleans walking tour - French Quarter to Treme, in 30 seconds

Your free walking tour of New Orleans, custom-built around what you actually want to see. Tell us a neighbourhood, theme, or vibe and your audio walking tour is ready in 30 seconds. Works offline, 9 voiced languages, 30 free minutes on signup.

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French Quarter

Vieux Carré. Jackson Square, Bourbon, Royal, ironwork balconies.

Marigny

Frenchmen Street live music. Where locals go when tourists take Bourbon.

Bywater

Hip post-Katrina. Pastel shotgun houses, Crescent Park, indie everything.

Garden District

19th-century mansions, oaks, Lafayette Cemetery, Anne Rice's old turf.

Treme

Oldest African-American neighbourhood in the US. Jazz was born here.

Warehouse District

Galleries, the WWII Museum, restaurants in old industrial brick.

Magazine Street

Six miles of indie shops and restaurants from Uptown to Downtown.

Uptown

Tulane, Audubon Park, the St Charles streetcar line, oak canopy.

Mid-City

City Park, the art museum, Bayou St John, locals' food.

Algiers Point

Across the Mississippi by free ferry. Old NOLA from a distance.

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New Orleans picks

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Six shortcuts to the NOLA you didn't know you wanted to see.

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Eat the actual NOLA

Beignets at Café du Monde (3am if you can - empty, magical). Po'boys at Parkway Bakery. Gumbo at Coop's Place. Oysters at Casamento's. Skip the Bourbon Street daiquiris in plastic yards - they're tourist juice.

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Hidden gem: Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

The above-ground cemetery where Marie Laveau is buried. Tour-only (no walk-ins since 2015) but tours run from 9am. Eerie, beautiful, the older parts go back to 1789. Bring respect, water, and a hat.

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In the rain

The WWII Museum (one of the best US history museums). NOMA in City Park. The Cabildo on Jackson Square. Or duck into any bar - NOLA was made for thunderstorms. Order a Sazerac and wait it out.

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With kids in tow

Audubon Zoo + Aquarium combo. Steamboat Natchez cruise on the Mississippi. Storyland in City Park (life-size storybook scenes). Mardi Gras World (warehouse where the floats are built). Beignets always.

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For the photo

Jackson Square at sunrise. The pastel shotgun houses of Bywater. Garden District mansions on First Street. The St Charles streetcar in the oak canopy. Pirate's Alley behind St Louis Cathedral.

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Late and looking for trouble

Live jazz on Frenchmen (Spotted Cat, Snug Harbor, d.b.a.). Cocktails at Sazerac Bar or Carousel Bar (revolving). Drinks on Bourbon for the spectacle. Open containers are legal - the to-go cup is a NOLA tradition.

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How it works

How iWander walks New Orleans with you.

Three things, in 30 seconds.

iWander home screen

01

Type the walk you want.

Any neighbourhood, theme, or vibe. "Jazz birthplace", "Voodoo walk", "Tennessee Williams' Quarter". iWander writes you the walk in 30 seconds.

iWander audio walk in progress

02

Hear the story as you walk.

Pirates, Voodoo queens, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Tennessee Williams - NOLA's layered stories in your ear, hands-free.

iWander on-demand AI guide

03

Ask anything along the way.

What's that ironwork pattern? Who lived in this shotgun house? Point your camera, ask out loud, or type. Answers in seconds, in your language.

Works offline · 9 voiced languages · 30 free minutes on signup

Local knowledge

What we'd tell you on day one

The stuff you only learn after you've walked it.

01

Skip Bourbon, walk Royal.

Bourbon Street is for stag parties. Royal Street one block over is the actual French Quarter - antique shops, courtyards, balcony jazz drifting down. Same Quarter, different city.

02

Open containers are legal.

You can drink on the street in plastic cups (no glass). Order a "go cup" before you leave a bar. It's part of the culture, not the cliché.

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The streetcar is $1.25.

St Charles Avenue line runs from Canal to Audubon, oak canopy, 1923 wooden cars. Slowest commute in America. Pay with exact cash or the Le Pass app.

04

Tip 20%.

Standard US tipping. Music venues: $5-10 to the band when the bucket comes round. Brass bands on Frenchmen and at Jackson Square run on cash tips.

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Best seasons: October–April.

Summer is hot, humid, hurricane-anxious. Mardi Gras is February (book a year ahead). Jazz Fest is late April-early May. October-December is mild and magical.

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Walk Frenchmen at 21:00.

Live music in 6 venues within 2 blocks. Free or $5 cover. Spotted Cat, d.b.a., Snug Harbor for the real jazz. Frenchmen is what tourists wish Bourbon was.

Questions

Frequently asked

The historic centre is. French Quarter, Marigny, Treme, Warehouse District - all walkable from each other. Uptown needs the streetcar. The city is flat, hot, atmospheric.
Three days for French Quarter, Marigny, Garden District + a Treme music walk. Four days adds Bywater and Magazine St. NOLA reveals itself slowly - longer is better.
9 languages at launch including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese. AI walks generate in your phone's language by default.
Marigny or the edge of the French Quarter. Walking distance to Frenchmen Street (live music), Royal Street antiques, Café du Monde and Jackson Square. Quieter than Bourbon.
You will. Afternoon thunderstorms are routine April-October. They pass in 20 minutes. Step inside any bar or café, order chicory coffee, wait it out.
Yes. Download a tour over Wi-Fi before you head out. The app runs without signal.

Practical info

Good to know before you go

Language
English (some Louisiana French)
Currency
US Dollar ($)
Time zone
CST / CDT (GMT-6 / -5)
Best season
October–April · avoid July-September (humidity + hurricane)
Nearest airport
Louis Armstrong (MSY) - 24 km
Getting around
Foot, streetcar, ferry, Lyft

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Updated 14 May 2026 by the iWander local team · Curated for accuracy