Join Free Tours by Foot on our Garden District Tour as we stroll the leafy, magnolia-shaded streets of the Garden District and a city of the dead, Lafayette Cemetery #1. This walking tour is not just mansions and manicured gardens, but stories of legends, tragedy, epidemics, lost causes, movie stars, celebrity chefs, and haunted spirits.
Visit historic New Orleans on this French Quarter Walking Tour. Tour operates on a pay-what-you-like basis, meaning all can enjoy no matter what one's budget
On this tour, we combine history and how-to. We’ll share stories of the holiday’s origins, but your guide will also be a seasoned parade veteran who can help you decide which events to attend and how to have a great time. And if you’re not here for parade days, we can help you get a taste of the season anytime.
Welcome to Free Tours by Foot, offering name-your-own-price New Orleans walking tours, including ghost, cemetery, and food tours.
Everyone should be permitted to take a guided tour for a price they feel it was worth or what they could afford - even free!
And in this time of pandemics, we've also created a slate of free video tours, condensed versions of our live guided tours that you can enjoy anywhere and anytime.
You could browse the tours that we have by clicking the links below, by scrolling our public calendar.
Or, you could simply go to our booking page to see what we have available and to book now.
We have over 4000 reviews with a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
We are so well-reviewed, that TripAdvisor seems to hide us from you (probably because we don't pay commissions). Read the reviews for yourself.
ExcellentFree Tours by Foot - New Orleans Walking Tours4.9★★★★★ Based on 1968 reviews fromSee all reviews review us onKelsey Rae G. ★★★★★ I recently did the ghost tour led by Lisa, and it was a highlight of my girls trip! It was such an interesting way to explore the French Quarter and learn about its history. Lisa was so engaging and knowledgeable. She took time to answer our questions at each stop and she was just a wealth of information! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting New Orleans. I'd even do it again on a future visit!Patrick M. ★★★★★ Excellent walking tour of the Garden District. Our guide Sean was super knowledgeable and entertaining. Highly recommend grabbing him as a guide, plus reserving a Sunday afternoon tour. Will be using Free Tours by Foot next trip back in NOLA.alicia L. ★★★★★ We took the French Quater Food tour with Roni. It’s totally worthy of our time. Roni is knowledgeable about history and culture. The spots he brought us to are historic and represent real NOLA. Very family friendly tour, highly recommendedchelsey G. ★★★★★ We had such an inciteful and fun tour. Sandy was our guide and was not was she funny, she really knew her stuff! You can tell she's done her history homework!Jojo H ★★★★★ Did the French Quarter tour with Sandy who is knowledgeable and has a terrific sense of humour and wit. She’s a wonderful tour leader! Would highly recommend this tour!Amanda B. ★★★★★ Sandy was such a gem! It was a fun tour and even after the tour, Sandy gave us lots of great recs. 10/10 recommendLisa ★★★★★ Took a voodoo tour last week with Sandy and it was phenomenal. Starting in Armstrong park with the drum circles in Congo Square where we learned the significance of both voodoo and that space. Then we went through the French quarter and learned much more about voodoo practices. Sandy was extremely knowledgeable, provided lots of information and answered questions along the way. Highly recommend the tour and Sandy!Kelly H. ★★★★★ Don't miss the opportunity to learn about the strength and resilience of African people, as well as the truth and beauty of the Vodou religion from High Priest Robi. So informative and fascinating, you will not be disappointed. Thank you so much, Robi!Ines D. ★★★★★ My husband and I highly recommend the Treme tour with Evian. It was an outstanding and very informative experience, and we are grateful that Evian provided us with so much knowledge about the city's and this particular neighbourhood's history. We also very much enjoyed the ghost tour with Lisa. It was a really interesting and entertaining activity and a fun thing to do.V F ★★★★★ Daniel was a fantastic guide. Lively, engaging and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend his tours.Jim W. ★★★★★ My wife and I did the two hour garden district tour. Sean was our tour guide and was simply outstanding. Very knowledgeable, passionate, and entertaining with his sense of humor . He did not miss a beat with all the history, past and present, of this amazing section of New Orleans.Sydney J. ★★★★★ Lisa was fantastic!!!Sarah K. ★★★★★ Lisa is a great storyteller! My family (including teen boys) had a fantastic time hearing the ghost stories around the French Quarter! We highly recommend the tour!Noah S. ★★★★★ Very spooky ghost tour by Lisa. I will not look at the French quarter the same after!Becky T. ★★★★★ Excellent tour of the Garden District with Andrew F. He was smart, engaging and knowledgeable. Not only was he well-versed in local lore, he also gave great recommendations for eateries and happenings around town.T W ★★★★★ I watched several of FTBF’s videos on YouTube before my first trip to New Orleans, and it really helped me shape my holiday and made me feel more confident as a single female traveler. I was also impressed that they had tips like tourist traps to avoid - they aren’t afraid to call out places that aren’t great. When I arrived I did one of their audio tours of the Garden District and it was really good, and I was impressed with how the sound linked up to Google Maps etc. Thanks team!Lulu P. ★★★★★ Lisa did an excellent job sharing entertaining stories during the ghost tour. My daughter usually thinks walking tours are boring, but thought this one was super interesting.Daniel did a fabulous job on the Garden District walking tour. It was well paced and he shared relevant information about the area's history.Natalie B. ★★★★★ We absolutely loved our Voodoo tour! Sandy was an amazing and respectful tour guide and we all felt like we left the tour with a better understanding of NOLA history. Everyone on our 9 person bachelorette trip really enjoyed our tour and would highly recommend to any other large groups looking for something fun and historical to do in the cityteresa F. ★★★★★ First time to NOLA and took the Voodoo tour with Sandi- so great! She is an astute historian and explained the nuance of this fascinating and confusing religion that is often maligned and misunderstood. I love this city!!!Naf M. ★★★★★ I've done multiple free tours by foot, and Robi's voodoo tour, was the absolute BEST tour I've ever had. It was more than just a tour, it was truly a healing experience with an actual Voodoo priest. Get ready to get enlightened, and learn a lot about science, history and religions. Just go with an open mind and be kind to the absolute best guide in the city ❤️ I recommend this tour to everyone !Heather W. ★★★★★ Denise H. ★★★★★ We did the Voodoo tour with Sandy and she was great. Very informative and learned so much. Great stops throughout with great historyRita T. ★★★★★ Sandy was a wonderfully informative tour guide. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants an in-depth, historically accurate tour about voodoo and New Orleans cultural history.Cheryl M. ★★★★★ We did a Friday morning voodoo tour with High Priest Robi, and he was great! So knowledgable, and such a character. Highly recommend you spend time with him if you really want to learn what voodoo is all about, and what it is not.Robert C. ★★★★★ Went on the voodoo tour with Sandy. I cannot recommend more. Amazing tour; I learned a lot.Nikita M. ★★★★★ I did the Voodoo tour with high priest Robi and it was incredible! An absolute must do. He's so interesting and dynamic, one of the highlights of our trip.Casey C. ★★★★★ We did the Voodoo History tour with Sandy. It was very informative and entertaining. It's definitely worth going on if you're visiting New Orleans.Patrick T ★★★★★ Robi is a national treasure.N M ★★★★★ Just finished the ghost tour with Lisa! She was amazing!!! So knowledgeable and honestly couldn’t have asked for a better guide! Would have never known half of what I now know!!!Megan S. ★★★★★ The voodoo tour by Sandy in the French quarter was great! I learned a lot about the voodoo religion from her and was fascinated to better understand the history, what is myth, and more about the New Orleans history, too. Definitely recommend.Esther Y. ★★★★★ I did the ghost tour with Lisa and had a great time! Lisa took us through a few spots, and it was such a delight to hear the stories accompanying the sites. Lisa made sure we had plenty of opportunities to take the photos we wanted and to answer all the questions we had - highly recommend this if you’re in New Orleans!Melissa B. ★★★★★ This tour was a nice way to understand the history behind the Garden District and to avoid just wandering around and pointing at pretty houses. Our guide was very knowledgeable but sometimes a bit too opinionated- and anyone who can confidently say they're not a Beyoncé fan to a large group is certainly courageous.Daniel J. H. ★★★★★ Looking for fun, information-packed walking tours of New Orleans? Sign up to hang out with Andrew F. on one of his Free Tours by Foot. I Iearned a great deal about the history of the French Quarter, the evolution of jazz, how local visual artists rose to prominence and the stories behind some literary greats' connections to New Orleans on Andrew's Music, Arts and More tour. Next time I'm in the Crescent City, I'll be doing another of Andrew's tours.Alicia T. ★★★★★ Great tour. Learned so much!Prem P. ★★★★★ We had Kayla, she was super engaging and answered all of the groups numerous questions. Had a great time, laughed a lot, and learned a lot.TC P. ★★★★★ Loved it and loved Priest Robi.Ghulam M. I. ★★★★★ Very informative walking tour.Margaux V. ★★★★★ Toured with Sandy and it was a blast! Not a boring rehash of history , Sandy made it fun and engaging! Highly recommend!Desiree G ★★★★★ Toured with Sandy and she was so great. She is very well informed and is warm and entertaining. Definitely recommend her!Anastasia S. ★★★★★ We loved our tour of the French Quarter with Sandy! Very funny and informative. Would highly recommend!Julia R. ★★★★★ We did the French Quarter tour a few days ago with Shaun (hope that's the way his name is spelled :D) and it was very informative. Shaun told a lot of interesting stories and shared many funny tidbits with us too. His recommendations were good as well. Even though he had problems with his voice, he went through with the tour and we had no problems understanding him or anything. I hope he's fine again. Can totally recommend! 🙂Jack C. ★★★★★ Kayla was the best. She is so full of life (and information) that I almost liked the walking. 🙂 We were introduced to various foods and a masters course in the culture and cuisine of New Orleans. Thanks girl!Gabriel J. ★★★★★ Kayla LeMaire, this tour was very immersive and the food was delicious. It was apparent that lots of thought, time, and care was put into this tour. There were some real “hidden gems” in the tour I would’ve never payed attention to otherwise. Delicious food, very informational with the history of the food and the area, very kind and personable lady.Morgan D. ★★★★★ We took a ghost tour with Lisa and a voodoo tour with Priest Robi! Both were excellent but I adored Priest Robi! They have the most amazing energy and so much information. I would 100% recommend taking the ghost tour with Lisa and I would damn near DEMAND yall take the Priest Robi Voodoo tour! Fantastic individuals and free tours by foot is a great program! Thank you yall!!!!Awilda H. ★★★★★ Signed up for vodoo tour with Robi but Sandy did the tour instead. She was awesome very knowledgeable and funny. Gave us the true history of vodoo and versus the Hollywood version.Melanie L. ★★★★★ Andrew was the best tour guide! He was extremely informative, funny and offered lots of great trivia as well as tips on other great places to see in New Orleans outside the French Quarter. I would highly recommend this tour!Ashley-Rae R. ★★★★★ I had two tours on the same day, one with Robi and one with Andrew. I cannot say this loudly enough, if you're in New Orleans and you want to book any kind of tour, do it with Free Tours by Foot! Their tour guides are next level!The Voodoo tour with Robi was actually life changing, he was so kind and knowledgeable, and incredibly funny, which made the whole tour an absolute joy to attend. I learnt so much the beautiful teachings of voodoo and the rich history surrounding it and its origins. I felt so at home and Robi was so incredible with the group making everyone feel welcome and included. And thanks to Robi's recommendations we got to see drumming in Congo Square on Sunday and I'm reading a brilliant book on Hatian Vodou that he suggested!The Music, Arts, & More tour with Andrew was just wonderful! We learnt about the origins of Jazz in New Orleans, the evolution of the sound to what we hear today, and the stories of those who perfected it. I had a smile on my face the whole way through this tour. Andrew was so generous with his time and answering questions, and clearly has a real passion for everything he is talking about. I highly suggest jumping on this tour if you can!Free Tours by Foot lived up to every hope I had after finding them on Youtube a few years ago. Their thorough videos also helped me HUGELY in planning when and where I wanted to go in Nola, so much so that when I got here I barely needed a map! Not to mention all the places I got to visit that I would never have found by myself! Their videos will be a lovely source of nostaligia to watch when I get home. They are all beautiful people and some of the most well versed and learned tour guides in the city. It was a genuine pleasure to have had the oppertunity to go on multiple tours, I felt so at home.Thank you Andrew & Robi for an experience I will never forget, and for all of your kind words and recommendations!- Ashley Rae - United Kingdom xcarly R. ★★★★★ Had a great voodoo tour with Sandy. Super informative, respectful, and had some top notch dry humor sprinkled in to keep the spirits lightAlexandra B. ★★★★★ Sandy was amazing ! She was very knowledgeable and entertainingMaya T. ★★★★★ Book the Voodoo Tour with High Priest Robi! I have been all over the world, done hundreds of tours. THIS WAS THE BEST ONE. Robi is kind, intentional, thoughtful, knowledgeable, hilarious, and full of love and colour and humanity and ugh I just wanted to stay and hug him forever. Thank you for your special light and insights, I will come back just to see you 🙂 Merci mon frere.
For a history of bars and beverages, try our Cocktail Tour.
The United States' first black neighborhood, home of musical innovation, civil rights activist, and lots more lies just outside the French Quarter - learn more on our Treme Tour.
Don't see what you're looking for, or has the tour you're looking for already sold out?
Then consider a private tour with us. We offer reasonably priced private tours, including many of our signature tours and some other specialties as well.
This city is famous for its cemeteries, which for most visitors to New Orleans are unique and exotic.
There are over 50 cemeteries in New Orleans that have all or most of the graves above ground, but there is really just a handful that is reasonably reachable for most tourists.
