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Garden District

New Orleans, LA (Garden District)
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Ranked #9 of 152 attractions in New Orleans
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Type: Neighborhoods, Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas, Historic Walking Areas
Activities: City walk sightseeing
Description: An area of the city that features numerous historic homes.
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Warsaw, Poland
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Beautiful houses, some wooden and some poshy. Gardens rule! The surrounding reminds you lazy old school feeling of vacation and romantic South.

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San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2013 NEW

It's nice to take a streetcar through the city sights. Friday must be gardeners day because leaf blowers, etc. were out in force...

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Nashville USA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2013 NEW

This is the New Orleans of the affluent set. Very lovely and even here the trees are adorned with mardi gras beads.

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Rockhampton, Australia
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18 attraction reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2013 NEW

We got off the street car in the garden district and just walked around for a few hours. The beautiful houses and buildings were just lovely to stroll around and have a look at. A nice way to spend an afternoon.

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See 6 more reviews by So-happy-to-travel for New Orleans
Thunder Bay, Canada
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57 reviews 57 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Quite enjoyed spending a couple of hours wandering through this beautiful part of the city. Some great restaurants to stop at for a bit of lunch along Magazine Street, the centre of retail action before heading back to St. Charles to catch the trolly back downtown.

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See 6 more reviews by Late-Day-Traveller for New Orleans
Ohio
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31 reviews 31 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Enjoyed taking a tour by Free Tours of the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery No. 1. A nice streetcar ride from the French Quarter added to the experience

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Mt. Laurel
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Spent a few hours with a walking guide observing these wonderful homes. It is truly a must to see, so many different styles to enjoy.

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Brooklyn, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

We took a tour with Historic New Orleans Tours w'hich was wonderful. The houses were amazing and our guide was mega informative. As others have written you must be careful where and how you Walk as the mighty oaks have wrecked havoc with the sidewalk. We loved the Garden District.

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Chelsea, Alabama
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

The Garden District is a definite must-see to get the "New Orleans Experience". There aren't a vast amount of places to eat in the GD like there are in the French Quarter so if you plan to spend a day in the GD and will be needing to stop to eat, it would be best to have a place in... More

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See 9 more reviews by r_l_spiller for New Orleans
ny
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

We took a free tour and were pretty impressed with all the grand houses and the history of this district. It's also a very green place and nice to stroll through.

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