Top Experiences in Frenchmen Street

The most affordable Bike Tour of New Orleans!

Beat the crowds and avoid the traffic with this early morning tour of Louisiana’s most visited attraction, New Orleans’ French Quarter. The tour starts and ends at our bike shop located conveniently near the French Quarter, one block off Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny neighbourhood.

We will set you up on a bicycle before your tour guide and a group of no more than 12 bike riders set off for the French Quarter. This hour tour features some of the most influential places in New Orleans’ storied past.

Want to hang out with a well known local Jazz musician? We will stroll down the French Quarter and learn about the area’s rich music, culture, and local history, see Louis Armstrong's first trumpet, Grammy and get an insider’s guide on which clubs and bands to seek out, and take in some local live music.

Get ready to PARTY!! This 3-hour tour will take you beyond Bourbon Street to the music clubs, and cocktail bars of Frenchmen Street, the live music capital of New Orleans. Frenchmen Street has been featured in many films and shows such HBO's Treme, The Simpsons, and the hit movie Girl's Trip. Drake also shot a large portion of his video for 'In My Feelings' on Frenchmen Street.

DO THIS TOUR YOUR FIRST NIGHT!

Your tour will take you to hear some of the best live music at Frenchmen Street's hottest clubs, and give you an overview of the area's colorful history. At each venue, we will take the time to listen to live bands with access to VIP SECTIONS AND DRINK SPECIALS. At one of our venues, you will be given a choice of a Premium Louisiana cocktail such as a "Hurricane" or "Esplanade Lemonade, and you will experience the Frenchmen Street scene.

Don't forget to bring your camera!

If you like eclectic and unique art, we will visit the Frenchmen Street Art Market as well.

Few cities rival New Orleans’ nightlife thanks to its thrilling music scene. From authentic dixieland to big brass and every other jazz style in between, live music options are endless in the city that gave birth to the coolest genre in music. Hear about the origins and culture of jazz before making your way to the 19th century neighborhood that boasts the best music and bars in town. We’ll visit a few of our favorite local clubs, enjoy a beer and discover the talents of some of the city’s best local musicians. There’s nothing quite like a night out in ‘The Big Easy.’

Get ready to PARTY!! This 3-hour private tour will take you beyond Bourbon Street to the music clubs, and cocktail bars of Frenchmen Street, the live music capital of New Orleans. Frenchmen Street has been featured in many films and shows such HBO's Treme, The Simpsons, and the hit movie Girl's Trip. Drake also shot a large portion of his video for 'In My Feelings' on Frenchmen Street.

Your tour will take you to hear some of the best live music at Frenchmen Street's hottest clubs, and give you an overview of the area's colorful history. At each venue, we will take the time to listen to live bands. At one of our venues, you will have a choice to have a bartender give you a demonstration of how Louisiana cocktails such as "Sazerac" or "Esplanade Lemonade" are made, and you will experience the Frenchmen Street scene.

Don't forget to bring your camera!

If you like eclectic and unique art, we will visit the Frenchmen Street Art Market as well.

This tour is meant to be a once-in-lifetime experience! During our half-day customized private tour you, your friends, and family will get to SEE ALL OF NEW ORLEANS IN JUST 4 HOURS. It goes by quickly as we will be driving in a tour vehicle with a bit of walking to take pictures with my 24MP 4KCamera at Beautiful Murals throughout the city.

DO THIS ON YOUR FIRST DAY!

We will visit local historic landmarks including:

- French Quarter
- Treme
- Garden District
- City Park/Cafe Du Monde
- St. Louis # 3 Cemetery
- Hurricane Katrina Damage/ Musicians Village
- Uptown Mansions/Tulane University

Delicious Beignets Midway through the tour!

You will have the kind of undivided attention you just won't get to have on large group city tours. Please message me to tailor and customize this tour to your exact likes and interests. Whether if its Food, French Quarter Architecture, African American History, Jazz, or Murals. I'll help you leave New Orleans with a unique understanding.

Discover the history of New Orleans through its architecture! On this 2-hour Marigny Tour,  you'll go off the beaten path to discover this culturally and architecturally important neighborhood.  This diverse neighborhood was the home to Creoles, Haitian Refugees, Free People of Color, and various immigrant groups. Their stories are shared through their dwellings - from the Mansions on the Esplanade Ridge to the Creole Cottages that dot the landscape. Your group will be no more than 14 people allowing for a more intimate, personal experience.

Music, music, music… the beat goes on everywhere in New Orleans, from the buskers on the street corners to the statues in the park to the top-notch bands in the city’s best bars. The city’s known as the Birthplace of Jazz, and the musical scene is very much alive and well in New Orleans!

Join your favorite local for this New Orleans jazz tour to hear all about the past and present of this iconic musical city, from the park known as the Ground Zero of Jazz through to the contemporary clubs. In a city packed with places to listen to music, what could be better than having a local host by your side to help you steer clear of the tourist traps and seek out the authentic, hidden gems?

See where it all began – at the Congo Square area of what’s now Louis Armstrong Park, where musical styles mingled as slaves, and free people of color gathered on their days off. Seek out further influences as you learn about Creole culture at the Home of the Voodoo Queen.

Come hang out with a local for 2.5 to 3 hours and find out why they are so passionate about living in New Orleans. There has to be a reason they'd choose to live in New Orleans, a city that is almost completely under sea level, right? Find out what makes locals and tourists alike love New Orleans so deeply. They've taken the 5 most popular tours in New Orleans and combined their best elements and turned it into one of the most exciting tours the city has to offer. Create a truly memorable experience when you take the French Quarter tour, Katrina History, Historic Cemeteries tour, Garden District tour, and New Orleans Architecture tour all together! Basically, if you're a history buff, then this tour is for you. If you're trying to figure out what to do while you're in New Orleans, well, this tour is for you too.

Krewe Du Fool April Fool's Day Parade is the biggest April Fool's Day parade on Earth! If you ever dreamed of becoming a King or Queen, this parade is for you!

Our Jazz tour is guided by local musicians, choregraphers, producers, and directors who are apart of the New Orleans Artist community. They are also Natives, Oral Historians, Cultural Ambassadors, and Preservationist.

Join us and explore the evolution of music in the city known as "the birthplace of Jazz." Home to Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Louis Prima, and Sharkey Bonano just to name a few. . .You'll be guided through the last remaining sites where Jazz, champagne, and romance reigned supreme. Learn about the people, the history, and the influences which contributed to the development of America's only gift to world culture... Jazz!

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This tour begins with a ride to the famous French Quarter, boasting nearly 300 years of history. Your fully licensed tour guide will take you to popular highlights in "the Quarter" and the Treme, including Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Congo Square, along with some lesser-known gems, all while telling you fascinating stories about your surroundings.

We then pedal to the charming oak-lined Garden District, stopping to admire the lavish historic homes of New Orleans, and talk about some of their most famous occupants. History, architecture, celebrities; this neighborhood has it all!

Tour length: Approximately 9 mi.

Paved Paradise Tours is a small, owner-operated company that provides a truly local perspective. When you ride with us you are riding with one of the owners, ensuring that your experience is of the highest quality. See the city through the eyes of someone who loves what they do, loves the City of New Orleans, and wants you to love it too.

We will be touring all around the Historic French Quarter and 2 historic surrounding neighborhoods of the Marigny and Treme.

We will talk about the rich cultures, people and traditions of these neighborhoods that date back to the 1700's. From our beginnings as a Native American trading post to a raughty French penal colony to the rich African culture of music and Mardi Gras revelry, we will cover it all!

300 years of Creole history from a 6th generation New Orleanian!

We start at the Mississippi river and take our time strolling through the French Quarter and chronologically move from the Quarter to the Treme and Marigny.

Stops such as Jackson square, Congo square, St. Augustine Church and Frenchmen street and on to the French Market.

Mid tour we will grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant and continue on to the most historically significant stops in the French quarter and surrounding neighborhoods.

Beer Bus is a hop on, hop off bus line for New Orleans' favorite neighborhood craft breweries. Unlike traditional brewery tours where you go to 2-4 breweries predetermined by the tour company, on Beer Bus you can choose from any of the twelve breweries on our route. Hop off where and when you want to, and hop back on where and when you want to. Start in the French Quarter, end on Frenchmen. Start in Mid-City, end in the CBD. It's up to you! We're happy to make recommendations, or you can go where you feel like it in the moment - our route schedules, live GPS tracking, and in-bus information about each brewery will have you well-equipped for some easy, safe, and fun brewery hopping.
Whether you're traveling solo, in a couple, a couple of couples, or a group ready to celebrate a birthday, bachelor, or bachelorette party, Beer Bus provides a built-in pub crawl without the hassle of figuring out transportation!

Experience a hilarious show and interactive game, as your group interrogates suspects, solves puzzles, or just sits back and enjoys the show!

It's a night of outrageous laughs, at a fun historic venue, The Maison. Whether or not you've seen a typical murder mystery, you'll have a blast -- and take home a piece of New Orleans history you'll never forget!

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THE MURDERED MADAM: Storyville, the infamous New Orleans red light district, in 1911. Selected guests play famous madams and other shady characters from real New Orleans history, at a night out in a brothel. A rich and famous madam has been mysteriously murdered, and all her rivals had a motive.

- Ages 18+
- Venue is in a historic building and is not wheelchair accessible.
- Food is not available, but drinks for purchase at private bar.

Crescent City Chronicles: A Journey Through the Heart of New Orleans” is a walking tour that captures the essence of New Orleans’ rich history, vibrant music scene, and architectural beauty. Begin your exploration on Frenchmen Street, a hub of live music and a testament to the city’s thriving cultural heartbeat. Next, visit Louis Armstrong Park, a tribute to the jazz legend and a gateway to the historical Congo Square, an important site in African American history and the birthplace of jazz. Continue to the Hermann-Grima House, a stunning example of Creole architecture and a window into the domestic life of 19th century New Orleans. Conclude your tour with a stroll down the infamous Bourbon Street, a melting pot of music, cuisine, and nightlife, epitomizing the spirited and lively character of New Orleans.

We will begin our journey with a pedal through the Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods, filled with beautiful architecture and locals-only hidden gems. You’ll enter St Vincent de Paul Cemetery, where your learn about our fascinating funerary customs. You'll then cruise through the historic French Quarter. Your guide will tell you stories of New Orleans and its most famous characters, as well as giving their personal recommendations for places to visit during your stay. You’ll see Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Frenchmen St, and more while enjoying a leisurely ride through the oldest, most vibrant Creole neighborhoods of the city.

Paved Paradise Tours is a small, owner-operated company that provides a truly local perspective. When you ride with us you are riding with one of the owners, ensuring that your experience is of the highest quality. See the city through the eyes of someone who loves what they do, loves the City of New Orleans, and wants you to love it too.

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Who else is better qualified to show you New Orleans than the people whose family, in 1696, cut their way through a mosquito infested swamp in order to establish what would become the world famous City of New Orleans?

Both versions of our 'Creole' tour (pedal & electric) showcase the original settlement of New Orleans - from the French Quarter, down Esplanade Ave. to city park, and back again to the French Quarter through the neighborhoods of Bayou St. John and Treme.

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Did you know New Orleans has a vibrant microbrewery scene? Come taste for yourself! What could be better than a bike ride from one craft beer to the next, interspersed with the sights and stories of New Orleans? Not much, if you ask us.

We'll pedal to our first brew at Parleaux Beer Lab. Next we'll zig-zag together through the the Bywater, Marigny and the French Quarter, stopping for two more brews along the route. Between refreshing libations, you'll get to see and hear about some of New Orleans most beautiful neighborhoods.

Frosty beers and a bike ride with friends - old and new; it's the best way to get off the beaten path and enjoy this city like a local.

This local food tour is guided by a local with over 200 years of family history with a family that's been in the food industry since the early 1800s! We will go to all the local favorite hot spots for amazing dishes (4-5) that have proven the test of time and the local taste buds you could try the muffuletta, Po-Boys, chargrilled oysters, crawfish, gumbo, beignets, pralines and many many more!

You will want to experience this famous city as much as possible, but you will find there is so much to see and do! Our 45 minute Highlights of the Marigny tour will give you just the right amount of time to see the most important sites and get recommendations from your guide. The Marigny Triangle is colorful, musical, and filled with the history and culture of New Orleans. This tour is perfect for anyone who wants a "short list" of all the best places to go to eat, shop, and hear music or for anyone who is short on time but wants to get the most out of their New Orleans experience. It is also great for travelers who have taken a more typical 2-3 hour of the city and now just want a quick overview of this particular neighborhood.