Self Guided Walking Tour of New Orleans' Historic Garden District

Vampires (Anne Rice Novels), witches and Hollywood stars all call the Garden District home. Walk its oak-shaded streets with David Hedges, a licensed New Orleans guide since 2011, and discover the stories behind the city’s grandest mansions, from Civil War fortunes to the slavery that built them.

-See the house owned by Anne Rice and later Nicolas Cage, and Sandra Bullock’s Swiss chalet -Stand before Buckner Mansion, the witches’ academy in American Horror Story: Coven -Find the famous cast-iron Cornstalk Fence and the “Seven Sisters” houses -Spot the Django Unchained house and a mansion said to be among the city’s first with indoor plumbing -End outside Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 by Commander’s Palace -30 stops, 1.3 miles, about an hour at your own pace

Starts opposite The Rink on Prytania St, a block from the St. Charles streetcar. Redeem your code in the VoiceMap app before you arrive. GPS-triggered audio, offline maps and unlimited use. Bring water in summer!