3-Hour New Orleans French Quarter & Garden District Bike Tour
Bike the French Quarter and Garden District, with a cemetery stop
Duration
3 Hours
Includes
Guided tour, bike, water
Highlights
Ride with a guide from the Mississippi River overlooking Jackson Square through the French Quarter and out to the Garden District. Learn how New Orleans history and culture were shaped over centuries as you pause for photos along the way.
- Start at the Mississippi River overlooking Jackson Square
- Explore historic landmarks in the original 1718 New Orleans
- Ride into the Garden District and learn about pre- and post-Civil War life
- See opulent mansions and hear stories of the 19th-century builders
- Visit an above-ground cemetery and learn about local burial traditions
What's Included
- 3-hour guided tour
- Bike
- Optional helmet
- Bottled water
- Photo stops
Things to know
Ages 13+.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund with 72 hours notice. Full refund if the operator cancels due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. No-shows will be charged the full price.
FAQs
Arrive 15 minutes early for an easy check-in.
Use 223 Dauphine Street. Disregard any address on Magazine Street.
Yes. A helmet is optional and included.
Meeting details
Buzz Nola Tours & Rentals Shop
More about Jackson Square
Jackson Square sits at the heart of the French Quarter, a sun-warmed plaza ringed by the iron lacework of the Pontalba Buildings and watched over by the triple spires of St. Louis Cathedral. Rolling into Jackson Square on two wheels is one of the most memorable moments of the Garden District and French Quarter Bike Tour, because you arrive the way locals have always moved through this neighborhood: slowly, at street level, with time to actually look up. The square has been the social and spiritual center of New Orleans since the city's earliest days, and pedaling into it after gliding past the mansions of the Garden District gives you an instant feel for how layered this city really is.
On the bike tour, Jackson Square becomes a natural pause point where the pace shifts and the senses take over. You will hear the brass notes of street musicians drifting across the flagstones, smell powdered sugar from the beignet stands on nearby Decatur Street, and catch glimpses of tarot readers, painters, and portrait artists working under canvas umbrellas. Your guide shares the stories behind the cathedral, the statue of Andrew Jackson at the center of the square, and the surrounding architecture, weaving in the cultural threads that connect Jackson Square to the antebellum homes, oak-lined avenues, and streetcar tracks you explored earlier in the ride.
This stop is perfect for first-time visitors who want a true sense of place, photography lovers chasing that classic New Orleans frame, and curious travelers who would rather understand a city than just check it off a list. Couples enjoy the easygoing romance of the square, families appreciate the open space and lively street performers, and history buffs get context that turns a pretty plaza into a living timeline. By the time you roll away from Jackson Square and continue through the French Quarter, you will feel like you have not just seen New Orleans, you have spent real time in the place where its story keeps unfolding.
