Explore City Park New Orleans: An Audio Tour of Nature & Culture
Discover the lush beauty and rich history of City Park in New Orleans with the A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans Audio Tour. This expansive urban oasis is home to the largest stand of ancient live oak trees on the planet, draped with Spanish moss and standing as silent witnesses to over 700 years of natural and cultural history.
As you explore, you'll encounter a vibrant landscape filled with wildlife, scenic bayous, hidden fountains, and romantic stories. The park features stunning architecture, including Neo-Classical and Art Deco structures, WPA-era gardens and bridges, and notable sculptures like Enrique Alferez's work and the whimsical
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Duration 1 hour
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Guided experience
English
Key facts
What's included
Included
- VoiceMap Application
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Lifetime access to A Walk in the Park: City Park New Orleans tour
Not included
- Smartphone
- Transportation
- Food/Drink
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Itinerary
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Stop 1
The New Orleans Museum of Art houses a collection of over 40,000 objects including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Pollock, Renoir, as well as Edgar Degas who lived in New Orleans for a short time. The architecture gives the impression of a Greek temple, slightly modified, suggesting a more subtropical appearance with the inclusion of a Spanish tile roof.
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Stop 2
The New Orleans Botanical Garden is the first classical garden in New Orleans. It was funded by the Works Progress Administration.
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Stop 3
There are over 30,000 mature trees in City Park, including live oak, bald cypress, magnolia, slash pine, maple, crepe myrtle, palm, and pecan. Although the park lost more than 2,000 trees during Hurricane Katrina, over 5,000 replacements have been planted.
Meeting point & pickup
Meet at the starting point
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.
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- 100% refund if cancelled at least 1 day(s) before
- 0% refund if cancelled 0–1 day(s) before
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