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New Orleans Pestilence, Pandemic and Plague Tour

4.9 (35 reviews) 2 hours Free cancellation
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New Orleans Pestilence, Pandemic and Plague Tour

About this activity

Infectious outbreaks have plagued New Orleans for centuries, and if you're a bit curious about the strange history of our city, you'll want to look no further than our relationship with disease.

We'll take you on a historic and strange tour of the squalid conditions of mass disease that New Orleans has encountered. As well, we'll tell inspiring tales of coping with filthy and foul conditions.

Walk with us to uncover how epidemics such as Yellow Fever, Cholera, and more have infected our inhabitants and how our resilient city recovered. We'll talk about odd medical practices of long ago, including how voodoo and religion played a part in trying to contain the "uncontainable."

Included in the tour is a walk through the French Quarter to see where it all went down.

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At a glance

Duration
2 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 56 people
People per booking
1–30
Guide
English
Operated by
Unique NOLA

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–12 years) · Adults (13–64 years) · Seniors (65–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Professional Guide

Not included

  • Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

    20 min Admission not included

    We'll go into the history of strange ways the medical field approached various pandemics.

  2. Jackson Square

    20 min

    The center of the French Quarter has a lot of history with pandemics and other disease.

  3. French Quarter

    1 h 20 min

    Visit various stops across the French Quarter important to historic and recent pandemics and plague.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Meet at the Unique NOLA Tours shop

End point

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Traveller ratings

4.9 out of 5 · 35 reviews
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