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EW AAO 2017 56 AAO City Preview • November 11–14, 2017 Take a tour of the Laura Plantation or Oak Alley Plantation leaving from New Orleans. Gray Line offers a number of other tour options around New Orleans, including swamp tours, walking tours, evening tours, cruises, and combination tours. Laura Plantation 2247 Highway 18 Vacherie, LA 70090 225-265-7690 www.lauraplantation.com This Creole plantation is a historic site that was a sugar plantation. Ad- mission is $20 for adults, and tours begin daily at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Laura Plantation is just about an hour from New Orleans. Oak Alley Plantation 3645 Highway 18 Vacherie, LA 70090 225-265-2151 www.oakalleyplantation.com Named for its alley of oak trees, the plantation was built in 1837. It has been used in a number of modern day media, including as a setting for the film Interview with the Vampire. From November through February, the plantation is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (5:00 p.m. on weekends). Tours of the grounds and house are available for $22 for adults. Oak Alley is just under an hour from New Orleans. Old River Road Plantation Adventure 2041 Canal Street 866-671-8687 www.plantationadventure.com Choose from a variety of tour packages to see different locations. Among the stops are Oak Alley Plantation, San Francisco Plantation, Laura Plantation, and Evergreen Plantation. Several of the tour pair- ings include the option for a tour of the cypress swamp and wetlands as well. This tour company also offers a New Orleans city tour, cruises, and other swamp tours. EW by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Senior Staff Writer City tours City Segway Tours 214 Decatur Street 504-619-4162 neworleans.citysegwaytours.com Tour New Orleans by Segway or by bike. Segway tours can last anywhere from 1 to 3 hours, and there is also the option for an evening tour or private tour via Segway. Prices range from $35 to $75 depending on the experience you're looking for. Hop-On Hop-Off New Orleans Sightseeing Tour 700 Decatur Street 504-207-6200 www.citysightseeingneworleans.com See the city at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off tour. Board a double-decker bus and travel around the city. Stops include Canal Street, Magazine Street Shopping, the French Market, and many others. Choose where you want to visit and get off the bus there. Buses stop at locations every 30 minutes. Streetcars www.norta.com Take one of the five different street- car lines and see the city. Standard fare for a streetcar is just $1.25 or get a "Jazzy Pass" for a 1-day ($3), 3-day ($9), or 31-day ($55) pass to ride the buses and streetcars in the city. Plantation tours Destrehan Plantation 13034 River Road Destrehan, LA 70047 985-764-9315 www.destrehanplantation.org Located just over 20 miles from New Orleans, this historic plantation was built in the late 1700s. The "Greek revival" house formerly produced sugar. Tours of the plantation take place daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with an $20 admission fee for adults. Gray Line Plantation Tours 1 Toulouse Street 504-569-1401 www.graylineneworleans.com/ plantation-tours You can choose to tour during the day or wait until night falls. French Quarter Phantoms 718 North Rampart Street 504-666-8300 www.frenchquarterphantoms.com Choose from a number of themed walking tours, including the Ghost and Vampire Tour, the True Crime Tour, the St. Louis #1 Cemetery Tour, the Saints and Sinners Tour, or Tour Treme. These guided tours offer a bit of history and a bit of fright. Prices start at $20 ($16 for some if you book online). Take a day trip or make time for a quick tour and see what the city and surrounding areas have to offer Cemetery tours Bloody Mary's Tours 941 Bourbon Street 504-523-7684 www.bloodymarystours.com These tours look at some of the haunted history of New Orleans. Choose from a variety of walking tours of cemeteries and other spooky places, or customize your own tour. New Orleans tours and excursions September 2017

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