New Orleans Pestilence, Pandemic and Plague Tour
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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New Orleans Pestilence, Pandemic and Plague Tour
What's included in New Orleans Pestilence, Pandemic and Plague Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
We'll go into the history of strange ways the medical field approached various pandemics.
Jackson Square
The center of the French Quarter has a lot of history with pandemics and other disease.
French Quarter
Visit various stops across the French Quarter important to historic and recent pandemics and plague.
Inclusions
- Professional Guide
- Gratuities
- 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
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet at the Unique NOLA Tours shop
