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The Garden District

St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana

Featured Review : The Garden District Book Shop not far from author Anne Rice''s home is a must visit for any book collector. It''s within a small mall of stores, and it''s an independent bookstore worth going out of the way to see. In a...See Full Review

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The Garden District Reviews

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Garden District

  • 3 out of 5 stars by txteacher from Glenn Heights, Texas
  • June 24, 2004
Quote: Got lost driving around the Garden District. Wish we had taken the walking tour. Great old homes and beautifully decorated for the holidays. Worth seeing if you like old houses and charming sites.

From journal New Year's in New Orleans

Garden District Self -Walking Tour

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Jerryaub from Escondido, California
  • May 31, 2004
Garden District Self -Walking Tour
Quote: When we rode the St Charles Streetcar, it took us through the Garden District. The map I had showed a self-walking tour of some of these old mansions, so we got off and took the self tour. It was fun and it brought us back around to the streetcar... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans and the French Quarter

Garden District Walking Tour

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Lamg from Toronto
  • March 28, 2004
Quote: We headed out there by trolley, which was a fun way to go bypassing the formatted, paid tour company tours. We headed first to the Garden District Bookstore, which we loved. They were very helpful and had lots of cool stuff about the area. This is... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans after Mardi Gras

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Garden District Book Shop

  • 4 out of 5 stars by barbara from Atlanta, Georgia
  • December 9, 2003
Garden District Book Shop
Quote: The Garden District Book Shop not far from author Anne Rice''s home is a must visit for any book collector. It''s within a small mall of stores, and it''s an independent bookstore worth going out of the way to see. In addition to hosting frequent... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal Haunted New Orleans

A Stroll in The Garden District

  • 2 out of 5 stars by Barber E. Lane from Lake Forest, California
  • January 14, 2003
Quote: Three words are used to describe the Garden District: elegant, lavish, and historic. There are several tour companies that conduct tours of the Garden District in New Orleans, but our timeshare was located there so we grabbed our map and set off on... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal Diversity Rules in the Big Easy

The Garden District

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Jon M from Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • June 11, 2002
Quote: Don't be mis-led! The Garden District is not the municipal gardens of New Orleans. It's a residential neighborhood, and it's not-to-be-missed if you like manicured gardens and georgeous architecture. All the houses are magnificent (many having... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans on a Whim

The Garden District

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jemery from Chicago, Illinois
  • March 27, 2001
The Garden District
Quote: Sugar barons, cotton merchants and the other truly prosperous folk clustered along St. Charles Ave. and the streets immediately to the south. And, they built magnificent homes. I burned at least half a roll of film using some of them as backdrops... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans Memories

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The Garden District

  • 4 out of 5 stars by parramore from new york, New York
  • March 7, 2001
The Garden District
Quote: In the 1820's, the Garden District became the fashionable address for wealthy upstart Americans tired of getting snubbed by Creole aristocrats in the Quarter and along Esplanade. Today it is one of the most beautiful neighborhood's in the country,... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans Notes

Garden District

  • 4 out of 5 stars by ENFD240 from East Northport, New York
  • October 18, 2000
Quote: This is a nice way to walk off all the large meals you undoubtedly will eat in New Orleans. Take the St. Charles Street Car over to the Garden District which has many old houses that are beautifully maintained and well landscaped. Many of the... Read the full The Garden District review

From journal New Orleans from Beads to Beignets