The best family-friendly activities in New Orleans for parents and kids (Updated November 2026)

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St. Louis Cathedral: Exclusive Access & Guided Tour

Explore the historic St. Louis Cathedral with exclusive early access before it opens to the public. With a knowledgeable cathedral historian as your guide, immerse …More

Explore the historic St. Louis Cathedral with exclusive early access before it opens to the public. With a knowledgeable cathedral historian as your guide, immerse...

1 hour Free Cancellation
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$53
Old Ursuline Convent Museum Ticket: New Pope Leo XIV Exhibit

Visit the Old Ursuline Convent Museum, the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley, where New Orleans’ rich past comes to life. Nestled in the …More

Visit the Old Ursuline Convent Museum, the oldest building in the Mississippi River Valley, where New Orleans’ rich past comes to life. Nestled in the...

1 to 2 hours Free Cancellation
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$10
Private New Orleans Culinary, Cocktail and Kitchen Adventure

Have a restaurant insider show you the food culture in New Orleans! I grew up in the French Quarter hospitality business. My family and I …More

Have a restaurant insider show you the food culture in New Orleans! I grew up in the French Quarter hospitality business. My family and I...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$270
NOLA Carte Food Tour: 300 Years of Flavor in the French Quarter

NOLA Carte Food Tours are the creation of Chef Keith Abel, Food Stylist for NCIS New Orleans for all 7 seasons of the hit CBS …More

NOLA Carte Food Tours are the creation of Chef Keith Abel, Food Stylist for NCIS New Orleans for all 7 seasons of the hit CBS...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$96
Welcome to New Orleans: Private Half-Day Highlights Walking Tour

Enjoy a leisurely walk around this beautiful, storied city, seeking out the friendly characters, historic spots and gorgeous architecture that is New Orleans. Visit the …More

Enjoy a leisurely walk around this beautiful, storied city, seeking out the friendly characters, historic spots and gorgeous architecture that is New Orleans. Visit the...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$30
Oak Alley Plantation Greek Revival-style mansion & Spiraling Oaks

Day of tour guest can expect a courtesy call with details pertaining to pick up. Once all guests are aboard buckle up for an educated …More

Day of tour guest can expect a courtesy call with details pertaining to pick up. Once all guests are aboard buckle up for an educated...

5 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$79
Oak Alley Plantation Tour with Hotel Pickup from New Orleans

Step back in time at Oak Alley Plantation, a historic site in Louisiana’s sugar cane country. Known for its quarter-mile row of 300-year-old oak trees, …More

Step back in time at Oak Alley Plantation, a historic site in Louisiana’s sugar cane country. Known for its quarter-mile row of 300-year-old oak trees,...

5 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$75
Ghostly Legends of New Orleans Walking Tour

Join us for the most chilling ghost tour in New Orleans, where history comes alive through over 300 years of misfortunes, disasters, and diseases. These …More

Join us for the most chilling ghost tour in New Orleans, where history comes alive through over 300 years of misfortunes, disasters, and diseases. These...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$20
Oak Alley or St. Joseph Plantation with Shuttle From New Orleans

This tour offers the flexibility to choose between two of Louisiana’s most iconic plantations, St. Joseph or Oak Alley, allowing guests to tailor the experience …More

This tour offers the flexibility to choose between two of Louisiana’s most iconic plantations, St. Joseph or Oak Alley, allowing guests to tailor the experience...

5 hours 30 minutes Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$75
Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, and Insectarium Combo Ticket

Enjoy stunning and Iconic collections in world class accredited facilities, set aside the famous Mississippi river in both Uptown and Downtown New Orleans. Set aside …More

Enjoy stunning and Iconic collections in world class accredited facilities, set aside the famous Mississippi river in both Uptown and Downtown New Orleans. Set aside...

4 hours Free Cancellation
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$60
French Quarter, Voodoo, and Vampire History Tour

I offer immersive walking tours where we meander through neighborhoods from one end to the other: French Quarter history, voodoo, and vampire legends. Expect an …More

I offer immersive walking tours where we meander through neighborhoods from one end to the other: French Quarter history, voodoo, and vampire legends. Expect an...

1 hour 50 minutes Free Cancellation
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$22
Private Tarot Card Reading & New Orleans Voodoo

Enter the mystical side of New Orleans! Receive a private Tarot reading from the creator of the Marie Laveau Tarot, enter a real Voodoo shop …More

Enter the mystical side of New Orleans! Receive a private Tarot reading from the creator of the Marie Laveau Tarot, enter a real Voodoo shop...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$76
Private Art and Street Art Tour of New Orleans with Lunch

Nola Detours offers an exclusive private Art Tour of New Orleans with curated galleries, street art (including abandoned buildings) art murals, and art history. The …More

Nola Detours offers an exclusive private Art Tour of New Orleans with curated galleries, street art (including abandoned buildings) art murals, and art history. The...

3 to 4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$270
The New Orleans Five in One Extravaganza Tour

Explore anything and everything New Orleans in a guided walking tour. This 'New Orleans Five-in-One Extravaganza Tour' is the one and only tour that provides visitors …More

Explore anything and everything New Orleans in a guided walking tour. This 'New Orleans Five-in-One Extravaganza Tour' is the one and only tour that provides visitors...

1 to 2 hours
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$35
A Local's Private French Quarter Walking or Biking Tour

We will be touring all around the Historic French Quarter and 2 historic surrounding neighborhoods of the Marigny and Treme. We will talk about the …More

We will be touring all around the Historic French Quarter and 2 historic surrounding neighborhoods of the Marigny and Treme. We will talk about the...

3 to 4 hours Free Cancellation
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$200
New Orleans Small Group Garden District History and Architecture Tour

Ready to step into a time machine? Spend two hours with us in one of the most impressive and memorable parts of New Orleans, the …More

Ready to step into a time machine? Spend two hours with us in one of the most impressive and memorable parts of New Orleans, the...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$25
Mardi Gras Mambo Tours: Sip, Savor SecondLine

Mardi Gras Mambo Tours (MGMT) has captured the essence of what makes Nola enchanted... it's mystic art, cuisine, and of course spirits. MGMT brings brands …More

Mardi Gras Mambo Tours (MGMT) has captured the essence of what makes Nola enchanted... it's mystic art, cuisine, and of course spirits. MGMT brings brands...

4 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$199
Beyond the Grave New Orleans Cemetery Tour

Most cemetery tours ask who is buried here. Beyond the Grave asks a different question: Who gets remembered? Walk through St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 …More

Most cemetery tours ask who is buried here. Beyond the Grave asks a different question: Who gets remembered? Walk through St. Louis Cemetery No. 3...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$38
Haunted Hollywood French Quarter Ghost Tour

This walking tour combines Hollywood horror with New Orleans' haunted history. It includes ghost stories, true crime, vampire legends, and horror filming locations. Film sites …More

This walking tour combines Hollywood horror with New Orleans' haunted history. It includes ghost stories, true crime, vampire legends, and horror filming locations. Film sites...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$32
Creative Soul Scavenger Hunt of New Orleans

Picture this: You step into the historic French Quarter of New orleans,, as I—Tara, your live game-show host—handcraft an epic, one-of-a-kind adventure just for you. …More

Picture this: You step into the historic French Quarter of New orleans,, as I—Tara, your live game-show host—handcraft an epic, one-of-a-kind adventure just for you....

2 hours 15 minutes Free Cancellation
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$33
Felicity Plantation Tour

Step inside the Felicity Plantation House, built in the 1840s, and explore one of Louisiana’s most historic sugarcane plantations. Learn about the history of agriculture, …More

Step inside the Felicity Plantation House, built in the 1840s, and explore one of Louisiana’s most historic sugarcane plantations. Learn about the history of agriculture,...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$24
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