“We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other notes.” - Louis Armstrong

Looking for a French Quarter tour for kids or the whole family?  With Royal Tours New Orleans, Family Fun goes beyond do-re-mi and a-b-c. We have curated a tour experience filled with educational fun and games amidst New Orleans culture and history. The past and present...the normal and paranormal...slavery and high society...pirates and Generals...all are just part of Crescent City culture that is shared as we parade around the French Quarter on this kid-friendly tour.

March through Jackson Square and learn about how the former Place d'Armes was used as military parade grounds. The marching turns to dancing as our steps start to pop like beats in jazz. We’ll share how the bamboula rhythm mixed with the military marching band and the multicultural influences of this port city to create jazz. Next thing you know we’ll be second-lining around the corner to explore further.

Your guide’s stories reveal innovators, humorists, and artists and their strange connections that made New Orleans culture so rich, connections such as the one between Louis Dufilho, the first licensed pharmacist in the U.S, and Marie Laveau, the famous voodoo priestess, that yielded concoctions and gris-gris bags used by many in early New Orleans.

We’ll visit shops to smell spices from around the world that influence our famous Creole cooking, and workshops to see and learn about the iconic French Quarter gas lamps.

Learn about the local pirates and how one pirate in particular, the infamous Jean Lafitte, helped General Andrew Jackson defeat the British in the very last battle of the War of 1812.

Visits to historic buildings and fancy hotels give a glimpse inside the colorful lifestyles of New Orleanians. Stories of Col. Bullitt’s remembrances of the old St. Louis Hotel will transport you back in time. While a visit to Sal Impastato’s corner store will have you craving a muffuletta. Learn why "up" is South and "down" is North in the French Quarter!

The tour will be full of activities that will keep young and old engaged as well as create lasting memories. Music, art, dancing, history, activites - all geared to the young of age and the young at heart. Plus, this is a great opportunity to gain a feel for the layout of the French Quarter, and you will gain insider secrets for other local activites that will be fun for the whole family.

Touch, taste, and hear the past with our fun-filled French Quarter Tour for kids and the whole family!