Whitney Plantation and Soul of New Orleans City Tour Combo

Overview

Available languages

English

French

Spanish

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Start your journey at the powerful Whitney Plantation, the only museum in Louisiana dedicated to telling the story of enslaved people through their eyes. Walk the grounds where lives were bound to the brutal system of plantation slavery. Explore preserved cabins, memorials, and hear firsthand narratives through a self-guided audio tour, allowing for personal reflection. After a lunch break in New Orleans, continue with the Soul of New Orleans city tour, where we dive deep into the distinct differences between plantation slavery and urban slavery. Explore how enslaved Africans in New Orleans shaped the city’s architecture, food, music, and culture — laying the foundation for jazz, Mardi Gras Indians, and Creole identity. This journey showcases the resilience, creativity, and resistance that birthed a cultural revolution. Black history that can’t be erased, from the fields of suffering to the streets of New Orleans’ cultural revolution.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Air-conditioned vehicle

Restroom on board

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

New Orleans

2nd Line Tours offers a once in a lifetime experience for our visitors. Guest will be entertained and educated in true New Orleans fashion. We offer opportunities to explore New Orleans authentic history, unique traditions, and one-of-a-kind culture.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Whitney Plantation

Explore the various exhibits that focus on the lives of the enslaved people who lived and worked on the Whitney Plantation. These exhibits include original buildings, slave cabins, memorials, and artwork that aim to convey the harsh realities of slavery. Take a moment to visit the Wall of Honor, which displays the names of more than 350 enslaved individuals who lived on the plantation. This tribute helps personalize their stories and allows visitors to reflect on the human impact of slavery. The museum also features thought-provoking memorial artwork, such as the "Field of Angels" sculpture, which represents the estimated 2,200 enslaved children who died in St. John the Baptist Parish.

2 hours • Admission Included

Options

Culture City Tour Combo

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

This was an amazing and...
MZ M,
Aug 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was an amazing and memorable experience, our guide was wonderful and imparted alot of history about New Orleans that we were unaware of.
Good Tour
Cynthia A,
Jun 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The combo Tour was a good experience. On the drive to the Whitney Plantation, the The Tour Guide was knowledgeable and pointed out other points of interest. During the Soul of New Orleans City Tour, it was a delight to visit Project Be and to view the aftermath of Katrina.
This tour made for a great day and a great trip!
431tiffanym,
Jun 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I booked the 2nd Line Tour to the Whitney Plantation and the NOLA city culture tour. This was the best tour I have ever been on! Dennis, the owner, is so knowledgeable and is a great teacher! He had video and pictures for us to see on the bus. There were so many things that I learned as a kid that he tied together about slavery and Louisiana history. Please if you ever head to NOLA – this is the tour that you want to do. It was fun and so rich with information and not boring at all! Along with learning more about the damage done after Hurricane Katrina, we learned about voodoo culture, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang, “Baby dolling,” and how 2nd line originated. I wish I had known to stick around for 2nd line Sunday – but maybe next trip. We also learned how the Haitian Revolution is tied to the Louisiana Purchase! I hadn’t even thought about the Louisiana Purchase since the 4th grade. This tour made me want to understand and learn soooo much more!
Go beyond the tourist spots. This is the experience you want to have when you visit NOLA.
Verona M,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is a one of a kind experience that tells the true history of Lousiana and New Orleans with African, Haiti, Creole, French, and other European cultures all blended into the rich culture of New Orleans. This was a cultural eye-opener. Dennis is a knowledgeable, welcoming tour educator and guide. We learned so much from him. This tour was excellent.
Best City/Museum Tour!
melaniemg,
Apr 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Chris took us out to Whitney plantation and got us set up with the self guided tour. We had just under 2 hours which felt a tad rushed to go through something that was so important and could be emotional. The plantation/museum does an excellent job of sharing what life was like and explaining how/why the slave trade started. The number of lives lived and lost is staggering. Very well done. Dennis took us on the city culture tour...I wish I had taken notes! So much shared and such wonderful insights about life in New Orleans, its beginnings, struggles, and amazing culture. We could have handled a whole day with Dennis! For this part of the day we had heavy rain which, if you have seen rain in NO, you know the streets start to fill. We happened to be in the Lower 9th Ward talking about Katrina (why, effects, lasting effects today) at the time so the experience was brought home a little more.
Awesome tour
Shana A,
Apr 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a wonderful tour. The combination tour consisted of two drivers and both were exceptional - knowledge and courteous. The sprinters were very comfortable and the small group size allowed for plenty of opportunities to ask questions. I only wish we would have a guided tour of the plantation. However, the headphones worked well.
Awesome tour!
roberti95,
Dec 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our tour guide was Jay. He arranged the visit to the Whitney Plantation, which is the only plantation tour that focuses exclusively on the experience of those enslaved. This was an audio-self guided experience and it was superbly well done. We could have easily spent more than the morning there. While difficult to hear, see and learn about the lives of those enslaved individuals who built, toiled, lived and we’re at the will of the plantation owner, it should be a must for anyone to learn about these experiences. We highly recommend taking the hours drive out to Whitney to experience this unique tour. Jay was also our tour guide on the Cultural City experience. This was another awesome experience. Jay is very passionate and extremely knowledgeable about the African American experiences, past and present in NO. Again, some of the history is difficult to hear about, but absolutely a necessary knowledge for all. Take these tours! You will not be disappointed.
Fantastic, educational, informative
Cassie P,
Nov 14, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Jay was an amazing guide. The second half of the tour was all him and couldn’t have been better. It’s important to learn about NOLA from a New Orleanian. We learned so much. The first half at The Whitney Plantation was equally as powerful but different as it was self guided. The only plantation we’d even consider visiting. If you’re looking for real, honest and informative this is the tour.
New Orleans truth tour
Darlene F,
Aug 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Whitney plantation was humbling. Great experience. However I wish they would give the option of tour companies to get a person for tour rather than a voice recorder. The Multi cultural tour guide Jeremy was phenomenal. He was very informative and took us to places like the ninth ward and showed us where the levee wall broke from Katrina. Also we saw the McDonogh No. 19 where the three girls desegregated Elementary schools. My husband and I learned a lot from Jeremy regarding New Orleans history and culture. We would highly recommend.
Whitney Plantation/City tour
trishellew2016,
Jun 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
10/10 Worth every dime and every minute of the tour. Whitney plantation history was wonderful Dennis was the tour guide he was amazing and very knowledgeable informative about the Rich history of New Orleans about Katrina The school of the 3 little Black girls being the first to integrate the school system. Please take this tour you will not be disappointed at all.Food was amazing homemade soul food..