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Crescent Park Stairs in New Orleans by robitobi1109
Bywater New Orleans, image by Infrogmation of New Orleans
Crescent Park Stairs in New Orleans by Infrogmation of New Orleans

Bywater Stroll: Explore the Evolving Neighbourhood on a self-guided audio tour

By VoiceMap
Price is AU$8 per adult
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Overview

Take a walk through the evolving Bywater with this self-guided GPS audio tour. Historically a working-class neighbourhood, it has become a destination for artists and those seeking alternatives to the spectacle of the French Quarter. With its artist-run collectives, new bars and restaurants, and music venues popping up all over the neighbourhood, nightlife has begun to migrate here.

This walk will wind you through some of its non-commercial, daytime offerings, with an eye towards some of the natural, historical, and overlooked details that give it character. Along the way, your walk will be punctuated with poetry, and you will have some personal time with the Mississippi River that makes the city “crescent.”

Activity location

  • Press Street Station
    • 5 Homer Plessy Way
    • 70117, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Press Street Station
    • 5 Homer Plessy Way
    • 70117, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Bywater Stroll: Explore the Evolving Neighbourhood on a self-guided audio tour in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • Opening hours: Wed 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$7.56 x 1 AdultAU$7.56
Total
Price is AU$7.56

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLifetime access to this tour in English
  • What's includedWhat's includedVoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSmartphone and headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

5 Press Gallery (Pass by)
It features the work of artists connected to the New Orleans Centre for Creative Arts, or NOCCA
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (Pass by)
It's a tuition-free arts conservatory for high school students. Entrance is by audition only, and such luminaries as the Marsalis brothers and Trombone Shorty have emerged from here.
Crescent Park (Pass by)
The tour passes through Crescent Park. It stretches for 1.4 miles along the Mississippi River. It's a fairly recent addition to the city and has provided Marigny and Bywater residents new access to the Mississippi River which borders the area.
Mississippi River (Pass by)
The tour briefly walks along the river
Rusty Rainbow Bridge (Pass by)
By locals, it's called The Rusty Rainbow, but it's actually the Piety Street Arch. While the other two entrances to the park allow for vehicle and handicap access, this one is very stair-heavy. The view from the top is a great way to watch the passing clouds or check out the fireworks on the many occasions New Orleans celebrates with them.
Mickey Markey Park (Pass by)
Mickey Markey Park is a destination for families and dog owners in the Bywater. It was renovated a few years ago. From a fenced-off mostly-dirt field, it was turned into a sprawling green space for leashed dogs, football games, and lounging with a take-out pizza. A lot of birthday parties are hosted here with bouncy houses, summertime sprinklers and baby pools. And it's a spot for other, more unorthodox gatherings as well. This is the starting point for the annual naked bike ride, for instance. It's great for people-watching too. On weekends and nice-weather evenings, parents often gather with alcoholic drinks while kids monkey around on the playground equipment.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPress Street Station
    • 5 Homer Plessy Way
    • 70117, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPress Street Station
    • 5 Homer Plessy Way
    • 70117, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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