What's Out There Weekend New Orleans
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New Orleans’ cityscape includes parks, historic districts, university campuses, planned communities, and greenways- spanning the colonial era all the way up to the Postmodernist, and making it one of the nation's most popular destinations. Building upon the documentation gathered for the New Orleans Guidebook, this What's Out There Weekend will take place during the first weekend of April and provide an opportunity for free tours of the city's most significant landscapes. Tours will include the Vieux Carré Historic District, Washington Square Park, City Park, Longue Vue Gardens, and Piazza d'Italia, among many others, and are led by experts in the landscape architecture and history fields.
For much more information about the landscape legacy of New Orleans, check out TCLF's interactive, online What's Out There New Orleans Guide, which includes historical narratives, landscape descriptions, and important biographies.
Saturday Tours
- Longue Vue House and Gardens | Amy Graham l Meet in front of the main house l 9:00-10:00am
- Beauregard-Keyes House and Garden Museum | Ann Masson l Meet in front of the house l 9:00-10:00am
- Old Ursuline Convent l Lee Leumas l Meet at the Convent Museum Entrance l 9:00-10:00am
- New Orleans City Park | Lake Douglas l Meet on the steps of the New Orleans Museum of Art l 10:30-11:30am
- Lafitte Greenway Bicycle Tour | Susannah Burley l Meet at the Greenway Trail at N. Claiborne Ave. at Lemann Playground (near the bleachers) l 11:00am-12:00pm
- Bayou St. John and Pitot House | Lake Douglas l Meet outside Pitot House (1440 Moss Street) l 11:30am- 12:30pm
- Crescent Park | Mark Ripple and Amanda Rivera l Meet at the parking lot where Charters Street and Piety Street intersect l 1:00-2:00pm
- Hermann-Grima House and Gallier House | Steve Smith l Meet in the courtyard at 820 Saint Louis Street (near the former stable building) l 1:00-2:30pm
- Lafayette Square | Keith Bleichner l Meet on the St. Charles Avenue side of the park, across from Gallier Hall (545 St. Charles Avenue) l 2:00-3:00pm
- Piazza d'Italia | Keith LeBlanc l Meet on the corner of Poydras St. and Tchoupitoulas St. l 3:00-4:00pm
- St. Anthony's Garden | Alfred Lemmon and D. Ryan Gray l Meet at the Garden Gate on Royal St. (behind the St. Louis Cathedral) l 3:00-4:00pm
Sunday Tours
- Audubon Park | Richard Campanella l Meet at 6600 St. Charles Avenue, across from Tulane University l 9:00-10:00am
- Washington Square Park | Gretchen Bomboy l Meet at the intersection of Elysian Fields Ave. and Royal St. l 10:00-11:00am
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 | Arthur Smith l Meet at the Gates opposite Commander's Palace (1403 Washington Ave) | 10:00-11:30am
- Vieux Carré Historic District, Jackson Square, French Market, Woldenberg Park, and Moon Walk | Max Conrad l Meet at 365 Canal Street, Suite 3150 l 11:00am-2:00pm
- Coliseum Square | Mary Len Costa, Lou Costa, John Wettermark, and Brooks Graham l Meet at the fountain at the uptown end of Coliseum Square | 11:00am-12:00pm
- Margaret Place Park | Mary Len and Lou Costa l Meet at the corner of Clio and Camp Streets l 12:00pm-1:00pm
- Dillard University | Gaylan Williams l Meet at the Main Entrance on Gentilly Blvd, Dillard Campus | 2:00-3:00pm
- Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square | Leo Watermeier Meet at 801 N. Rampart Street (entrance to Armstrong Park near intersection with St. Anne Street) l 2:30-3:30pm
- Pontchartrain Park Neighborhood | Jeff Thomas l Meet at 6514 Congress Drive (Club House at the Municipal Golf Course; parking and restrooms available) | 3:00-4:00pm
- Lafitte Greenway Walking Tour | Gaylan Williams l Meet in front of the Sojourner Truth Center (2200 Lafitte Avenue) l 4:00-5:00pm
- Longue Vue House and Gardens | Amy Graham l Meet in front of the main house l 5:00-6:00pm
