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The Historic New Orleans Collection

Seasonal Tours

Louisiana History Galleries, 533 Royal Street

Historic Haunts will not be offered in 2011.
Admission is $5, free for THNOC members.
Historic Haunts is intended for an adult audience.

Historic Haunts: The Myths and Legends of the Vieux Carré explores the sensational and factual details surrounding 10 prominent "haunted" locations. Infamous figures such as Madame Lalaurie, Marie Laveau, and Jean Laffitte are featured on the tour, which also cites research conducted at the Williams Research Center to expand on several aspects of New Orleans history, including the yellow fever epidemics, the plaçage system, casket girls, pirates, and more.

The guided tour ties each location and theme with items in The Collection's Louisiana History Galleries and reveals the city's more colorful and mysterious past.

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Holiday Home and Courtyard Tours
Royal Street Complex , 533 Royal Street

Offered every year during the month of December.

Tuesday–Saturday, 10 & 11 a.m., 2 & 3 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m., 2 & 3 p.m.
Admission is $5, free for THNOC members.

Visit the festively decorated residence and courtyard of General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams, founders of The Historic New Orleans Collection. Browse through the Shop at The Collection for unique gift items on your holiday list.

Louisiana History Galleries, 533 Royal Street

Myth, Mayhem & Majesty tours will not be offered in 2012.

Admission is $5, free for THNOC members.

Discover the origins of New Orleans's carnival traditions with Myth, Mayhem & Majesty: A History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, a new offereing from The Historic New Orleans Collection. The themed tour of The Collection's Louisiana History Galleries utilizes items from the permanent holdings to examine the evolution of Mardi Gras, from the colonial period through today. The tour will reveal the insider's perspective to the fanfare behind this celebrated season. Each tour lasts approximately one hour.

Left: Procession of the "Mystic [sic] Krewe of Comus"; 1867; wood engraving with watercolor by James Earl Taylor, delineator (1974.74.5)

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The Historic New Orleans Collection
533 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA
70130

504-523-4662
504-598-7108 FAX

Contact email: wrc@hnoc.org

The Williams Research Center
410 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA
70130

504-598-7171
504-598-7168 Fax

Contact email: wrc@hnoc.org

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Getting Here

From the West
Take I-10 West to Exit 235A (Vieux Carre) onto Orleans Ave. Get in the far left lane.
At the French Quarter via Toulouse St. sign U-turn onto Toulouse St.
Go 5 blocks and take a right onto Royal St.
The Historic New Orleans Collection is halfway up the block on your right at 533 Royal St.

To go to the Williams Research Center continue up Royal St. two blocks.
Turn left on Conti St. and go one block.
Turn left on Chartres St. The Williams Research Center is halfway up the block on the right at 410 Chartres St.

From the West
Take I-10 East to Exit 235A (Orleans Ave.). Turn left onto Orleans Ave.
Get in the far left lane. Cross Claiborne Ave. and continue southward.
At the French Quarter via Toulouse St. sign U-turn onto Toulouse St.
Go 5 blocks and take a right onto Royal St.
The Historic New Orleans Collection is halfway up the block on the right at 533 Royal St.

To go to the Williams Research Center continue up Royal St. two blocks.
Turn left on Conti St. and go one block.
Turn left on Chartres St. The Williams Research Center is halfway up the block on the right at 410 Chartres St.

Map
To Royal St. Complex
To Williams Research Center

Parking
Plenty of public parking is available nearby, with the closest lots located on the 500 block of Chartres St. and the 500 block of Conti St. Other lots are available on Decatur St. by the Mississippi River.

533 Royal Street • New Orleans, LA 70130
504-523-4662 Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 - 4:30
Royal Street Complex also open on Sunday 10:30 - 4:30

410 Chartres Street • New Orleans, LA 70130
504-523-4662

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