COVID-19 Update (1/15/21):

New Orleans Architecture Tours Grand Reopening Coming Soon!

PLEASE NOTE:
In keeping with local guidelines, each tour will be restricted to a maximum of 6 guests, from the same household. Masks and social distancing will be required for the duration of the tour. We can’t wait to (safely) show you our favorite buildings!

If you would like to support us from afar, gift certificates are available here.

See you soon!
Katrina

Welcome to the Architecture Tour!!

I created New Orleans Architecture Tours to share my love for this city’s incredible architecture with visitors from all over the world. Having spent years collaborating with scholars and learning from the best at Tulane, I am beyond proud to share the history of our amazing city through the lens of its beautiful buildings.

Please read on to hear more about my hand selected guides, the tours we poured our hearts into making, and everything that has led us to three certificates of excellence from TripAdvisor, a recommendation from ArchDaily (wow), and a partnership with New Orleans Architecture Foundation.

Every Building Tells A Story.

-Katrina Horning
Founder/Lead Guide

Our Walking Tours

Discover New Orleans!

Garden District

French Quarter

Private Tours

Our Friends

Meet our partners and professional recommendations.

Beyond Bourbon Street

New Orleans & Company

Vebo

Cape Horn Illustration

Gardenista

Preservation Destination

Testimonials

Thorough without overwhelming amounts of info, fun facts and context was on point! Katrina was very knowledgable and listened and answered questions very thoroughly. We learned a brief history of New Orleans that brought us to the current state of architecture in the district...

My husband and I did a tour with Josh on our last day in New Orleans. We had been in the French Quarter for a few days and walked past so many of the buildings that we talked about on the tour. Learning the history about not only New Orleans but also the architecture from a knowledgeable and kind tour guide was a great way to end our trip! Thanks again Josh!!

Exemplary architectural and historical walking tours. Did the Garden District Architecture tour with Katrina; was well organized, well paced, engaging, informative and fun. Katrina was an authority on New Orleans and Louisiana history, the arts and architecture of the city, and was able to convey it in a fun, educational, and engaging way...

Professional, engaging and fun. Katrina (yes, she’s aware of the irony) is an amazing guide to New Orleans. She draws you in with engaging social history, then goes deeply into the rich architectural analysis, making sense of some complex stories with intelligence and humor. I am an architectural historian, teacher and tour guide (in NYC), and I found Katrina to be among the best guides I have had the pleasure to follow.

If you have any hesitation about the tour because you aren't that "in" to architecture--leave them behind. Of course, there is a lot about architecture on the tour, but the tour is really about the culture, the history, and the epic drama of New Orleans that is reflected in its architecture. Gray had an encyclopedic knowledge of the subject, but relayed it in a personable way. It happened to be my birthday, so some would ask, "Really? A walking tour on your birthday?" Yep. One of my best birthday presents ever.

Katrina has a passion for her adopted city, giving us an informative, entertaining tour of the Garden District, including the Lafayette cemetery. She increased our appreciation of the city and its inhabitants tenfold. Her historical, architectural and current knowledge of the area was both broad and detailed. She answered all of our New Orleans questions thoughtfully and in detail. You can't stump this bundle of energy. She knows her stuff!

Our tour with Karen was great. She had lots of information to share and fostered a real dialog along the way. My husband who is a museum docent and pretty picky about tour guides thoroughly enjoyed this tour (high praise, indeed).