Lower Ninth Ward Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Lower Ninth Ward. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• New Orleans Sightseeing City Tour
• Three-Hour City Tour of New Orleans by Minibus
• Oak Alley Plantation and New Orleans City Tour
• Private Chauffeured and Historian-Guided City Tour of New Orleans
• New Orleans Private Vehicle City Tour

Visiting the Lower Ninth Ward is free, as it's a neighborhood. Your only expense is transportation. Cost for tours that visit the neighborhood—some of which provide transportation—usually starts at around US$45 per person for group tours, but expect private tours to cost more.

One major attraction in the Lower Ninth Ward is the Jackson Barracks Military Museum, which focuses on Louisiana military and war history. Highlights include tanks from World War I and World War II, an old F-4 Jet, and a display focused on the National Guard’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

It depends. Most people consider visiting the Lower Ninth Ward safe during the day, but others prefer to see it on a guided tour. Much of the neighborhood is uninhabited due to structural damage from Hurricane Katrina, and while poking around abandoned buildings may seem fun, it’s dangerous.

The easiest way to reach the Lower Ninth Ward is by visiting on a tour, or going by rideshare vehicle, rented car, or taxi. You can take bus No. 8 from the corner of N. Rampart and St. Ann Streets in the French Quarter into the heart of the ward.

Yes, there are a few restaurants in the Lower Ninth Ward, primarily along major thoroughfares such as Claiborne Avenue. Options include Cajun Joe's Seafood, across from Taqueria La Coyota. You'll find more bar and restaurant options by heading west to the adjacent Bywater neighborhood.