A Garden District walk from our front door
About 3.3 miles and two to three hours with stops. Start on Prytania, wind through the grand houses of the Garden District, and come home along Magazine Street.
- The Prytania Collection1726–1748 Prytania St
Start at the houses. Head uptown on Prytania under the oaks.
- Sophie Wright Park & Hivolt Coffee1829 Sophie Wright Pl · 7 min from the last stop
Grab a coffee and take it to the benches in the little triangle park.
- Trinity Episcopal Church1329 Jackson Ave · 6 min from the last stop
A Gothic Revival church from the 1850s at the edge of the Garden District.
- Buckner Mansion1410 Jackson Ave · 1 min from the last stop
An 1856 mansion with 48 columns; TV fans know it as the witches’ academy in American Horror Story: Coven.
- Toby’s Corner2340 Prytania St · 3 min from the last stop
Built around 1838, often called the oldest house in the Garden District.
- Brevard–Clapp House1239 First St · 4 min from the last stop
Anne Rice’s former home and the setting of her Mayfair Witches novels.
- Women’s Opera Guild House2504 Prytania St · 4 min from the last stop
Greek Revival with a later octagonal turret.
- Briggs–Staub House2605 Prytania St · 1 min from the last stop
A rare Gothic Revival house in a neighborhood of columns.
- Colonel Short’s Villa1448 Fourth St · 2 min from the last stop
Look for the famous cast-iron cornstalk fence.
- Garden District Book Shop2727 Prytania St · 1 min from the last stop
An independent bookstore inside The Rink, an 1880s roller rink.
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 11400 Washington Ave · 2 min from the last stop
Founded in 1833. Access has been limited during restoration; check tour options before you go.
- Commander’s Palace1403 Washington Ave · 2 min from the last stop
The turquoise grande dame since 1893. Weekday lunch means 25-cent martinis.
- Molly’s Rise and Shine2368 Magazine St · 8 min from the last stop
Turn down Washington to Magazine and work your way back past the shops.
- Turkey and the Wolf739 Jackson Ave · 7 min from the last stop
Lunch stop: the fried bologna sandwich.
- Hotel Saint Vincent1507 Magazine St · 12 min from the last stop
A drink at the Paradise Lounge, then two blocks home.
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Most houses are private homes: enjoy them from the sidewalk. Updated October 2026.