Hermann Grima House: Urban Enslavement Tour Experience

Experience the Urban Enslavement Tour at Hermann Grima House, a restored French Quarter home that explores the lives of enslaved individuals in an urban setting. Discover the rich history and contributions of people of African descent in shaping New Orleans.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hermann-Grima House - This restored French Quarter home built in 1831, includes a Federalist architectural façade, original operating open-hearth kitchen, urban slave quarters, and expansive courtyard. The Urban Enslavement Tour at Hermann-Grima House, looks at the experiences of those who were enslaved in an urban setting, how that differed from…
What's Included
  • Professional guide included
Additional Information

This refurbished dwelling in the French Quarter, constructed in 1831, features a Federalist architectural front, an original functional open-hearth kitchen, city slave quarters, and a large courtyard. The Hermann-Grima House’s Urban Enslavement Tour examines the lives of those who were enslaved in a city environment, compares their experiences to those…

Location
Hermann-Grima House
820 Saint Louis St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Taylorblackburn
Oct 28, 2024
Great tour - Amazing learning experience. Our tour guide, Robert's, personal life experiences was touching and eye opening. He was very knowledgeable and gave us a great tour.
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Kaitlin_f
Oct 17, 2024
Must-do Tour - Phenomenal tour. Really centered the slave experience and not the slaveholders. There are not enough tours like this. I learned so much. It was about an hour long.
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Lisarin27
Oct 8, 2024
House tour - Our tour was very enjoyable and interesting. Our tour guide was extremely informative. It was an hour long, so good for kids also. Definitely worth doing for some New Orleans fun and history . Nice gift shop too!
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Daniel_b
Oct 4, 2024
Great tour - The tour was amazing! So informative. More people should take this tour! I highly recommend it to anyone interested in history.
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Alisha_b
Sep 29, 2024
Urban slaves - House is kinda boring BUT the tour guide makes it so interesting. He was AMAZING ( guy with dreads) he had so much history, knowledge and personal stories. He actually brought me the tears at the end. I had to walk away tip this man when you go see him he’s worth it.
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421mercedesr
Sep 21, 2024
Amazing visit! - Amazing visit. It was a private tour cause anyone joins us, but it was really interesting and my guide was very nice. Thanks!!!
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Annabg6367nt
Aug 12, 2024
Very Interesting!! - Our tour guide was amazing and made this very interesting even for my two teenage daughters ages 14 and 17. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Nola. We had the male tour guide and he was fantastic! The history was awesome as well. Walking around touring this house somehow the way that he explains everything you can picture it all happening as you walk through the house room by room. Highly recommend this especially if you're there a short time and just do not have the time to see do a plantation tour. Urban slavery is just as interesting yet devastating at the same time that it took place at all anywhere. I learned something new because I didn't know about urban slavery before this trip to NOLA. Thank you for the great history lesson!
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Ophlie_b
Aug 2, 2024
Insightful tour on Urban enslavement - Very insightful tour. Highly recommend thanks to the detailed explanation and moving insights on several house's inoccupents over time
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Cju1979
Oct 16, 2024
It is what it is and it's all good - Great property to tour and yes, the tour obviously has a certain focus/bias against the families that happened to live in different times, but it wasn't over the top even for a Southern sympathizer like myself. I learned some things and appreciated what they had to share even knowing there's a lot more to this story and the overarching theme. Go into everything with an open mind, ask questions, do your research and make time for things that move you. History is alive for everyone and it's not a one stop shop. The tour only took an hour or so, so the only drawback may be if someone can't handle the weather but you're not walking around much and only going up one flight of stairs and you don't even have to do that. The gift shop has some things and this was a perfect stop for us after taking in the Jazz Mass at Our Lady of Guadelupe down the street. We then went a few feet to Napoleon's House to have some good food and drink.
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Tammywilts
Aug 17, 2024
Good tour - Enjoyed this 45 minute tour of the house and courtyard. Very interesting to hear about the enslaved being used in urban areas. Guide really knew a lot and was friendly. The only downside was we felt it was a bit rushed
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).