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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A truly unforgettable tour with NOLA Tours and Janet Gross
I’m not usually one to write reviews, but this tour deserves every word.
I joined the NOLA Tours walk on Jewish history in New Orleans, led by Janet Gross, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of my trip. Janet is—there’s no better word for it—enchanting. She carries the charm of the South effortlessly, paired with the kind of intelligence and quiet authority that comes only from someone who has spent years living inside the history she tells.
Her knowledge of Jewish life in the South is deep and beautifully delivered—not academic, not heavy-handed, but alive. She weaves together stories of families, synagogues, migration, resilience, and community, all against the backdrop of the French Quarter’s shifting architecture. And she does it with a grace that feels almost choreographed: she knows when to pause, when to sit, when the sun is too much, and when a piece of history needs space to breathe.
The pacing is perfect. You never feel rushed, and you never feel tired. The route is thoughtful, the timing intuitive. Janet also leads an architectural tour, and you feel that expertise quietly anchoring the whole experience—the way she points out a balcony detail, a wrought-iron gate, a hidden courtyard that suddenly makes history take shape.
If you’re visiting New Orleans, I highly, highly recommend NOLA Tours. And if you can, take a tour with Janet. She is one of those rare guides who seems to carry the city inside her—its memory, its humor, its contradictions, its warmth.
An unforgettable experience.
