The weird homes tour new orleans 2018 by weird homes tour saturday november 10 2018 10 00 am at new orleans la usa.
Weird house tour new orleans. At the weird homes tour s series of annual self paced self driving tours you will visit the inside of homes and meet collectors of oddities rare art collectors performance artists painters sculptors and architects in cities all across the usa as you browse our 100 homes you will see that we reject cookie cutter design and architecture and embrace the wonderfulness of weird. Taking place this saturday nov. Qualifying for saturday s weird homes tour are a house that had been a brothel and one that was a jail. In our fourth annual event in new orleans we will feature eight to ten unique homes across the big easy.
Partial proceeds of the event are donated to local community improvement efforts. New orleans is known for many things not the least of which is her architecture with an abundance of homes from the 19th century many of which historic and the secret gardens to complement them it s no wonder why one of the favorite pastimes of visitors is to go on a tour of homes. By missy wilkinson missy wilkinson oct 25 2018 12. The tour will be september 26th from 10am 5pm.
Weird homes tour is an event that takes place in several cities in the united states allowing people to tour houses of local artists performers and creatives. The event has taken place in austin houston new orleans detroit and portland. 11 from 10 a m. This weekend it s preparing to wow audiences across new orleans.
Founded in 1718 by the french new orleans passed to spanish control in 1763. Peek inside the eccentric abodes of new orleans weird homes tour it features homes in shipping containers a grain silo and a former jail. A tour where you get to go inside these wacky and wonderful houses and meet their equally wacky and wonderful owners. Buy tickets and find information on universe.
What makes a house weird in new orleans where weird tends to be the norm. Going on the tour is easy. This change of hands along with its history of slavery and connection to the local chitimacha tribes makes new orleans a unique place to visit. Launched in 2014 weird homes tour has franchises in austin portland houston detroit and san francisco.