Tour the swamps of Louisiana on a special tour today.

New Orleans is truly a historic city—no other city in the nation has blended so colorfully multiple cultures. This artistic jambalaya has resulted in Dixieland jazz, French and Spanish architecture, Cajun and Creole cuisine and voodoo folklore.

Enjoy some of the best New Orleans has to offer by taking one of the following tours of the city and the surrounding areas today and tomorrow. For more information about these tours or to register, visit the tour desk in Lobby F of the Morial Convention Center.

Experience the beauty and serenity of one of the wildest natural areas on the Louisiana Flatboat Swamp Tour. Your captain, a native of the region, will narrate the tour by providing a history of the indigenous plants and animals you encounter. (Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.; $62/person; note that this tour involves light walking)

Witness the city’s recovery from the destruction caused by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina on a History, Highlights and Hopemotorcoach ride. This tour, which highlights rebuilding efforts, will leave you with a sense of the city’s resilient spirit, proud history and rich culture. (Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon; $38/person; note that this tour involves light walking)

Wind through the 46-room mansion of an heiress to the Sears-Roebuck fortune, filled with priceless antiques and art collections from around the world, and then head to City Park to explore one of the premier sculpture gardens in the U.S. on the Artistic Treasures: Longue Vue and Sculpture Gardens tour. (Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; $42/person; note that this tour involves moderate walking)