Our History
Like many of New Orleans’ best creations, Two Chicks Walking Tours was hatched (…sorry) over cocktails. It came to life out of a heartfelt love of our city, and the desire to spark that love in others by sharing her enthralling story. We felt a need to unfold her colorful past with a passion we felt the typical tour, crowded onto historic streets, was unable to convey. The life of New Orleans needs no embellishment, and as stewards of her history we felt compelled to offer a curated tour for the genuinely interested and intellectually curious. We wanted to create the tours that we would love to take. The history of New Orleans is the history of our country, and is as much yours as that of the locals, who we are honored to say, also frequent Two Chicks.
Now in it’s ninth year of operations, Two Chicks Walking Tours has successfully fulfilled our vision through our collective of talented storytellers in the French Quarter and Garden District neighborhoods. Our style of southern hospitality features dynamic topics and interesting paths, allowing visitors and locals to explore the city on a deeper level. We are thrilled that by intuiting the need for a more personal approach, Two Chicks has garnered the attention of Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and US News and World Report, among other notable publications. We developed our current offerings over time, all the while being honored with thousands of five star reviews along the way.
Join us to discover an appreciation for a city we all deserve to know.
Meet the Head Chick-in-Charge
CHRISTINE
CHRISTINE is a New Yorker by birth and a New Orleanian for 39+ years. Christine moved to the Crescent City to attend Loyola University, fell in love with the city and never left! When she’s not engaged with tasks related to being the Head Chick-in-Charge she can be found strutting on the streets as a proud member of the Pussyfooters, which are majorettes sent from the mothership dedicated to supporting several non-profit organizations. She is a second-generation small business owner and has been leading all of her Chick-o-Lettes (and roosters) for over 10 years as the owner of Two Chicks Walking Tours. Christine loves being an AMBASSADOR to visitors of New Orleans!
Meet the chicks and the rooster
KAREN
KAREN is a native New Orleanian who has never missed a Mardi Gras! You can find Karen on Bourbon Street on any given day or night because she lives there. She’s been “leading her own parade” as an independent city planning consultant for over 25 years. Her love of the culture, food, architecture, music, literature, politics and characters of New Orleans is what led her to become a tour guide over 10 years ago. Karen leads visitors in the French Quarter, Garden District, Ladies of the Evenings tours and on customized private tour experiences. She loves to have her tour guests immerse themselves in New Orleans and gain a deep appreciation of her home! Karen’s favorite thing about New Orleans is ALL of the above!
Dannal
DANNAL (rhymes with flannel) is a native of Arkansas who moved to New Orleans to go to Tulane. Except for two brief years, she has been here ever since. She has degrees in American studies and southern studies and a background in museum education. She has been a licensed tour guide since 2014 and loves to share her passion for New Orleans. She is also a huge Saints fan and loves to read, garden, attend local festivals, celebrate Mardi Gras and, as much as she loves her adopted city, TRAVEL.
Emily
Emily is a regional historian, 13th generation New Orleanian and native of the Carrollton neighborhood. She has dedicated decades to the promotion and preservation of the neighborhood that she is proud to call home earning her the nickname The Carrolltonian. She delights in welcoming guests to New Orleans and showing off the city’s rich history. When she’s not buried in city archives attempting to crack history’s mysteries, she can be found strolling around Carrollton with her pet pig asking older neighbors for their life stories and family recipes. Emily is a petite one woman show that has never met a stranger.
Bonnie
New Staff Member! Bio coming soon..
Hopper
John HOPPER grew up in northern Illinois next to the Mississippi River and several decades ago he jumped in the river and started swimming south. When the water started tasting salty, he got out and found himself in New Orleans. He enjoys meeting visitors from all over the country and world and sharing the history, culture, cuisine, and music scene of New Orleans with them. Under the heading of who knew/that’s boring, Hopper has a COLLECTION of sand from hundreds of locations around the world.
KYRAN
KYRAN is an ex-pat Canadian (great-great-great-GREAT grandchild of Acadians) whose obsession for history and passion for hospitality flourish in this storied and enchanting place she now calls home. Kyran’s background as a writer, wanderer, and wrangler of three wonderful kids all come together in shepherding her guests through the twists and turns of New Orleans’ unique history, culture, and geography. As an immigrant, she is deeply committed to presenting a fully dimensional perspective on the many threads that contribute to the amazing tapestry of New Orleans — complex, layered, sometimes difficult, but always fascinating. Kyran loves to orient tour guests in time, in place, and in culture to CHART an unforgettable New Orleans experience!
SARAH
SARAH is a native New Orleanian and in addition to tour guiding works as an archivist. She loves the privilege of handling historic records that date back to the Colonial period. The archives hold centuries of correspondence, images, drawings, photos, and maps. Her talent in fielding requests from researchers and genealogists leads to a deeper understanding of the history of New Orleans. Sarah brings her knowledge of the archives to tours in a manner such that visitors step back in time. She loves the late winter in New Orleans when the citrus trees start blooming, followed by azaleas, gardenias, purple irises, and star jasmine. As the season changes to spring the city is a riot of color and delicious scents. Sarah enjoys touring with CURIOUS visitors to New Orleans!