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"You're looking at the most photographed fence in New Orleans — cast-iron cornstalks with morning glories climbing through them, catching the afternoon light. Every tour guide in this city will tell you Colonel Short had this fence made because his wife missed her Iowa cornfields. She was homesick, so he bought her corn she'd never have to harvest."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at Colonel Short's Villa
This is just one of 9 stops on the Mansions, Money & Magnolias tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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