New Orleans Travel Information

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   New Orleans Travel Information

New Orleans is one of the most unique cities in the United States.  The Big Easy is known for its jazz music, Mardi Gras, fabulous Creole and Cajun cuisines, relaxed lifestyle and a colorful history. The French Quarter is the oldest and most historic area in New Orleans. Within the Quarter are many of the city’s best attractions, like the artistic Jackson Square, and Café du Monde offering some the city’s best pastries and coffee drinks.  Some of the more popular streets are the famous Bourbon Street where pedestrians can walk the streets with open containers of alcohol.  Frenchman Street is another great street to walk along to enjoy local Jazz Music. Tourists love getting a glimpse of the other side at the Saint Louis Cemetery the oldest cemetery in New Orleans. It boasts several ghostly apparitions including an old man and most famously Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.  Get a taste of Bayou country at the Bayou Segnette a lovely quaint Cajun fishing village. The nesting grounds of alligators, egrets, raccoons and many types of snakes can be spotted along the way. 

   Top Things To Do In New Orleans

New Orleans is popular and an affordable tourist destination. Throughout the year, New Orleans hosts a variety of festivals celebrating the food and music the city is known for. The most notable is the famous Mardi Gras celebration and parade, with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival running a close second in terms of popularity.  Dining is one of the greatest things about visiting New Orleans, because of the abundance of fresh local seafood, mixture of ethnic cultures and the huge selection of restaurants from world-class chefs to choose from. The Warehouse District has been revitalized into the New Orleans Arts District, home to some of the city’s most interesting art galleries located along Julia Street and museums such as the popular National World War II Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana’s Civil War Museum, The Children’s Museum and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Tale the St. Charles Streetcar to the popular Garden District to marvel at some of the city’s well-manicured southern mansions.  If you bring a jacket you might be able to have a drink at the famous Commander’s Palace. Square. Enjoy an afternoon of Jazz music in Jackson Square. Discover the lively Bourbon Street in the iconic French Quarter, a melting pot of restaurants, cafes, music venues and nightclubs. Don’t leave without checking out the famous Preservation Hall best known for its jazz music.  Some of New Orleans best music clubs and trendy eateries are on Frenchman Street. A real treat is taking a paddle steamer river boat cruise. Afterwards take a long stroll along the Moon Walk riverside promenade along the Mississippi River.  Families should take their kids to the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and the Zoo.