Sights & Attractions in New Orleans

Fodor's Choice Sights in New Orleans

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Aquarium of the Americas
Power failures during Katrina resulted in the major loss of the...
Zoos / Aquariums Jackson Square and the Riverfront
 
Audubon Park
Formerly the plantation of Etienne de Boré, the father...
Parks Uptown
 
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World at Kern Studios
Mardi Gras World's entertainment complex moved from Algiers Point...
Museums / Galleries CBD and Warehouse District
 
City Park
This 150-year-old, 1,500-acre expanse of moss-draped oaks and...
Parks Bayou St. John and Mid-City
 
Hermann-Grima House
One of the largest and best-preserved examples of American architecture...
Museums / Galleries Inside the Vieux Carré
 
Jackson Square
Surrounded by historic buildings and plenty of the city's atmospheric...
Museums / Galleries Jackson Square and the Riverfront
 
National World War II Museum
The brainchild of historian and writer Dr. Stephen Ambrose, who...
Museums / Galleries CBD and Warehouse District
 
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Many of New Orleans's most talented musicians, artists, and writers...
Educational Institutions Faubourg Marigny and Bywater
 
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
Gracing the main entrance to City Park, this traditional fine...
Museums / Galleries Bayou St. John and Mid-City
 
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Art by Southerners, art made in the South, art about the South...
Museums / Galleries CBD and Warehouse District
 
Pitot House
One of the few surviving houses that lined the bayou in the late...
Houses / Mansions Bayou St. John and Mid-City
 
The Presbytère
One of twin Spanish colonial-style buildings flanking St. Louis...
Museums / Galleries Jackson Square and the Riverfront
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