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Fodor's Choice Sights in New Orleans
| 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 |
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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 |