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Name	Category	Location

1850 House Be the First to Rate It Map \| A docent leads you through this well-preserved town house and...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Aquarium of the Americas Be the First to Rate It Map \| Power failures during Katrina resulted in the major loss of the...	Zoos / Aquariums	French Quarter

Beauregard-Keyes House Be the First to Rate It Map \| This stately 19th-century mansion with period furnishings was...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Bourbon Street Be the First to Rate It Map \| Ignore your better judgment and take a stroll down Bourbon Street...	Neighborhoods / Streets	French Quarter

The Cabildo Be the First to Rate It Map \| Dating from 1799, this Spanish colonial-style building is named...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Café du Monde Be the First to Rate It Map \| Café du Monde serves up café au lait and beignets...	Quick Bites	French Quarter

Canal Place Be the First to Rate It Map \| The tony stores of this upscale shopping and office complex were...	Stores / Malls	French Quarter

Canal Street Be the First to Rate It Map \| This once-grand street was the setting of the most widely publicized...	Neighborhoods / Streets	French Quarter

Customs House Be the First to Rate It Map \| From the time of its construction in 1849 until 2004, this massive...	Government Buildings	French Quarter

Faulkner House Be the First to Rate It Map \| The young novelist William Faulkner lived and wrote his first...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

French Market Be the First to Rate It Map \| The sounds, colors, and smells here are alluring: street performers...	Markets / Bazaars	French Quarter

Gallier House Be the First to Rate It Famous New Orleans architect James Gallier designed this as his...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Gauche House Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the most distinctive houses in the French Quarter, this...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Germaine Wells Mardi Gras Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| During a 31-year period (1937-68), Germaine Cazenave Wells, daughter...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Haunted House Be the First to Rate It Map \| Locals agree that this is the most haunted house in a generally...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Hermann-Grima House Be the First to Rate It Map \| 3. One of the largest and best-preserved examples of American...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Historic New Orleans Collection Be the First to Rate It Map \| This private archive and exhibit complex, with thousands of historic...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Jackson Brewery Be the First to Rate It Map \| Also called Jax Brewery, this former brewery was remodeled in...	Stores / Malls	French Quarter

Jackson Square Be the First to Rate It Map \| Surrounded by historic buildings and filled with plenty of the...	Squares	French Quarter

Jean Lafitte National Park Visitor Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| This center has free visual and sound exhibits on the customs...	Information Centers	French Quarter

LaBranche Houses Be the First to Rate It Map \| This complex of lovely town houses, built in the 1830s by Widow...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Be the First to Rate It Map \| The striking anvil no longer sounds in this ancient weathered...	Historic Districts / Sites	French Quarter

Latrobe House Be the First to Rate It Map \| Architect Henry Latrobe designed this modest house with Arsene...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Le Petit Théâtre Be the First to Rate It Map \| Since 1916 this community-based theater group has entertained...	Arts / Performance Venues	French Quarter

Louisiana Office of Tourism Be the First to Rate It Map \| In addition to maps and hundreds of brochures about sights in...	Information Centers	French Quarter

Louisiana Supreme Court Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| This imposing Victorian building that takes up the whole block...	Government Buildings	French Quarter

Madame John's Legacy Be the First to Rate It Map \| Now a state museum, this is the only example in the French Quarter...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Maspero's Exchange Be the First to Rate It Map \| This restaurant, now known as Original Pierre Maspero's, was...	Restaurants	French Quarter

Michalopoulos Galleries Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of New Orleans's most beloved artists, James Michalopoulos...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Miltenberger Houses Be the First to Rate It Map \| The widow Amelie Miltenberger built this row of three brick town...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

Mississippi River Be the First to Rate It Map \| When facing the river, you see to the right the Crescent City...	Bodies of Water	French Quarter

Musée Conti Wax Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The history of New Orleans and Louisiana unfolds in colorful...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Napoleon House Bar and Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| Napoleon House Bar and Café is a favorite gathering place...	Quick Bites	French Quarter

New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| A large collection of artifacts and information on voodoo as...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| This building was the apothecary shop and residence of Louis...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Old Mint Be the First to Rate It Map \| Minting began in 1838 in this ambitious Ionic structure, a project...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Old Ursuline Convent Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Ursulines were the first of many orders of religious women...	Religious Sites	French Quarter

Pirates Alley Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| A great favorite among pensive French Quarter intellectuals...	Quick Bites	French Quarter

Pontalba Buildings Be the First to Rate It Map \| Baroness Micaela Pontalba built these twin sets of town houses...	Houses / Mansions	French Quarter

The Presbytère Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of twin Spanish colonial-style buildings flanking St. Louis...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

Quadroon Ballroom Be the First to Rate It Map \| In the early 1800s the wooden-rail balcony extending over Orleans...	Historic Districts / Sites	French Quarter

Rodrigue Studio Be the First to Rate It Map \| Cajun artist George Rodrigue started painting blue dogs in 1984...	Museums / Galleries	French Quarter

St. Louis Cathedral Be the First to Rate It Map \| The oldest active cathedral in the United States, this church...	Religious Sites	French Quarter

Washington Artillery Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| This raised concrete area on the river side of Decatur Street...	Viewpoints	French Quarter

Woldenberg Riverfront Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| This stretch of green from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue overlooks...	Parks	French Quarter

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