New Orleans Things To Do

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Jackson Square

Surrounded by historic buildings and atmospheric street life, this beautifully landscaped park is the heart of the French Quarter. St. Louis...

The Presbytère

One of the twin Spanish colonial buildings flanking the St. Louis Cathedral, this one, on the right, was built on the site of the priests' residence...

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

This giant aquatic showplace perched on the Mississippi riverfront has four major exhibit areas: the Amazon Rain Forest, the Mississippi River...

Frenchmen Street

The three-block stretch closest to the French Quarter is where it's at—complete with cafés, bars, and music clubs. The true magic happens come...

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World at Kern Studios

If you're not in town for the real thing, here's a fun (and family-friendly) backstage look at the history and artistry of Carnival. The massive...

National World War II Museum

This vast and still-expanding museum is a moving and well-executed examination of World War II events and its aftermath. Seminal moments are...

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Art by Southern artists, made in the South, about the South, and exploring Southern themes fills this elegant five-story building. The basis...

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

New Orleans found itself amid a large influx of Italian, German, Irish, and American immigrants from the North when this magnolia-shaded cemetery...

Audubon Park

Formerly the plantation of Etienne de Boré, the father of the granulated-sugar industry in Louisiana, this large, lush patch of greenery stretches...

City Park

Founded in 1854, this 1,300-acre expanse of moss-draped oaks and 11 miles of gentle lagoons is just 2 miles from the French Quarter, but feels...

New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)

Gracing the main entrance to City Park since 1911, this traditional fine-arts museum draws from classic Greek architecture, with several modern...
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