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Garden District
8,784 reviews
"Beautiful area and we just took streetcar and walked around ourselves - lovely houses, beautiful mansions and easy just to wander through the streets.""In this marvelous neighborhood you will find houses with famous residents, including Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, Gloria Henry, Archie Manning, and Eli Manning."
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Frenchmen Street
11,847 reviews
"What can I said, this place has it all, music, great bands, if you are a foodie...this place has great restaurants with live music, local artist, perfect for a short walk while admiring the area and everything NOL...""We visited Frenchmen Street on our last night in New Orleans, it's such a lively area full of great bars with great music, there is also a market that's open at night time where you can buy gorgeous artworks and c..."
Nature & Parks
New Orleans City Park
4,238 reviews
"New Orleans City Park has plenty of art and nature attractions: wonderful Oak trees dripping in Spanish Moss and a beautiful lake; New Orleans Botanical Garden; Storyland; Carousel Gardens Amusement Park; City Put...""So much to do and see, museum, botanical gardens, lakes, paddle boats, kayaks, beautiful walking trails, sculpture gardens, amusement park, mini golf you name it, it is pretty much there."
Sights & Landmarks
Jackson Square
15,993 reviews
"From the magnificent St Louis Cathedral visited by pope John Paul II, lovely restaurants like Muriel's, the Andrew Jackson statue and gardens to street musicians, jesters and artists and surrounding stores and bou...""You are instantly transported to a different time once you step into the BIG EASY! Jackson square is a colorful place full of local musicians, tarot card readers, artists, painters and local artisans!"
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French Quarter
22,260 reviews
"there are great restaurants fun shops wonderful music amazing architecture people watching shopping walking cocktails - its truly amazing -- wear your walking shoes and come experience life""Some specific areas to see that are an easy walk: Jackson Square - monument and park Royal Street - wonderful shopping and art Cafe Du Monde - world famous beignets and amazing coffee Bourbon Street - bars and mus..."
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St. Louis Cathedral
8,285 reviews
"Good opportunity to see beautiful art and architecture even if you aren’t Catholic... gorgeous old church that is meticulously maintained.""Priests hold beautiful masses or just stop by, light a candle, say a prayer, learn about the history of the church or visit the gift shop for a St Christopher medal to take on your travels."
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Royal Street
7,729 reviews
"A great shopping street with unique French Quarter architecture, impromptu performing musical groups, amazing antique shops and art stores as well as souvenir shops and many excellent restaurants.""One block from Jackson Square behind St. Louis Cathedral is Royal Street with gift shops, hat shops, small grocery store, street bands, the best galleries and restaurants and the amazing antique shops."
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Lafayette Cemetery No.1
2,853 reviews
"Walking through this Historic Cemetery with Carla Boullion or her Daughter as your guide, you will discover a lot of the past and the people who made and lived in this Historic Southern Port City.The above ground...""We had a wonderful time walking through the Lower Garden District and listening to our tour guide, Judy (Tours By Judy) separate fact from fiction regarding the history of New Orleans.. And, thanks Judy, for helpi..."
Nature & Parks
Audubon Park
1,667 reviews
"If you are visiting New Orleans and want a change of pace and do something more relaxing, the Park and The Tree of Life in particular, is a great destination I would happily recommend to anyone, friends or family...""100's of wide open acres right in the middle of the City, with scores of 100+ year old magnificent Oak trees, lakes, ponds, birds, ducks, geese, a Zoo, clay tennis courts--lots of shade and always a great place fo..."
Museums
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA
1,339 reviews
"My daughter and I had a very nice time wandering the trails of the extensive garden and seeing all the interesting sculptures.""what a wonderful find! the sculpture garden is adjacent to the art museum in city park. the gardens are nicely landscaped and a great place to stroll - took us about 1 hour to get through and see all of them."
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Magazine Street
1,151 reviews
"Happy to be away from the crowds in the Quarter, I managed to get myself to Magazine St. for an afternoon of window shopping.""... at our hotel recommended a visit to what he described as "an entertaining and fun diversion" from the French Quarter, Frenchmen Street, Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and other more celebrated destinations."
Casinos & Gambling
Harrah's Casino New Orleans
4,668 reviews
"... had a blast burbon street was fun and parade good lots of things to do lots of shopping went to lakers game that was excellent and the casino is best thing about my trip lots of fun in there meet lots of people""My husband and I walked through here one afternoon while on Canal Street and I was happily surprised that it is now smoke free inside."
Museums
The Historic New Orleans Collection
661 reviews
"A collection of great historical Museums - The Louisiana History Galleries and The Williams Residence - worth a visit""The Historic New Orleans Collection, established in 1966, is a museum, research center and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region of t..."
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Bourbon Street
7,316 reviews
"... From Canal Street to Esplanade, it’s a sure attraction for finding numerous interesting and inviting places to explore... Food, drinks, people watching, 🐕 hotdog 🌭 carts, outlandish attire and So Much More!!!""This place is quite colorful.. whether day or night this place is hopping from dancing in the street to loads of street vendors and music.. lots to see... if you are the partying kind... it is def like mardi gras..."
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New Orleans Musical Legends Park
1,090 reviews
"A lovely spot in New Orleans Plenty of available seating and tables Great variety of good music Good food from Cafe Beignet A very relaxing and pleasant in the hustle and bustle of New Orleans""Towards the Canal Street end of Bourbon Street , Legend Park is an oasis where you can enjoy a cold drink , or a bite to eat while listening to some fab music."
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Mardi Gras
126 reviews
"It was freezing this year- 36 degrees when the parades started on Fat Tuesday morning at 8AM- so having a hotel room right nearby and with viewing access from indoors (which we occasionally did) was a huge bonus.""If you are interested in freeing yourself from the crowd try the Mardi Gras stands for a fee at The Intercontinental Hotel, The Blake Hotel, or Gallier Hall."
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Louis Armstrong Park
1,069 reviews
"They were allowed to gather in the "Place des Nègres", "Place Publique", later "Circus Square" or informally "Place Congo" [3] at the "back of town" (across Rampart Street from the French Quarter), where the ensla...""It’s a biggish city park (Theatre of Preforming Arts is there) with lots of statues (mainly Jazz musicians), grass, benches, water features and Congo Square (historically important in slave times)."
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Algiers Point
207 reviews
"algiers point was a quiet (nice break from the craziness of Bourbon street) safe and friendly neighborhood Tavolino pizza is fabulous and appetite repair was amazing, Tout De suites was a great neighborhood coffee...""A few informal restraints and one really great English Pub - the Crown and Anchor for a cold beer."