Things to See and Do in New Orleans

7,305 reviews, 7 travel blogs, 5 photos and videos about 268 things to do in New Orleans.

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Bloody Mary's Tours New Orleans
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165 reviews

Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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National World War II Museum New Orleans
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612 reviews

Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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New Orleans School of Cooking
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239 reviews 2 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Education Sites and Libraries

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- Mar 26, 2010 ... , we decided to attend a cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking. We made corn and crab bisque soup, shrimp ...
- Jan 6, 2011 ... thanks and started walking quicker hehehe Tomorrow I have the New Orleans School of Cooking from 10am -12.30 and then in the ...
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and Bar New Orleans
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222 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Dec 4, 2011 ... hotel at the time. We had a drink stop at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and Bar: 941 Bourbon Street. This is the other ...
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Hurricane Katrina Tour - America's Greatest Catastrophe New Orleans
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51 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Mar 3, 2010 ... dissapointed with our boat ride we decided to take the Hurricane Katrina tour which took us down to the Lower 9th quarter ...
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St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans
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251 reviews 44 travel blogs 80 photos
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

Reviews & Experiences:
- Nov 26, 1999 ... streets are Royal and Chartes. Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral are the highlight of the quarter. For lunch I ...
- May 5, 2010 ... executions (!). Standing guard over the Square is the St Louis Cathedral, the oldest continuously active church in America, ...
- Mar 22, 2005 ... in downtown Savannah. Beyond Jackson Square, we entered St. Louis Cathedral and marveled at the beautiful murals painted ...
- Jan 25, 2010 ... running along the balconies. The grand Jackson Square and St Louis Cathedral are a focal point for the area, and (as we ...
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Southern Comfort Cocktail Tour New Orleans
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114 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.6 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Aug 12, 2010 ... lunch. Then it was time for our southern comfort cocktail tour, the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative ...
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French Quarter New Orleans
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607 reviews 464 travel blogs 480 photos
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Apr 11, 2011 ... By nightfall the same rabble had begun returning to the French Quarter. I quickly made for Coops for my first taste ...
- Feb 4, 2008 ... !" My first day visiting the French Quarter during Mardi Gras. I should call it, "A Day ...
- Feb 3, 2008 ... New Orleans. I never made it to Downtown New Orleans. Uptown is considered the American Quarter and Downtown is the French ...
- Feb 8, 2008 ... notice that the architecture has changed considerably from the French Quarter. Bright colours explode in the early ...
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve New Orleans
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26 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 5.5 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Feb 25, 2011 ... left the campground pretty early to head to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The park had a bunch ...
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Garden District New Orleans
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274 reviews 105 travel blogs 75 photos
Distance: 1.9 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Feb 8, 2008 ... I've decided to drive along St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District. It's rush hour. One of the tram lines runs down the ...
- Nov 26, 1999 ... the football games (Yea Cowboys!!!). I took a short walk around the Garden District in the rain and then called it a day. ...
- May 7, 2011 ... the barrier has yet to drop! The Lower Garden District is the fancy area of New Orleans, we drive past the house of Anne ...
- Jun 18, 2005 On the day I went to the Garden District of New Orleans, my husband was at a conference. So I walked down the street from ...
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Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World New Orleans
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204 reviews

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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Good Friends Bar & Queens Head Pub New Orleans
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7 reviews

Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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Cafe Lafitte in Exile New Orleans
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8 reviews

Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Preservation Hall New Orleans
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207 reviews 19 travel blogs 31 photos
Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

Reviews & Experiences:
- Apr 26, 2009 ... from Hurricane Katrina. Listened to some smooth Jazz in Preservation Hall and took a wander around the cemetery from "Easy ...
- Jul 6, 2008 ... early in the evening. We always seem to hit New Orleans on the nights that Preservation Hall is closed and this time was no ...
- Oct 3, 2010 ... Miten ennen onkaan saanut tehty� yht��n mit��n. Preservation Hall on French Quarterissa sijaitseva jazzluola, ...
- Jul 17, 2010 ... back to the French Quarter and straight down Bourbon Street to Preservation Hall. We waited in line about a half hour ...
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Jackson Square New Orleans
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291 reviews 85 travel blogs 133 photos
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Nov 26, 1999 ... it all. The prettiest streets are Royal and Chartes. Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral are the highlight of the ...
- Jun 16, 2005 ... and everthing in between. Artists display their masterpieces in Jackson Square for an inexpensive, artsy momento. The ...
- Jul 8, 2005 ... is the birthplace of jazz, and Louis Armstrong. We walked to Jackson Square and then down the Mississippi river, where we ...
- Jun 30, 2009 ... much from what the East Melbourne Shul looked like. I also saw Jackson Square where most of the street performers play. Most ...
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Historic New Orleans Collection
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8 reviews

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Ogden Museum of Southern Art New Orleans
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45 reviews

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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Rock 'n' Bowl New Orleans
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57 reviews 3 travel blogs
Distance: 2.5 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

Reviews & Experiences:
- Apr 16, 2009 ... "fran�ais"). Puis, apr�s une petite sieste, je vais au Rock'n Bowl avec Joshua pour une soir�e Zydeco. Christine (Canada) ...
- Jul 18, 2008 ... serving at the mission. From what I have briefly heard, the New Orleans Mission was a fabulous experience for the team and ...
- Nov 1, 2010 ... Gumbo for lunch // BBQ place for dinner -> pork bbq rips // Rock n Bowl in NOLA (with zydeco music), I was terribly bad ...
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Tours by Isabelle New Orleans
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146 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Tours

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- Jul 24, 2011 ... everyone’s list of places to visit in America, and tours by Isabelle was a great company to sightsee with for these 2 ...
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Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge New Orleans
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17 reviews

Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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Bombay Club New Orleans
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16 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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- Jul 6, 2008 ... of July holiday. We still had a wonderful dinner at the Bombay Club. After dinner we wandered on over to ...
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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro New Orleans
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29 reviews

Distance: 1.8 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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d.b.a. New Orleans
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25 reviews 1105 travel blogs 10884 photos
Distance: 1 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

Reviews & Experiences:
- Apr 11, 2011 ... long wait for a transport I arrived the the city of New Orleans slightly disgruntled. So perhaps my initial judgement of ...
- Apr 13, 2011 ... would probably say I had yet to experience the true spirit of New Orleans. Maybe so, but I had nothing left to move ...
- Feb 5, 2008 ... are probably built on piles like the Interstate heading into New Orleans. So I drove on the south shore of ...
- Feb 4, 2008 ... ; "Scientists Discover the Meaning of Life in New Orleans!" " Love-Happiness-Belonging: Heaven ...
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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans
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86 reviews 7 travel blogs 4 photos
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Jun 9, 2011 ... the tourist area. The reason for this was to visit St Louis Cemetery No 1 which contains the grave of "Voodoo Queen" Marie ...
- Jul 8, 2009 ... the Voodoo Museum and joined a 3 hour tour of the area and St Louis Cemetery No.1, the oldest in the city. Our tour guide, a ...
- Apr 13, 2010 ... folklorists swear that it had its start in New Orleans.. and at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The tale goes that three young ...
- Feb 22, 2005 ... tour around the French Quarter with Historic New Orleans. We visited St Louis Cemetery No 1, Armstrong Park, and saw a lot ...
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Gallier House New Orleans
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8 reviews 3 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 1.6 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Apr 16, 2009 ... the Quarter and maybe do the flea market. We started with the Gallier House, but it was closed - it would have to wait ...
- Apr 17, 2009 ... we checked out and left our bags, then headed back to the Gallier house (again, at the other end of the Quarter). ...
- Jan 22, 2008 ... 's what their websites says: In 1857, esteemed New Orleans architect, James Gallier, Jr., put his considerable talent to ...
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Maple Leaf Bar New Orleans
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14 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 3.7 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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- Apr 26, 2010 ... hit an area that our friend Mark had recommended - Jacque-imos, Maple Leaf Bar and Carollton Station Bar. This area ...
- Apr 5, 2009 ... the French Quarter, and then meeting a friend at the Maple Leaf Bar (located uptown). Our buddy Hank from Orlando ...
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Snake & Jake's Xmas Club Lounge New Orleans
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4 reviews

Distance: 3.4 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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Napoleon House New Orleans
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43 reviews 4 travel blogs 6 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

Reviews & Experiences:
- Sep 25, 2008 ... it - we didn't go. Went to our favourite bar, "The Napoleon House" & had lunch (with wine of course). Mario, the barman ...
- May 7, 2009 ... of the French Quarter per Lonely Planet Book. Ate lunch at Napoleon House.( since 1797) Ate Jambalaya. Visited the George ...
- Jan 19, 2008 ... French Quarter. We were starving and headed out to the Napoleon House (500 Chartres), window shopping along the way. It ...
- Jan 21, 2008 ... but we didn't care, we love fries. The sandwich was just so-so, we ate it but it didn't compare at all to the Napoleon ...
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Natchez Steamboat Cruise New Orleans
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150 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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- Feb 8, 2012 ... took a two-hour steamboat jazz cruise on the Mississippi. The Steamboat Natchez is the last authentic steamboat on ...
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The Abbey New Orleans
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8 reviews
Distance: 5.8 miles from city center

Category: Nightlife

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- Oct 30, 2011 ... he wanted to take Ralph to a wilderness preserve on the outskirts of New Orleans and we were headed for the French Quarter. ...
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