New Orleans
Way down yonder in New Orleans (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans), you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts. "NOLA" is the largest city in Louisiana and one of the top tourist destinations in the United States. "Laissez les bons temps rouler" is what they say here in the Big Easy, and you too can "let the good times roll" with a cool stroll down Bourbon Street, a hot Dixieland band, and even hotter Creole cuisine. Mardi Gras may be the city's calling card, b
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Historic New Orleans Collection
Museum with changing exhibits of local history. Also has a research center nearby on Chartres Street.
Tue-Sat 9:30AM-4:30PM, Sun 10:30AM-4:30PM · Free · Free entry · Wheelchair accessible
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Basin Street Station
The old Southern Railway train station has been remodeled; the ground floor has a visitors information center with gift shop, informative film and local museum exhibits free of charge.
9AM-5PM
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Madame John's Legacy
18th-century Creole home.
Tue-Sun 10AM-4:30PM · Free
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Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve
Headquarters for National Park that includes several historic sites in and near New Orleans. Has a small museum and visitor's center. Show up by 9AM to get a place on the informative free walking tour of the French Quarter.
Tu-Sa 09:00-16:30 · Free entry · Wheelchair accessible
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New Orleans Jazz Park
Actually in "Dutch Alley", the French Market pedestrian alley on the river side of Decatur between Dumaine and St. Philip Streets. Often has free live music weekend afternoons and sometimes other times.
Free, some park programs have a fee
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Cigar Factory New Orleans & Museum
History and tradition of one of New Orleans' oldest traditions -- cigar rolling! Watch the masters at work daily in the only operating cigar factory since the 1950s.
10AM-10PM daily · Free
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Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Jackson Barracks military base has been here since the 1830s. This is an unorthodox choice for most Lower 9th visitors, but the Louisiana National Guard has an interesting military museum, with artifacts, weapons and memorabilia from every major American war.
Mon-Sat 10AM-4PM · Free
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St. Louis Cathedral
A symbol of New Orleans, this is the oldest Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States and has a giant statue of the Virgin Mary with her arms extended gracing the middle of the courtyard.
The cathedral is open for self-guided tours daily from the end of morning mass until 4PM; see website for mass times · Free
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Saint Louis Cemetery #1
Local notables entombed here include 19th-century Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Do not visit this cemetery alone, as criminals have been known to target vulnerable individual tourists. It can safely be visited with tour groups; free ones are given by the park service in addition to various pay tours. Almost all tours start early in the morning, although a couple pay tours will start at 1PM during weekdays.
Mon-Fri 9AM-3PM, Sat Sun 9AM-noon · Free
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The Sazerac House
101 Magazine Street
Tu-Su 11:00-18:00 · Free entry
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