New Orleans
Frenchman Street
Good for night, drinks; where the locals go
Daytime Art market (7-1)
Good Spots: The Spotted Cat; Three Muses; d.b.a
French Quarter
Bourbon Street- Must See
Garden District
Historical residential neighborhood
Head to the intersection of Prytania St. and Washington Ave. - shops and cafes here
Swamp Tours
Companies: Cajun Encounters; Airboat Adventures; Cajun Pride Swamp Tours
Get to see another side of New Orleans - lots of wildlife
Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World
Location: 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA
Open: 9:30am- 5:30pm
1hr Tours every 30min.
Cost: $19.95/Adult
Ticket includes free shuttle pick-up and drop off; simply call when you’re at a designated shuttle stop
You can try on Mardi Gras costumes- highly recommended experience
St.Louis Cathedral
Location: 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116
It’s the oldest cathedral in USA
Open: 7:30am-4pm - Free
Audubon Nature Institute
Location: 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70118
Sea Otter Experience
Go behind the scenes - 30min
$75/ Adult (includes admission to Aquarium)
New Orleans School of Cooking
Take a hands on cooking class
$139/person
Must make a reservation
Get to cook a whole New Orleans style meal and enjoy it!
Steamboat Natchez
Dinner or Sunday Brunch
Brunch boards at 11am;
cruising 11:30am-1:30pm
Ticket:$44/Adult w/brunch
“
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. "
-Hellen Keller
”
Food and Bars
Uptown’s Hansen’s Sno-Bliz
Different than a snow cone
Café du Monde
The place to get Beignets
Beware of lines
Or: Café Beignet;Morning Call Coffee Stand
Open: 8:30am
Carousel Bar in the Hotel Monteleone
Looks like a carousel!!
Great place to order a Sazerac
Sazerac= a New Orleans drink
Tujue’s
One of the oldest restaurants in New Orleans
Serve brunch and dinner
Also a bar
$$$
Galatorie’s Resturant
One of the oldest restaurants in New Orleans-1905
French Cuisine
Reasonably priced
Location: 209 Bourbon Street
Hot Tin at the Potchartrain Hotel
Great nighttime rooftop bar- Great views
Alto at the Ace Hotel New Orleans
Great daytime rooftop bar
Frozen drinks and swimming
Must spend $20/person if not a guest at Hotel
Jazz Festival
Tickets: Regular Early admission $70 (Feb.15-April 27)
Gate Price: $80
Tickets are good for any ONE day during purchased weekend
First weekend April 28-30
Second weekend May 4-7
NO RE-ENTRY
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