Travel and Explore New Orleans, LA!

New Orleans, LA With an unofficial motto of "let the good times roll," the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans, are well on their way to being one of the entertainment capitals of the U.S. New Orleans is the seat of Orleans parish. The city was founded by the French in 1718. The city has a well-earned reputation for excess and debauchery but it ironically features such finery as the French Quarter architecture, St. Louis Cathedral, Jazz Museum, and the famous Mardi Gras and Jazz and Heritage Festival.  Aquarium of the Americas  Canal St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 565-3033  The aquarium offers over 6,000 specimens of marine life representing about 5,000 species.  Aquarium/Zoo Cruise    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)586-8777 or (800)233-2628  The cruise takes your from the Aquarium of the Americas to the Audubon Zoo.  Audubon Park    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 861-2537  The park was the center of the World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition from 1884 to 1885.  Beauregard-Keyes House  1113 Chartres St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-7257  This house was the home for Confederate general Pierre G. Beauregard from 1866 to 1868 and was built in 1826.  Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World  233 Newton St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 361-7821  The center offers costumes, props, and Mardi Gras floats.  Cajun Queen    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)524-0814 or (800)445-4109  The boat offers narrated river cruises.  City Park  Esplanade Ave.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 482-4888  The park is the fifth largest municipal park in the U.S. and cover 1,500 acres of land.  Civic Center  Loyola Ave.  New Orleans  Louisiana    The civic center offers entainment events and is center of five buildings.  Creole Queen  Canal St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)524-0814 or (800)445-4109  This paddlewheeler offers a two and half hour narrated cruise such as New Orleans battles.  Cultural Attraction Center    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 662-5703  The center is the place for Mardi Gras balls and musical events.  Flamingo Casino    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)587-7777 or (800)587-5825    Fort Pike State Commemorative Area    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 662-5703  The site was a fort founded in 1819 for defending the city's water before the War of 1812.  Gallier House Museum  1118-32 Royal St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-6722  The museum was the home of James Gallier Jr. a New Orleans architect and is furnished in its period.  Hermann-Grima House  820 St. Louis St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 525-5661  This restored mansion was built in 1831, and includes a Creole kitchen and slave quarters.  Jackson Square    New Orleans  Louisiana    The square has of course a statue of Andrew Jackson.  Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve    New Orleans  Louisiana    The area consists of three areas: the French Quarter, Barataria Unit, and Chalmette National Historical Park.  Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours  Lafitte Hwy.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)689-4186 or (800)445-4109  The tour boats offer you a ride of Louisiana swamps and a narrated history behind it.  K & B Plaza  Lee Circle on St. Charles Ave.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 586-1234  The center provides outdoor and indoor collections of art.  Lake Pontchartrain Causeway    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 835-3116  The causeway is the longest overwater highway bridge in the world.  Longue Vue House and Gardens  7 Bamboo Rd.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 488-5488  This Greek Revival mansion is furnished in its period and has 8 acres of scenic gardens and fountains.  Louisiana Children's Museum  428 Julia St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-1357  The museum offers hands-on exhibits for children of all ages.  Louisiana Historical Association Confederate Museum  929 Camp St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-4522  The museum contains historical items and exhibits about the Civil War.  Louisiana Nature and Science Center  11000 Lake Forest Blvd.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 246-5672  The center offers a museum, a greenhouse, and a planetarium on 86 acres of nature preserve.  Louisiana State Museum    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 568-6968  The museum consists of various historic buildings in the French Quarter.  Louisiana Superdome  1500 Poydras St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 587-3808  The superdome offers events year-round in this multipurpose center.  Musee Conti Wax Museum  917 Conti St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 525-2605  The museum contains life-size wax figures of historic settings in New Orleans since 1699.  New Orleans Museum of Art    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 488-2631  The art museum offers a collection of Western and Non-Western Art since the pre-Christian era.  New Orleans Pharmacy Museum  514 Chartres St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 565-8027  The museum offers exhibits form an old pharmacy dating back to the 1820s.  New Orleans School of Glass Works  727 Magazine St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 529-7277  The center offers exhibits of glass artwork by various artists.  Old Absinthe House  240 Bourbon St. at Bienville St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-3181  The house was built from 1798 to 1806, in 1826 it bacame a barroom, and got its fame from the Absinthe Frappe.  Old Cemeteries    New Orleans  Louisiana    The New Orleans area contains several cemeteries.  Pitot House Museum  1440 Moss St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 482-0312  The museum is in a West Indies-style mansion and is furnished in its period.  Pontalba Buildings  St. Peter and St. Ann sts.  New Orleans  Louisiana    These red brick apartment buildings were built in 1849 and now houses some galleries.  Preservation Hall  726 St. Peter St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504)522-2841 or 523-8939  The center offers some of the finest traditon jazz in its truest form.  St. Charles Avenue Streetcar    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 248-3900  The streetcars are the city's oldest continuously running street railway.  St. Louis Cathedral    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 861-9521  The cathedral is the most photographed and one of the oldest in the United States.  Steamboat Natchez  Toulouse St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 586-8777  This stern-wheel steamboat offers 2-hour narrated tours of the Mississippi River.  The Cabildo of the Louisiana State Museum    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 568-6968  The museum contains exhibits about the history of Loiusiana and its culture.  The French Quarter    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 589-2636  This historic area is the original settlement of New Orleans.  The Historic New Orleans Collection  533 Royal St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 523-4662  This historic section of buildings have galleries of changing historical and cultural displays.  The Lower Pontalba (1850 House)  523 St. Ann St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 568-6968  The house offers tours of the house and has furnishings from New Orleans itself.  The Presbytere    New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 568-6968  The center wsa completed in 1813 for court chambers and became the city's property in 1853.  U.S. Customs House  Decatur and Canal sts.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 589-2976  The house used to be the old Fort St. Louis and was built in 1849.  U.S. Mint  400 Esplanade Ave.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 568-6968  It was a federal mint from 1838 to 1861 and was used until 1909.  Viewpoint  31st floor of World Trade Center  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 581-4888  The area provides a great view of the city and its port.  Washington Artillery Park    New Orleans  Louisiana    The park got its name from one of the oldest military units and offers a great view of the French Quarter.  Williams Residence    New Orleans  Louisiana    The building is furnished in various periods and shows its natural New Orleans appearance.  World Trade Center  Canal St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 581-4888  The center contains many offices of companies involved in trade from around the world.  Zoological Garden  6500 Magazine St.  New Orleans  Louisiana  (504) 861-2537  The zoo contains over 1,500 animals on 58 acres of natural habitats.