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November 17, 2022
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Things To Do

There's a ton to do in the Big Easy. Here are just a few if you have some extra time.
Cafe Du Monde

Cafe Du Monde

800 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

Eat beignets and cafe au lait at this 24-hr New Orleans staple. Pro tip: walk pass the line to get table service. It's way faster!

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

1416-1498 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
, (504) 658-3781

View the tombs of New Orleans' most famous cemetery.

New Orleans African American Museum

New Orleans African American Museum

1418 Governor Nicholls Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 218-8254

NOAAM is located in the Tremé section of New Orleans, a neighborhood that was home to the nation’s largest, most prosperous and politically progressive community of black people by the mid-1850s.

Mardi Gras World

Mardi Gras World

1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130
, (504) 361-7821

For a real, behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans Mardi Gras, there’s only one definitive experience: the Mardi Gras World tour, showing off where floats and how the magic of Mardi Grad floats are made.

Cajun Encounters Tour Company

Cajun Encounters Tour Company

941 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 834-1770

Do yourself a favor and take a Bayou Tour. You'll get up close and personal to all the creatures of the swamp.

Dooky Chase Restaurant

Dooky Chase Restaurant

2301 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119
, (504) 821-0600

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant opened its doors for business in 1941. What was initially a sandwich shop and lottery ticket outlet in 1939 blossomed into a thriving bar and later a respected, Black-owned, family restaurant in Treme. Founded by Emily and Dooky Chase, Sr., Dooky Chase’s Restaurant soon become the meeting place for music and entertainment, civil rights, and culture in New Orleans.

Backstreet Cultural Museum

Backstreet Cultural Museum

1116 Henriette Delille Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 657-6700

Learn some of the rich history of NOLA's Mardis Gras Indians and Social Aids and Pleasure Clubs.

Central Grocery and Deli

Central Grocery and Deli

923 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 523-1620

This is the birthplace of the muffaletta, the only deli sandwich worth eating.

Neyow's Creole Café

Neyow's Creole Café

3332 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
, (504) 827-5474

Char. Grilled. Oysters.

Li'l Dizzy's Cafe

Li'l Dizzy's Cafe

1500 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 569-8997

Not enough Creole food in your diet yet? Go here and eat it all.

New Orleans Jazz Museum

New Orleans Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 568-6993

The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates the history of jazz, in all its forms, through dynamic interactive exhibits, multi-generational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances.

Louis Armstrong Park

Louis Armstrong Park

701 North Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 658-3200

32-acre park located in the historic Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. Be sure to check out Congo Square inside the park, where slaves and free blacks gathered throughout the 19th century for markets, and the African dance, and drumming celebrations that played a substantial role in the development of jazz.

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

514 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
, (504) 565-8027

​Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic building within the Vieux Carre Historic District, the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum showcases its extensive collection and provides interpretive educational programs to present and preserve the rich history of pharmacy and healthcare in Louisiana; past and present.

Pat O'Brien's

Pat O'Brien's

718 Saint Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116
, (504) 525-4823

Sip on the tasty and world renowned Hurricane drink.

Lake Pontchartrain Beach

Lake Pontchartrain Beach

2045 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122

The park backs up into Lake Pontchartrain, and has a fantastic little beach. If you're driving into NOLA, you'll likely drive the Causeway over this lake – it's the world's longest bridge over any body of water.

Harrah's New Orleans

Harrah's New Orleans

228 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
, (800) 427-7247

Take a shot at more than 1,500 of the hottest slots and more than 130 table games including blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, and three card poker.

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