Things To Do

The National WWII Museum

Great museum! Especially good for a bad-weather day since it is all indoors. If you want to see everything plan on spending the entire day there!

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Audubon Zoo

French Quarter

Fun place to wander. If you are there at night stay on the main roads where everyone else is. Don't go off on deserted side streets. Otherwise it's very safe.

Cafe Du Monde

Great beignets! Get an order of beignets (3 per order) and a hot cafe au lait. It's self-seating so when you see someone getting up snag a table! Cash only. Don't wear a dark shirt and don't inhale - that powdered sugar will be all over you! :)

Audubon Park

2 mile paved loop in the park is a great location for a run! Or run up/down St Charles in the street car tracks (run towards the street car so you can see them coming).

RideThisBike

Bike rentals including Brompton folding bikes!

Walking tours

Try Viator.com - I haven't done any of these specific tours but have used them in other cities. Some good ideas include a French Quarter walking tour, Garden District walking tour, food walking tour, cocktail walking tour.

Plantation tours

There are several available. Most are a little ways away so plan at least half a day if not a full day for this. A couple of popular ones include Oak Alley Plantation, Whitney Plantation, Nottoway Plantation.

Swamp tours

Multiple tour operators available - I don't know enough about them to recommend any specific operator.

Cemetery tour

New Orleans Bourbon Festival

ST.CHARLES STREETCAR LINE

Take a Street Car ride up/down St. Charles Avenue and check out the beautiful homes the line this grand avenue. You need exact change but it's only $1.25. I think there is also an RTA app but I haven't used it.