Things To Do

Canal Street Ferry Terminal

Cost approximately $1.00 (stay on ferry when it docks in Algiers or you have to pay another dollar!) Runs every half hour Ride ferry across Mississippi River to Algiers. Ferry located at Canal Street and Mississippi River

Garden District

Nominal charge for Street Car Hop on a street car and ride it to the end. You will go through the historic Garden District. Tours also available for a fee. Check out Lafayette Cemetery #1 (free, closed in the evenings)

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Free Walk in on an improved path through a swamp. Bayou Coquille Trail May see alligators. (need to look close) Approximately 18 miles from New Orleans. Recommend the Bayou Coquille Trail

Rusty Rainbow Bridge

Free Walk across bridge and turn right to have a great view of Mississippi River Located across street from Elizabeth’s (great restaurant – breakfast.) 601 Gallier St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Chalmette National Cemetery

Nominal fee 8606 West St. Bernard Highway Museum and battlefield. This is the location where Andrew Jackson defeated the British Approximately 6 miles from city center

The National WWII Museum

Approximately $30.00/ person (Kids Free to $18) Excellent museum featuring World War 2 945 Magazine St,

Frenchmen Street

Cover charges Live music without the sleaze of Bourbon Street. Try the Spotted Cat: 623 Frenchman Or Maison! or DBA! or 3 Muses

Woldenberg Park

Free Walk along the banks of the Mississippi River

Steamboat NATCHEZ

Approximately $34.00. Lunch and Dinner options available. Great opportunity to see the city from the river. Lighthouse Ticket Office, located behind Jax Brewery

French Quarter Carriage Ride

Approximately $20.00 a person Located on river side of Jackson Square in the French Quarter Great way to see and learn about the French Quarter

Whitney Plantation

$24.00 Excellent tour of a plantation. Awesome history experience. 5099 Louisana Highway 18, Wallace, La.

Lake Ponchartrain Lakefront

Free Relax at the south end of Lake Pontchartrain. 5 miles

Backstreet Cultural Museum

$10 See exhibits and learn about the Mardi Gras Indians 1116 Henriett Delille St.

Cafe Du Monde

Beignets A New Orleans Tradition 800 Decatur Street

Audubon Zoo

Great Zoo!

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Preservation Hall

$20 if you stand in line 30 min ahead of time, $30-35 for "Big Shot" tickets reserved ahead of time An institution for live jazz music

Mardi Gras World

Get a taste of Mardi Gras for a fee

Airboat swamp tours new orleans

City Park

Great kids' playgrounds

Envie Espresso Bar & Cafe

Our second date Coffee, breakfast, snacks, even drinks are available!

Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits

Great date place- (maybe does not allow kids?). We tried to make this our first date location, but it was packed!

Bar Redux

Caution- DIVE BAR It was Zeke and Jamie's first date location because Bacchanal was packed. Happy to send them some business! They were hosting a horror film fest that fateful night in May 2017. We had great conversation beofre the short films started then dipped out after about 4 films as we raised our eyebrows to each other. Jamie left Zeke for sleep after he walked her to her car while he lamented driving back to Destrehan.

Jacques-Imo's

Fun expensive restaurant- New Orleans Style food, casual-upscale

Commander's Palace

Need reservations, upscale A true event kind of meal

Dat Dog

Come check out Jamie and Zeke's neighborhood! Bars and restaurants along the street.

Ice Cream 504

Jamie and Zeke's neighborhood ice cream place

Creole Creamery

Amazing

Bayou St. John

Recommend sitting on the banks watching for jumping fish and sipping wine. This is Jamie's favorite place in the city.

Pal's Lounge

Cute little bar near where Jamie use to live

St. Roch Market New Orleans

Different menu items within market to choose from

Emeril's Delmonico

Upscale, multiple locations of restaurants

Antoine's Restaurant

Upscale

Parkway Bakery & Tavern

Great poorboys, outdoor eating area

Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

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Frankie and Johnny's Restaurant

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Liuzza's by the Track

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Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar

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Drago's Hilton and in Metarie

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Elizabeth's

Great for breakfast

Ruby Slipper Cafe

Great breakfast, Multiple locations, check for one closest to you

Satsuma Café

Breakfast, Two different locations, check for location

The Camellia Grill

Breakfast

Acme Oyster House

Three locations in town, seafood, casual