Things To Do
St. Charles Street Car
There are two streetcar lines, St. Charles and Canal Street. Pay $1.25 cash or use the Le Pass app to hop aboard and enjoy the leisurely pace of rolling down St. Charles Avenue. For multiple rides, the Jazzy pass is $3 for 1-day, $8 for 3-days.
Audubon Park
Audubon Park is a perfect spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allées of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8-mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.
City Park
City Park’s 1,300 acres provides access to abundant natural and cultural resources, offering a variety of attractions including an amusement park, botanical garden, golf, tennis, museums, boat and bike rentals. You can also find New Orleans Museum of Art.
The National WWII Museum
Through exhibits, multimedia experiences, and thousands of personal accounts, the Museum takes visitors on an immersive tour of World War II in every theater of war.
French Quarter Recommendations
Jackson Square St. Louis Cathedral Cafe Du Monde (cash only) The Napoleon House (casual New Orleans cuisine) Peychaud's at the Celestine (cocktail bar with courtyard) French 75 Bar Fives (oyster bar) Pat O'Brien's (courtyard and piano bar) Backstreet Cultural Museum Arnaud's (classic New Orleans Fine Dining) Carousel Bar and Lounge Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar (oldest bar in the city)
Uptown & Lower Garden District Recommendations
Magazine Street - 6 miles of eating, drinking, and shopping The Chloe Restaurant and Bar The Columns Hotel Restaurant and Bar Jacqu-Imos (classic New Orleans cuisine, no reservations) Commander's Palace Hot Tin Rooftop Bar Creole Creamery Hanson's Sno-Bliz Domeliese's (classic poboy lunch spot) St. Pizza Delachaise Wine Bar
Bywater & Marigny Recommendations
Frenchman street (Frenchmen Art Bazaar and live music!) Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits (outdoor seating with live music) The Elysian bar Dr. Bob Folk Art N7 Ayu Bakehouse Bywater bakery (breakfast gumbo & Chantilly cake!) Paladar 511 Elizabeth's restaurant
Mid-City Recommendations
City Park (Cafe Du Monde, golf, botanical gardens, and more) New Orleans Museum of Art, NOMA Parkway Bakery and Tavern (Poboys) Lola's tapas restaurant Bayou Beer Garden
Central Business District Recommendations
Aquarium and Insectarium Ogden Museum of Southern Art Mardi Gras World Peche (great seafood) Herbsaint Restaurant Salon Salon Bar Fourth Wall Coffee