Things To Do

Peychaud's at The Celestine

727 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

One of our personal favorites to grab a cocktail. Have a sip and then walk through the French Quarter to experience local Jazz!

Café Du Monde – City Park

56 Dreyfous Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124

Legendary home of the classic Coffee and Beignets, this is the perfect spot to stop before visiting City Park-- the botanical garden, sculpture garden (free), and-- if you have young ones-- the storybook-themed Storyland!

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA 70124

(City Park) There are plenty of sculptures for you to enjoy as we have, and all for free! "...occupies approximately eleven acres in City Park adjacent to the museum. Atypical of most sculpture gardens, this garden is located within a mature existing landscape of pines, magnolias, and live oaks surrounding two lagoons. The garden design creates outdoor viewing spaces within this picturesque landscape... has grown to include more than 90 sculptures."

New Orleans Botanical Garden

5 Victory Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119

(City Park) "Ten ancers of enchantment" could not be more true. Sean and I have loved walking through the gardens here. Out favorite were the greenhouses and "Conservatory of the Two Sisters" where you'll discover their Tropical Rainforest and Living Fossil exhibit. Pricing as of Feb 2026: Adults: $15 residents/$25 non-residents Children 3–12: $7 Children under 3: Free

Storyland

5 Victory Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70124

A wonderful spot to bring young ones in City Park! "This outdoor, fairy-tale playground is a child’s dream come true filled with 18 larger-than-life storybook sculptures, featuring classic characters from Grimm and Mother Goose nursery rhymes and trickster character induced folktales from around the world. Children can have fun, play and learn, all while running under the shade of City Park’s majestic oak tree canopies. "