The Museum ranks among the top 25 percent of the nation’s largest and most significant museums, and is the premier art museum in the Gulf South region. The museum is open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is open 10am - 6pm seven days a week.
Offering a compelling blend of sweeping narrative and poignant personal detail, The National WWII Museum features immersive exhibits, multimedia experiences, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories, taking visitors inside the story of the war that changed the world.
Located right on Algiers Point, the Algiers Folk Art zone was opened in 2000 by self-taught artist, Charles Gillam. His work pays tribute to Louisiana's rich music heritage and culture. Guided tours, educational workshops and community programs are available. Visit by appointment. Fees may apply.
Bacchanal is an experience laboratory where food, music & culture collude with Holy Vino to create the most unique evenings you will ever experience in New Orleans Ninth Ward. 21 and over only (This includes babies in strollers and children accompanied by parent).
Recently featured in Netflix's Street Food Series, Kirk Frady helps tell the history of the po’ boy sandwich from his Bywater corner store, Frady’s One Stop Food Store, which his father opened in 1972. The sandwich got its start during the 1920s street car strike, Frady explains. “A lot of people didn’t have any money, and people felt sorry for them. They’d say here comes a ‘poor boy,’ and help them out with a sandwich,” which were eventually named the poor boy sandwich. “We have customers from the ’70s or ’80s who still come here. It’s like a community gathering place,” says Frady, who runs the shop with his sister.
Serving as New Orleans' largest outdoor attraction since 1854, City Park is one of the oldest parks in the country. With its iconic oak trees and picturesque moss canopies, this 1,300 acre green space brings in millions of visitors each year. People come from near and far to enjoy the beautiful trails and scenery, as well as the endless amount of vendors, museums and activities within the park itself. With multiple themed gardens, biking and walking paths, live concerts, an amusement park and the World's largest grove of mature live oak trees, City Park has something for everyone!