NOLA
The National WWII Museum
World's best World War II museum. Usually takes a few days to get the full experience - you can always come back!
Audubon Park
A gorgeous stretch of New Orleans with century-old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, across St. Charles from the Tulane and Loyola campuses. Great bird watching in the park and the adjacent Audubon Zoo. And a golf course. Take the street car from the French Quarter for the scenic route down St. Charles.
City Park
Bigger than Central Park. Older than Central Park. Better than Central Park. More gorgeous oaks and Spanish Moss. The New Orleans Modern Art Museum, a botanical garden, and Cafe du Monde can all be found here. Also another golf course. Also where we got engaged.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
Built in the mid-1700's, it's rumored the bar was used by pirate brothers Jean and Pierre Lafitte to hide smuggled booty. Victoria carries on their legacy with a healthy dose of their “purple drank.”
Mr. B's Bistro
Classic NOLA fare right across the street from Hotel Monteleone. If you live in Dallas, Victoria swears Jack and Harry's was modeled after this restaurant.
The Carousel Bar & Lounge
Even if you aren't staying at Hotel Monteleone, be sure to stop in the bar in the lobby that is also a functioning carousel.
Napoleon House
Structure originally intended to be Napoleon's residence in the New World before he died in exile. Now home to some incredible muffulettas and known for their Pimm's Cup and classic New Orleans courtyard.
Hot Tin
Incredible rooftop bar.
Parkway Bakery & Tavern
Po' boy is what we call folks who don't get their po' boys here. Get the James Brown and a Paradise Park. Thank me later.
Fritzel's European Jazz Pub
Pêche Seafood Grill
Frenchmen Street
The Court of Two Sisters
Great jazz brunch. Request a courtyard table.
Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Shaya
First restaurant we went to after moving here - it was a cardiology lecture. Incredible fried chicken hummus.
Jacques-Imo's
Shia LaBeouf Trail
New Orleans’s famous “Shia LaBeouf Trail,” which is all the dive bars with confirmed Shia sightings during Mardi Gras as he made his way east to his ultimate arrest at R Bar.