HOW TO spend YOUR TIME IN new ORLEANS

Last Updated: 9/22/21 | September 22nd, 2021

New Orleans. NOLA. The big Easy. A city by many names, all conjuring up the jovial “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“Let the good times roll!”) attitude the city is famous for.

New Orleans is filled with Creole and Cajun food, live jazz, street performers, history, beautiful architecture, and a famous appreciation for all the temptations of life. Life in the big easy is lived well.

Founded in 1718 by the French, new Orleans struggled to take off due to continual conflicts and war with the indigenous population. To help the colony grow, slaves were shipped in from Africa. This mix of French and African cultures led to the creation of new Orlean’s Afro-Creole culture — a culture that still survives to this day (this is also when voodoo began to take root here).

In 1803, the French sold Louisiana to America. Mass immigration to the city bloomed as the economy was rapidly expanding (an economy then reliant heavily on slavery).

As a major port city on the mouth of the Mississippi, new Orleans has always been a melting pot of people and a mecca for interesting and, sometimes rough, people. It attracted the weird. throw in the French, African, and Anglo influence of the past and you have a city that is truly unique unlike anything else in the United States.

I first visited during a road trip across the country all the way back in 2006. It was post–Hurricane Katrina and the city was in bad shape — buildings still laid vacant, trash was strewn on the streets — and the city felt like a ghost town.

Years later, I returned for Mardi Gras. It was a different city. Not only had it cleaned itself up but many new areas of the city seemed to be bursting with life as well. new Orleans was reborn.

Many, many visits later and countless hours walking around, taking tours, listening to live music, and eating as much food as possible, I’ve compiled what I think is the perfect itinerary to help you make the most of your time in the big Easy.

New Orleans itinerary Highlights

Day 1: garden District, French Quarter, Steamboat Natchez, & more!

Day 2: Voodoo tour, City Park, Frenchman Street, & more!

Day 3: Bayou tour & Oak alley Plantation

Day 4: world war II Museum, Confederate Memorial Hall, & more!

New Orleans Itinerary: Day 1

Explore French Quarter

The famous French Quarter is where you’ll see the city’s iconic 18th century French style homes and wrought-iron balconies. The area was settled by the French (hence the name) in 1718.

The district is now a haven for revelers on Bourbon Street, antique shoppers on royal Street, and foodies seeking some of the best Cajun food in the city. here you’ll find Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral (the oldest cathedral in the country, dating back to 1789), beautiful homes, and bars blaring top-notch jazz.

Try the free walking tour from NOLA tour Guy. You’ll learn about the history of the neighborhood and get access to an expert local guide who can answer all your questions. I start off every visit to a new city with a free walking tour. just be sure to tip your guide at the end!

For a more in-depth tour, go with Take Walks. They are my go-to company when it comes to detailed walking tours that go above and beyond the guidebook.

See the Arts/Warehouse District
Right between the French Quarter and the garden District, this area has seen an incredible revitalization over the last few years. Old, empty warehouses have been turned into shops, art galleries, new apartments, and trendy restaurants. Meander through the cobblestone streets, check out some art, and walk along the Mississippi.

Be sure to visit Mardi Gras World. It’s a massive warehouse where most of the floats for Mardi Gras are made. The festival brings in almost 1.5 million people every year and some of the floats take almost an entire year just to build (it’s one of the biggest and best festivals in the world).

1380 Port of new Orleans Pl, +1 504-361-7821, mardigrasworld.com. open daily from 9am-5:30pm. tours are $22 USD.

Wander the garden District

My favorite area of new Orleans, the garden district is home to large and ornate historic mansions as well as some of the city’s best and trendiest restaurants and bars. quiet and more relaxed than the French Quarter, it was developed in 1832 for the newly-rich Americans who settled in the city. The French Creoles wanted the Americans out of the French Quarter and, through some clever marketing about how the nouveau riche could build huge homes, convinced them to move here.

Spend a few hours wandering the streets, seeing the old mansions, and visiting famous cemeteries like Lafayette Cemetery #1 in the central part of the district.

Cruise on the Steamboat Natchez

For something a little touristy (but still super cool), book a cruise on the Steamboat Natchez. The boat launched in 1975, however, it’s the 9th steamboat to bear the Natchez name (one of its predecessors took part in the most famous steamboat race in history in 1870). Today, it’s the city’s only authentic steamboat. They offer brunch and dinner cruises and host live jazz music. You’ll also get to enjoy the city’s scenic skyline as you cruise on the placid waters of the Mississippi.

400 Toulouse St, +1 800-233-2628, steamboatnatchez.com. open daily from 8am-5pm (7pm on weekends). evening jazz cruises cost $50 USD ($87 USD with dinner) while their Sunday jazz brunches start at $38 USD.

New Orleans Itinerary: Day 2

Take a Voodoo or Ghost Tour
NOLA is considered one of the most haunted cities in the country thanks to the city’s voodoo roots. new Orleans voodoo is a set of underground religious practices that came out of the African religious traditions enslaved people brought to America. Voodoo and the occult are synonymous with new Orleans. From stories of ghosts and vampires to Marie Laveau (the city’s historic and most famous voodoo practitioner), new Orleans has a certain creep factor to it.

Voodoo tours take you through the French Quarter and its cemeteries and teach you about the voodoo past of the city. Witches Brew tours and the Ghosts, Vampires, and Voodoo French Quarter tour are two of the best.

400 royal St, +1 504-454-3939, witchesbrewtours.com. They host multiples tours daily, including some only for adults. Their flagship cemetery tour lasts 90 minutes and costs $40 USD.

Visit the Voodoo Museum
This small museum is the place to learn about Voodoo. It’s a small museum that opened in 1972 and is full of all kinds of artifacts, talismans, taxidermy animals, and voodoo dolls. Not only is it full of interesting artifacts and information, but the museum can also facilitate psychic readings and other rituals for anyone so inclined.

724 Dumaine St, +1 504-680-0128, voodoomuseum.com. open daily from 10am-6pm. Admission is $10 USD.

Tour 1850 House
During the period before the Civil War, slavery made white plantation owners incredibly wealthy. They built elaborate homes to show off their wealth and some of those antebellum houses are still standing today. 1850 house is an example of what many of those townhouses looked like before the American Civil War. Located next to Jackson Square, this house/museum is run by the city and decorated like it would have been when it was in use by the city’s white slave owners. It’s the best place to get an immersive understanding of just how affluent white slave owners were in the south.

523 St Ann St, +1 504-524-9118, louisianastatemuseum.org. open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm. Admission is $5 USD.

Relax in Audubon Park or new Orleans City Park

New Orleans has two stunning parks and I’d highly recommend spending an afternoon wandering around one of them. Audubon Park covers over 350 acres while City Park is a massive green space spanning over 1,300 acres (it’s one of the biggest urban parks in the country). They both have ponds, walking trails, trees, and plenty of space to relax with a book or a picnic. They’re a wonderful place to chill out when the weather gets too hot and you want to relax in the shade (or when you need to rest your feet after a long day of walking).

Listen to music on Frenchman Street

From street bands to jazz halls, new Orleans has music in its DNA. end your day listening to some of new Orleans’s incredible music on Frenchman Street. It’s famous for its collection of jazz bars, including my favorite, The spotted Cat.

You’ll also find lots of book stores, record shops, cafes, and bars in this neighborhood as well. It’s one of the most popular areas of the city after Bourbon Street.

New Orleans Itinerary: Day 3

Take a Bayou Tour

Take a kayak tour around the bayou and explore the swamps filled with alligators and Spanish moss-covered trees. The bayou, a swampy section of a slow-moving river, provided early settlers with trees for homes, fish for eating, and waterways for commerce. It’s still part of the lifeblood of the region and an important part of its culture. spend your morning in this beautiful and relaxing area by getting back to nature.

Kayak tours usually cost around $60 USD and last a couple hours. Wild Louisiana tours offer guided tours that will get you out on the water and teach you about the ecosystem. They also offer rentals from $35 USD if you don’t want a tour.

437 Esplanade Avenue, +1 504-571-9975, neworleanskayakswamptours.com.

Visit Oak Alley

Over a dozen oak trees (each of them over 250 years old) line the lane leading to this antebellum plantation manor right on the Mississippi River. The home’s interior is not particularly awe-inspiring as the exterior and I found the guided tour was a little too brief (and not very detailed). However, wandering the grounds was absolutely worthwhile and the signs/placards have a lot of information on the horrible institution of slavery. It’s located an hour from the city by car. try to arrive early (or stay late) to avoid the day tours that come from new Orleans so youអាចយករូបភាពដែលមិនមានមនុស្ស។

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ខ្ញុំបានរកឃើញថាអវត្តមាននៃទាសភាពនៅទីនេះដែលមិនត្រូវបានផ្តល់ឱ្យថាសារមន្ទីរចង់ធ្វើពុតថាមិនមែនជាមូលហេតុចម្បងនោះទេ។ វាតែងតែគួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ក្នុងការរៀនពីរបៀបដែលមនុស្សស៊ុមប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្ររបស់ពួកគេទោះបីជាពួកគេធ្វើដូច្នេះនៅក្នុងពន្លឺលំអៀងបែបនេះក៏ដោយ។ ថ្វីត្បិតអរ្ញទ្ធោរឃ្លា – ហើយតាមពិតវាដោយសារតែវាសារមន្ទីរនេះគឺសមនឹងការមកទស្សនា។

929 ជំរុំផ្លូវលេខ 1 504-523-4522, Confederatemuseum.com ។ បើកថ្ងៃអង្គារ – ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ចាប់ពីម៉ោង 10 ព្រឹក -4 យប់។ ការចូលរៀនគឺ 10 ដុល្លារអាមេរិក។

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101 ទស្សនាវដ្តីផ្លូវលេខ +1 504-910-0100, Sazerachouse.com ។ currently closed due to COVID. check the website for updates and hours. Amission is free but booking in advance