La Nouvelle-Orléans

L'essentiel de La Nouvelle-Orléans

New Orleans Essentials

This selection highlights the architectural and cultural landmarks of the French Quarter, including the 18th-century Cabildo and the St. Louis Cathedral. It covers culinary staples like beignets at Café du Monde and the distinct nightlife of Bourbon and Frenchmen Streets. Historical sites range from the above-ground tombs of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 to the 1722 structure of Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. The list also features the Mississippi River via the Steamboat Natchez and the city's jazz heritage at Preservation Hall and Louis Armstrong Park.

New Orleans Essentials — Carte

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Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street is a historic street in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans.

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Jackson Square

Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France

The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also called St.

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Café du Monde

Café du Monde is a renowned open-air coffee shop located on Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Frenchmen Street

Frenchmen Street is in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Saint Louis Cemetery Number One

Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Steamboat Natchez

Natchez has been the name of several steamboats, and four naval vessels, each named after the city of Natchez, Mississippi or the Natchez…

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Preservation Hall

Established in 1961, this venue is dedicated to preserving traditional New Orleans jazz. It hosts nightly acoustic performances in an intimate, historic French Quarter building dating back to the early 19th century.

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The Cabildo

The Cabildo, originally called "Casa Capitular", is a historical building in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Farmers Market at the French Market

The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Lafitte's Black Smith Shop

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St.

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New Orleans Museum of Art

The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans.

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Caesars Superdome

The Caesars Superdome, commonly known as the Superdome, is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in the Central Business District of New…

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Pat O'Briens

Pat O'Brien's Bar is a bar located in New Orleans, Louisiana that began operation as a legal liquor establishment on December 3, 1933, at…

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Louis Armstrong Park

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, near the French…