Guidebook for New Orleans
Food Scene
Local cuisine, delicious and inexpensive. Walking distance from the house. Good atmosphere. Good address.
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Moe's Original BBQ
Local cuisine, delicious and inexpensive. Walking distance from the house. Good atmosphere. Good address.
Mexican restaurant. A must to go, good cocktails, good food to go or to eat on the spot. Casual atmosphere, well priced.
Walking distance from the house.
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Felipe's Mexican Taqueria
6215 S Miro StMexican restaurant. A must to go, good cocktails, good food to go or to eat on the spot. Casual atmosphere, well priced.
Walking distance from the house.
Scrappy and charming little Cuban cafe. A Creole/Cajun twist on a Cuban classic. The food is amazing, fast, and cheap. Working distance from the house.
8 preporučuju mještani
El Libre
508 Dumaine StScrappy and charming little Cuban cafe. A Creole/Cajun twist on a Cuban classic. The food is amazing, fast, and cheap. Working distance from the house.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bowling alley, bar, food, live music with local musicians. Dance floor. Nice place to go to have a drink Uptown. 3 minutes driving distance from the house.
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Rock 'N' Bowl
3016 S Carrollton AveBowling alley, bar, food, live music with local musicians. Dance floor. Nice place to go to have a drink Uptown. 3 minutes driving distance from the house.
To have drinks and listen music in a local Uptown bar. Friendly atmosphere. Live music, food. Cannot be missed.
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Le Bon Temps
4801 Magazine StTo have drinks and listen music in a local Uptown bar. Friendly atmosphere. Live music, food. Cannot be missed.
Well known venues Uptown club. Live music, nice place to have drinks, without driving a lot. Big local bands name, but also international artists perform at the Tipitinas's.
429 preporučuju mještani
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon AveWell known venues Uptown club. Live music, nice place to have drinks, without driving a lot. Big local bands name, but also international artists perform at the Tipitinas's.
Local authentic music at the Snug Harbor, the Spotted Cat, and the Maison in addition to restaurants, bars, bookstores, coffee shops.
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Frenchmen Street
Local authentic music at the Snug Harbor, the Spotted Cat, and the Maison in addition to restaurants, bars, bookstores, coffee shops.
Parks & Nature
favorite spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allées of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8 mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.
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Audubon Park
6500 Magazine Stfavorite spot for recreation, picnics or enjoying a beautiful day. For more than a century, people have enjoyed this urban oasis with allées of ancient live oaks, a tranquil 1.8 mile jogging path, a lagoon, picnic shelters and playgrounds. Audubon Park is open to the public and also features tennis courts, riding stables, soccer fields, the Whitney Young Pool, Audubon Clubhouse Café and Audubon Golf Club.
City Park offers something for everyone. Botanical Garden. Art in the open-air Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and Art Museum (NOMA). Sprawling green space, biking, jogging, and walking paths. 26 tennis courts and new 18-hole golf course. The park also offers a host of family-friendly activities : antique wooden carousel in the Carousel Gardens, an Amusement Park You can rent paddleboats or bikes at the boathouse, roam around the track that circles the lake . World’s largest stand of mature live oaks.
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City Park
1 Palm DrCity Park offers something for everyone. Botanical Garden. Art in the open-air Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and Art Museum (NOMA). Sprawling green space, biking, jogging, and walking paths. 26 tennis courts and new 18-hole golf course. The park also offers a host of family-friendly activities : antique wooden carousel in the Carousel Gardens, an Amusement Park You can rent paddleboats or bikes at the boathouse, roam around the track that circles the lake . World’s largest stand of mature live oaks.
The Atchafalaya Basin is the nation’s largest river swamp, with almost one million acres of the most significant bottomland hardwoods, swamps, bayous and backwater lakes.
It meanders from near Simmesport southward past Pierre Part down to Morgan City and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a unique combination of wetlands, bayous, marshes, estuaries, and river delta area. About 65 species of reptiles and amphibians inhabit the Basin. Over 250 known species of birds fly in the Basin. Other species of animals found in the area include the Florida panther, black bear, bobcat, nutria, mink, fox, muskrat, beaver, otter and raccoon. Swamp tour operators: flat bottom boats, airboaflat bottom boat, canoes.
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Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
Atchafalaya Basin BridgeThe Atchafalaya Basin is the nation’s largest river swamp, with almost one million acres of the most significant bottomland hardwoods, swamps, bayous and backwater lakes.
It meanders from near Simmesport southward past Pierre Part down to Morgan City and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a unique combination of wetlands, bayous, marshes, estuaries, and river delta area. About 65 species of reptiles and amphibians inhabit the Basin. Over 250 known species of birds fly in the Basin. Other species of animals found in the area include the Florida panther, black bear, bobcat, nutria, mink, fox, muskrat, beaver, otter and raccoon. Swamp tour operators: flat bottom boats, airboaflat bottom boat, canoes.
Shopping
For shopping, dining or just a casual stroll, no place in New Orleans is quite like Magazine Street. This six-mile-long stretch from the Garden District to Uptown features some of the best antique stores, art galleries, craft shops and boutiques to be found anywhere in the city. Specialty coffee shops, some of the city’s finest restaurants, bars and nightclubs along the stretch, offering a wide variety of live music, from traditional jazz and brass bands to indie rock and hip hop. Antiques and artwork. Historic architecture – from the large columned Greek Revival style of the mid-19th century, to the colorful Victorian cottages trimmed in quirky gingerbread millwork.
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Magazine Street
Magazine StreetFor shopping, dining or just a casual stroll, no place in New Orleans is quite like Magazine Street. This six-mile-long stretch from the Garden District to Uptown features some of the best antique stores, art galleries, craft shops and boutiques to be found anywhere in the city. Specialty coffee shops, some of the city’s finest restaurants, bars and nightclubs along the stretch, offering a wide variety of live music, from traditional jazz and brass bands to indie rock and hip hop. Antiques and artwork. Historic architecture – from the large columned Greek Revival style of the mid-19th century, to the colorful Victorian cottages trimmed in quirky gingerbread millwork.
Sightseeing
Sweeping vistas, public art, family activities and jumping-off points for riverboat tours are all clustered here along a linear park and walkways. Riverfront streetcars, French Market, Steamboats, Audubon Aquarium, Riverwalk Marketplace Mall. Steamboat Natchez.
Mississippi River Pier
451 St PeterSweeping vistas, public art, family activities and jumping-off points for riverboat tours are all clustered here along a linear park and walkways. Riverfront streetcars, French Market, Steamboats, Audubon Aquarium, Riverwalk Marketplace Mall. Steamboat Natchez.
A ride on the famous St. Charles streetcar provides a unique way to discover what it is described as “The Jewel of America’s Grand Avenues”, New Orleans’ St. Charles Avenue is the most superb collection of historic mansions in the South. The Avenue stretches from Uptown to Downtown to enjoy its nature, architecture and the magnificence of a look at 19th century New Orleans. One of the most famous historic attractions is the exquisite Columns Hotel, located on 3811 St. Charles Ave. ‘The Columns’ originally belonged to the owner of the largest manufacturer of cigars in the country. Today The Columns Hotel is a also popular hotel, bar and dinner place.
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Saint Charles Avenue
Saint Charles Avenue A ride on the famous St. Charles streetcar provides a unique way to discover what it is described as “The Jewel of America’s Grand Avenues”, New Orleans’ St. Charles Avenue is the most superb collection of historic mansions in the South. The Avenue stretches from Uptown to Downtown to enjoy its nature, architecture and the magnificence of a look at 19th century New Orleans. One of the most famous historic attractions is the exquisite Columns Hotel, located on 3811 St. Charles Ave. ‘The Columns’ originally belonged to the owner of the largest manufacturer of cigars in the country. Today The Columns Hotel is a also popular hotel, bar and dinner place.
La plantation de Laura se trouve à Vacherie, en Louisiane, dans une zone où se trouvent également beaucoup d'autres anciennes plantations à visiter, dont la fameuse Oak Alley Plantation (celle que l'on voit dans le film Entretien avec un vampire !). Laura Plantation est l’une des dernières plantations créoles de Louisiane. Posée au bord du Mississippi, au milieu des champs de canne à sucre, elle est considérée comme l’un des témoignages les plus fidèles de l’histoire de la Louisiane depuis deux siècles.
Contrairement aux plantations de style néo-classique (des maisons blanches à colonnades), les plantations créoles se reconnaissent à leur architecture, leur conception en bois et à leurs f
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Laura Plantation: Креолско наслеђе Луизијане
2247 LA-18La plantation de Laura se trouve à Vacherie, en Louisiane, dans une zone où se trouvent également beaucoup d'autres anciennes plantations à visiter, dont la fameuse Oak Alley Plantation (celle que l'on voit dans le film Entretien avec un vampire !). Laura Plantation est l’une des dernières plantations créoles de Louisiane. Posée au bord du Mississippi, au milieu des champs de canne à sucre, elle est considérée comme l’un des témoignages les plus fidèles de l’histoire de la Louisiane depuis deux siècles.
Contrairement aux plantations de style néo-classique (des maisons blanches à colonnades), les plantations créoles se reconnaissent à leur architecture, leur conception en bois et à leurs f
Entertainment & Activities
Take the Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi River, to historic Algiers Point, off the beaten track on the West Bank.
You can board the ferry at the foot of Canal Street next to the Aquarium of the America. Algiers Point feels like a small river town and faces the whole panorama of New Orleans and offers beautiful, intact Creole cottages and gorgeous double shotguns painted every color of the rainbow. Stop at Old Point Bar, a great place for drink and live music.
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Algiers Point
Take the Algiers Ferry across the Mississippi River, to historic Algiers Point, off the beaten track on the West Bank.
You can board the ferry at the foot of Canal Street next to the Aquarium of the America. Algiers Point feels like a small river town and faces the whole panorama of New Orleans and offers beautiful, intact Creole cottages and gorgeous double shotguns painted every color of the rainbow. Stop at Old Point Bar, a great place for drink and live music.