Fun area with street painters, musicians and jugglers.

Popular college hangout known for its live funk, jazz, blues and rock music.

Reported to be the oldest bar in the USA.  Order a T-shirt while you are there, and take a look at the live music. The quality is inconsistent, but it's often fun or always different. Horse and buggy...

This quiet bar is located in what was to have been the home of Napoleon until an attempted rescue from his exile on Elba failed. The suite of rooms (L'Appartment de l'Empereur) on the 2nd floor would have been Napoleon's apartment had he made it to the new world. This area is available for parties, weddings or receptions of up to 60 guests.

This museum specializes in pre-Columbian art but also houses paintings from European painters like Picasso and Degas.

This 19th-century house offers demonstrations of what life was like for a typical Creole family in the 1800s.

Considered one of the most haunted locations in the French Quarter, a peak at this historic mansion (circa 1832) will send chills up and down your spine.

Low-key jazz bar.

This bar and barbecue house is the leader in brass band music.

The burial site for many of the people who lived in the mansions of the surrounding Garden District.

This famous bar revolves around the room.

Popular French Quarter bar known for its famous Hand Grenade drink.

Take a worldwide safari through Asia, Africa, Australian Outback and the Louisiana Swamp to view more than 1,500 animal species.

Located in the city's oldest cemetery, this temple is still in active use by practitioners of voodoo.

This club features live bands.

Home to sea creatures from the Caribbean, Amazon, Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River.

Dating back to the mid-18th century, this convent housed the famous Sisters of Ursula, among the female pioneers of New Orleans.

One of the largest urban parks in the country, City Park has golf, tennis and horseback riding.

A stylish jazz spot in the French Quarter, which serves Cajun and Creole dishes.

This old mint now serves as a museum featuring Mardi Gras exhibits. Closed due to damage suffered in Hurricane Katrina.

The partying never stops on Bourbon Street, the French Quarter's liveliest and wildest thoroughfare, where the rhythmic sounds of jazz, country western, Dixieland and sultry blues permeate the air. Brimming with life, you'll find everything from shopping to music to Cajun food to nightclubs.

Voted the "best rock club in New Orleans," this is a high-velocity nightspot with live music from the worlds of rock, funk, blues and alternative.

Vaughn's Lounge is a funky local Blues and Jazz Club in a New Orleans neighborhood just minutes from the French Quarter, but miles away for improved music quality. For out of towners, take a cab to...

Good news from Chalmette Battlefield----it's now open. It's one of the six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, and although one trail is closed at one site and a couple of...

A fairy tale land populated by fantastic creatures who like nothing better than little kids!

Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday, 10-5.

This museum has interactive exhibits, such as one that allows children to learn broadcasting by reading in front of a real camera.

Built on the site of the residence of Capuchin monks in 1793, the site is part of the Louisiana State Museum complex and houses the Louisiana Portrait Gallery and historical exhibits.

Mississippi river tour via steamboat Natchez.

Eclectic collectors and professional browsers will love this six-mile long street which starts at the French Quarter and is known worldwide for its antiques and art.

There's just enough voodoo lore here to introduce you to the history and culture of this spiritual practice and to tempt you to bring home a love potion or voodoo doll as a souvenir. Guided swamp, plantation and cemetery tours are available.

The city's oldest and largest antique store.

  St Louis Cemetary No.3 is walking distance from the New Orleans Museum of Art. If you are traveling by car , there are newly paved roads to drive in and pick a spot in the cemetary for photos. There

This club offers a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere along with good music and food.

The oldest surviving museum in Louisiana houses the second largest collection of Confederate memorabilia, most of which is in vintage condition.

This historic building, which dates back to 1806, now houses a bar and two restaurants.

This 90-minute streetcar tour visits several parts of the city and is offered 24 hours a day.