Travel Guide of New Orleans in United States by Influencers and Travelers

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With an estimated population of 390,144 in 2019, it is the most populous city in Louisiana.

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1 - Jackson Square

Jackson Square is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.

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2 - Canal Street

Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans. Forming the upriver boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter or Vieux Carré, it served historically as the dividing line between the colonial-era city and the newer American Sector, today's Central Business District.

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3 - Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street is a historic street in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans. Extending thirteen blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue, Bourbon Street is famous for its many bars and strip clubs.

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4 - Carousel Gardens Amusement Park

Carousel Gardens is a seasonally operated amusement park located in New Orleans, Louisiana at City Park. It features many rides, including the Live Oak Ladybug Rollercoaster, a ferris wheel, a drop tower called the Coney Tower, and a miniature train that tours the park.

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5 - Bayou St. John

Bayou St. John is a bayou within the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Bayou as a natural feature drained the swampy land of a good portion of what was to become New Orleans, into Lake Pontchartrain.

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6 - Louis Armstrong Park

Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.

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7 - 17th Street Canal

   8 km away

The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain.

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8 - Audubon Park

Audubon Park is a municipal park located in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. It is approximately 350 acres.

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9 - Metairie Cemetery

Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in southeastern Louisiana. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road.

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10 - Caesars Superdome

The Caesars Superdome, originally known as the Louisiana Superdome and Mercedes-Benz Superdome, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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11 - Lake Pontchartrain

   27 km away

Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet. Some shipping channels are kept deeper through dredging.

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12 - Destrehan Plantation

   28 km away

Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion, in the French Colonial style, modified with Greek Revival architectural elements. It is located in southeast Louisiana, near the town of the same name, Destrehan. During the 19th century, the plantation was a major producer of indigo and then sugarcane.

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13 - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

   28 km away

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, also known simply as The Causeway, is a fixed link composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles long.

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14 - City Park

   37 km away

City Park is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, USA. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Allen Toussaint Boulevard to the north, Bayou St.

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15 - French Quarter

   42 km away

The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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16 - 500 Port of New Orleans

   44 km away

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat and largest city of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2019 population of 513,625 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth-largest capital in the United States.

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Discover the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, the unique American city known as the birthplace of jazz and blues.

The Old French Quarter is the historic and tourist centre of New Orleans. The place to be when visiting this city. 
You can walk through Jackson Square where the St. Louis Cathedral is located, the heart of the historic centre. It looks a bit like a miniature Disney castle and is a good starting point for exploring the streets of the Old French Quarter.

Continue on to the French Market to discover small shops and kiosks offering various local specialities.

Don't hesitate to visit the New Orleans Saints football stadium. The Superdome was opened in 1975 and is a must-see because of its gigantic structure and location.

Take a step back in history and learn more about the sad way of life of the slaves of the time at the Whitney Plantation, which looks super interesting, or Oak Valley.

A trip to New Orleans would be incomplete without a visit to the bayous. The bayous were formed by the action of the Mississippi River and hurricanes over the past few centuries, which formed millions of small channels and left a landscape of swamps and marshes. There are various ways to visit them, by boat, airboat or kayak.
By kayak, you can get a good look at the flora and fauna of the bayous and perhaps spot some alligators.

New Orleans is a destination for discovering new culinary flavours. Restaurants offer various Cajun or Creole specialties, such as alligator meat. 

Finally, don't hesitate to visit Frenchmen Street where you can discover many bars and listen to live jazz bands. 

Frequently Asked Questions by Travelers planning a trip to New Orleans

How to get to New Orleans?

To get to New Orleans, you have to land at Louis Armstrong Airport, not far from the city centre.
Once you arrive, you can take a shuttle or a taxi. 

Is it easy to get around in New Orleans?

In New Orleans, there are a variety of transportation, some of which are very pleasant for visiting the city, such as the tram. 
Of course, you can also take the car. 

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