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Bourbon Street and the French Quarter
known as the crown jewel of New Orleans
the French Quarter is a high-energy
neighborhood known for its rich history
colorful buildings fine art galleries
and vibrant nightlife located in French
Quarter you will find the famous Bourbon
Street named after the House of Bourbon
the royal family ruling France at the
time
here you'll find traditional Cajun
restaurants cocktail bars such as the
200 year old staple fault
absent house street musicians and famous
jazz clubs drinking alcohol on the
streets is legal in New Orleans in fact
it is the norm on Bourbon Street many
bars here are actually just tiny spaces
where you can get all types of drinks
which vendors link in plastic go cups
the French Quarter and the Bourbon
Street are one of the main venues for
Mardi Gras also known as fast Tuesday
taking place 47 days before Easter watch
the carnival from bourbon balconies and
throw beads on the parade goers New
Orleans is also famous for voodoo so be
sure to check out Marie Laveau's house
of Budo in the neighborhood learn more
about Louisiana's food culture in our
travel guide and walk along Royal Street
and further discover the unique French
Quarter number 9 Jackson Square with
Mississippi River also located in French
Quarter this public space spanning 2.5
acres gets its name from the bronze
statue of Andrew Jackson with more than
two million local and international
visitors every year it serves as a venue
public events weddings and photo
sessions and has been a filming location
for several movies and TV shows Jackson
Square which has retained its original
Parisian landscape design features iron
fences walking paths and benches it is
also home to the Cabildo a local History
Museum street performers and an outdoor
art colony where artists create their
pieces and display them on the iron
fences you can even buy the artists
works or even have one of them draw your
portrait from the Jackson Square you can
admire the majestic st. Louis Cathedral
the oldest cathedral in North America
and continue to explore the charming
open-air French market which is the
oldest of its kind in the United States
explore modern boutiques and cocktail
bars planning with antique stores and
alter restaurants or write a traditional
New Orleans carriage for a laid-back
tour of the area or you can just sit
back relax for stroll on moonwalks
Riverfront Park and watch ships floating
on the adjacent Mississippi River or
visit them nearby New Orleans Jazz
National Historical Park created to
celebrate the origins and development of
jazz number eight City Park City Park
has been a part of New Orleans since
1854 and is amongst the oldest and most
beautiful urban parks in the country
this 1,300 acre green space offers
something for everyone from multiple
gardens to an amusement park smell the
roses in the Botanical Garden or view
the French and American pieces at the
Museum of Art and the sculptures in the
open-air Baskov sculpture garden and
don't forget to check out the world's
largest roof of mature life oaks if you
sit under the impressive singing oak
located by the big lake you will hear a
coordinated tune created by wind chimes
hanging from the tree also don't miss
the dwelling oak and the charming
Clongowes bridge one of the most
photographed spots in the bar
number seven garden district the garden
district is best known for its grandiose
mansions and elegant landscaping
creating an atmosphere very different
from the French quarters hustle and
bustle you should make some time to just
walk around and admire the architecture
and details that distinguish mansions
from each other and while you're in the
area you can visit the Garden District
bookshop in the ring shopping center and
Commander's Palace one of the most
reputable Creole restaurants in the city
just across the street you'll find the
above ground to raise at Lafayette
cemetery number one which is amongst the
New Orleans most historic and beautiful
cemeteries did you know that graves are
built above the ground in New Orleans to
address a very high water table and
unpredictable flooding of the city there
are other interesting cemeteries in New
Orleans check out our travel guide for
more suggestions number six
Louis Armstrong Park honoring the jazz
legend Louis Armstrong
these 32 acre public park is famous for
its entrance arch sculptures duck ponds
and open spaces here you will find
various buildings such as the heylia
jackson theatre for performing arts
located inside the park is Congo Square
where African slaves and free Creoles
gathered on Sundays throughout the 19th
century to sell food and other goods
perform rituals dance and play their
traditional instruments the music they
created laid the groundwork for jazz
making the square one of the most
significant places in the history of
music number five Jess
speaking of jazz with its intertwined
European Latin American and African
American cultures New Orleans has always
been an important Centre for music the
city is especially known for its strong
association with jazz and is universally
regarded as the birthplace of the genre
if you're visiting in late April or
early May
don't miss the annual Jazz and Heritage
Festival also known as Jazz Fest
check out our travel guide for more
information on this and other festivals
but don't worry if you can't make it
good festival you can get your jazz fix
at one of many clubs in the city visit
one of many notable music and jazz clubs
like the Jazz Playhouse fight Sonesta
New Orleans featuring the city's most
talented jazz musicians as well as
unique appetizers and cocktails inspired
by the local jazz culture there are many
other jazz clubs like Preservation Hall
or fruits or European jazz club check
our trail guide for more suggestions and
other jazz clubs in New Orleans number
four Canal Street Canal Street serves as
the French quarters upriver boundary
separating the colonial style
neighborhood from the modern central
business district who Yost's lived in
the French Quarter until the early
eighteen hundreds but other ethnic
groups found their way into New Orleans
through the Mississippi River after the
Louisiana Purchase in 1803 many
Americans from Kentucky and states in
the Midwest moved into the city and
lived uptown bacchanal was planned to
form the dividing line between the
Creole and American populations but in
the end a street named Canal was built
for this purpose the Canal Street median
was then called natural ground a symbol
of the cultural divide even today all
streets medians in a city are known as
natural grounds enjoy the view of the
traditional streetcars which is also a
charming and convenient way to
experience the many areas of New Orleans
number three art there's art everywhere
you go in New Orleans walking around you
will find not just historic architecture
but also different forms of public art
like sculptures and murals local
organizations including the Arts Council
of New Orleans and the know'm your
projects have helped the arts thrive and
inspire people in the city street art in
particular has become a prominent
element of the local landscape
browse the shops in the French Quarter
or visit Jackson Square for local
artists for galleries help to up-downs
Magazine Street or the arts warehouse
district home to be Mike's studio in an
abandoned warehouse Stern to grant art
space
learn about black history civil rights
leaders here in Katrina and contemporary
culture to different point installations
and massive murals at this art sanctuary
number two oak alley plantation
plantations play a vital role in history
of southern United States specifically
the pre American Civil War era the
fertile soils mild subtropical climate
and abundant rainfall and region along
with extensive African slave labor
allowed farming states such as oak alley
plantation to try formerly a sugar cane
plantation oak alley includes a Greek
Revival style main house with 28
colossal freestanding cars it is also
home to a 300 year old double row of
giant oak trees forming an 800 feet long
alley which gives the plantation its
name and photogenic frame other points
of interest artist slavery exhibit the
sugar cane exhibit and theatre a
blacksmith shop and a civil war tent
number one swampers head outside New
Orleans to explore Louisiana's intricate
network of swamps that are home to
unique flora and exotic wildlife admire
Spanish moss and cypress trees see
alligators turtles white boar nutria
raccoons cranes and many more all just a
few feet away from you we headed to
Pearl River for two our guided boat tour
and experienced the swamp firsthand we
came across alligators raccoons and
other animals that live in the river and
the swamps check out our travel guide
for more information on which preserves
to visit and which tours today of course
there are many other interesting things
to see and discover in New Orleans
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