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Learn more about New Orleans - Experience
New Orleans
Insider's guide to New Orleans tours, attractions, hotels, restaurants, jazz,
and Mardi Gras; free brochures on New Orleans.
Official site of major Mardi Gras krewes, suppliers, kingcakes, and posters; site includes rebroadcasts of annual live Mardi Gras and insider tips.
Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide
Arthur Hardy's "Mardi Gras Guide" including parade routes and times as well as history of the celebration and tips. Mardi Gras Guide with parade schedules, routes, and history
Rebroadcasts of Mardi Gras live, including celebrity interviews and footage from the floats and balconies in New Orleans.
New Orleans, A Virtual Library
Links to food, music, tourism, entertainment, weather in the New Orleans area.
Tour the famous swamp with Dr. Paul Wagner, wetlands ecologist, on a personalized narrated nature tour through the Nature Conservancy's First Louisiana Nature Preserve
John James Audubon Aquarium - Zoo Cruise
A riverboat cruise on the Mississippi between the Aquarium of the Americas and the Audubon Zoo, including admission for all attractions. Discount coupons online.
Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Lousiana
Off Hwy 90 between Morgan City and
Lafayette
Patterson, Louisiana
Phone: (504) 395-7067
Open Tuesday through Saturday
9 am to 5 pm. Closed on state holidays.
Fee for admission. Reservations
recommended, groups accepted.
Wheelchair accessible
Located on the site of the company's former complex, the museum was opened in 1976 to memorialize the story of flight, with an emphasis on aviation in Louisiana.
P.O. Box 2448
523 St. Ann Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70176-2448
Call: 1-800-568-6968
The State Museum is made up of several facilities, in various areas. Ixhibits include early area history, Jazz, Mardi Gras, fine and folk art, military, antebellum life and more. Please call for a current schedule and exhibits.
1 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 861-2537
You may find this wonderful aquarium in the historic French Quarter on the waterfront in Woldenberg Riverfront Park. One of its many features is exhibits of natural underwater habitats of the nearby area.
Jean Lafitte Park - Barataria Unit
Barataria Blvd. SW of New Orleans
Phone: 504 589-2330
A delta-wetland preserve of 100,000 acres with a diverse range of topography. Hiking trails and canoe rentals are available.
900 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 523-1216
Not only are performing and visual arts productions seen here, but exciting and innovative educational programs for all ages are also available at the center.
New Orleans Ballet Association
1 Poydras Plaza
639 Loyola Ave, Suite 1070
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 522-0996
A 26 member dance company, the association presents ballet classics throughout the year. The company was founded in 1973.
333 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 524-1018
Each season the company presents four grand operas. The season is from October to March
Beauregard-Keyes House and Garden
1113 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 523-7257
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this Greek Revival-style cottage features French formal gardens and a courtyard. It was the home of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard and novelist, Frances Parkinson Keyes.
International Shrine of St. Jude
411 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 5250-1551
The chapel was built in 1826 to help the sick during the Yellow Fever Plague
New Orleans Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Some special features of New Orleans include Mardi Gras, the New Orleans Saints, the Garden District, Lake Pontchartrain, The French Quarter, Canal Street, the Louisiana Superdome, the Audubon Zoo, The Aquarium of the Americas, Jazz festivals, New Orleans Museum of Art and much, much more!!
St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA
A recreation area of 340 acres has room for jogging, golf, picnicking, hiking and more
A 12 block area between St. Charles, Jackson, Louisiana, and Magazine Streets is the second oldest section of New Orleans. Places of historical interest, shops and eating establishments abound in the area.
City Park
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 587-3810
The home of the New Orleans Saints football team. Other conventions, trade shows, exhibitions and games are also held in this large arena.
Southeastern Louisiana University
Phone: 504 549-2323
Held each year during the entire month of October, there is a "Fanfare" celebrating the performing arts. The celebration includes musicals, plays, symphony concerts, lectures, readings and much more.
929 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 523-4522
This is the second largest confederate museum in the United States housing artifacts and antiques related to the era of the Civil War.
400 Esplanade Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 568-6968
Along with the history of this Mint, there are also exhibits of the history of New Orleans Jazz and a costume collection over several historical periods.
1118-1132 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 523-6722
Built in 1857, the house featured such innovation improvements as indoor plumbing and a ventilation system. The house was built and designed by James Gallier, Jr., a local architect, who was determined to build a home in which his family could enjoy many comforts basically unknown at that time.
724 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 525-4413
The oldest parish church outside the French Quarter, St. Patrick's was built in 1833 and is now an Historic National Landmark.
Louisiana Nature and Science Center
11000 Lake Forest Blvd
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 246-5672
This center is located in the Joe W. Brown Memorial Park. It is a perfect place to go to see the most unique views of the Louisiana environments. Many hands-on nature and science exhibits are available at the center along with numerous other features to enjoy.
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
233 Newton St.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 361-7821
Tours are available to see the place where the largest builder of Mardi Gras floats is housed. Visitors may view many different areas of the site, including the float building for the next Mardi Gras.
Saenger Performing Arts Center
143 N. Rampart Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 524-2490
This performing arts center is the venue for many of the performing groups of the area, including the Opera Association, Ballet Association and several theater groups.
City Park
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 488-2631
Many diverse and interesting exhibits are housed in this museum, including a famous and popular Faberge exhibit. A recent expansion has doubled the size of the museum giving patrons a delightful opportunity to see many extensive collections. An exhibit of non-western art has taken over an entire floor of the museum.
3029 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 895-5493
The mansion, located in the Garden District, features imported marble, gold sconces and especially a 48 foot Grand Ballroom. The home was built in 1869 and remains a sight to behold even today.
Mid-City
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 582-4888
This park, with 1,500 wooded acres, has many attractions to suit all preferences. Features include, four golf courses, a lighted driving range, 39 tennis courts, 18 baseball diamonds, fishing, horseback riding and stables, boating and biking and more.
Canal Street, French Quarter
New Orleans, LA
A riverfront warehouse district has been transformed into a marketplace with over 200 shops, eating establishments and entertainment. The walk is one-half mile in length.
514 Chartres St.
New Orleans
Phone: 504 524-9077
Louis Joseph Dufillo, Jr., the first licensed pharmacist in the United States lived in this home which now houses the museum. Built in 1823, the museum has the largest collection of 19th century pharmaceuticals in the country.
7 Bamboo Road
New Orleans, LA
504 488-5488
A Classic southern estate, Longue Vue House is a beautiful showplace. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a local landmark. The estate features 8 acres of gardens, home and fountains.
City Park
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504 483-9386
Seven acres of plants, fountains, pools and statues make these gardens a refuge from the world. Flowers and registered oak trees abound.
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