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New Orleans, LA With an unofficial motto of "let the good times roll," the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans, are well on their way to being one of the entertainment capitals of the U.S. New Orleans is the seat of Orleans parish. The city was founded by the French in 1718. The city has a well-earned reputation for excess and debauchery but it ironically features such finery as the French Quarter architecture, St. Louis Cathedral, Jazz Museum, and the famous Mardi Gras and Jazz and Heritage Festival. |
| Aquarium of the Americas | Canal St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 565-3033 | The aquarium offers over 6,000 specimens of marine life representing about 5,000 species. |
| Aquarium/Zoo Cruise | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)586-8777 or (800)233-2628 | The cruise takes your from the Aquarium of the Americas to the Audubon Zoo. |
| Audubon Park | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 861-2537 | The park was the center of the World's Industrial and Cotton Exposition from 1884 to 1885. |
| Beauregard-Keyes House | 1113 Chartres St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-7257 | This house was the home for Confederate general Pierre G. Beauregard from 1866 to 1868 and was built in 1826. |
| Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World | 233 Newton St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 361-7821 | The center offers costumes, props, and Mardi Gras floats. |
| Cajun Queen | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)524-0814 or (800)445-4109 | The boat offers narrated river cruises. |
| City Park | Esplanade Ave. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 482-4888 | The park is the fifth largest municipal park in the U.S. and cover 1,500 acres of land. |
| Civic Center | Loyola Ave. | New Orleans | Louisiana | The civic center offers entainment events and is center of five buildings. |
| Creole Queen | Canal St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)524-0814 or (800)445-4109 | This paddlewheeler offers a two and half hour narrated cruise such as New Orleans battles. |
| Cultural Attraction Center | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 662-5703 | The center is the place for Mardi Gras balls and musical events. |
| Flamingo Casino | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)587-7777 or (800)587-5825 |
| Fort Pike State Commemorative Area | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 662-5703 | The site was a fort founded in 1819 for defending the city's water before the War of 1812. |
| Gallier House Museum | 1118-32 Royal St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-6722 | The museum was the home of James Gallier Jr. a New Orleans architect and is furnished in its period. |
| Hermann-Grima House | 820 St. Louis St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 525-5661 | This restored mansion was built in 1831, and includes a Creole kitchen and slave quarters. |
| Jackson Square | New Orleans | Louisiana | The square has of course a statue of Andrew Jackson. |
| Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve | New Orleans | Louisiana | The area consists of three areas: the French Quarter, Barataria Unit, and Chalmette National Historical Park. |
| Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours | Lafitte Hwy. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)689-4186 or (800)445-4109 | The tour boats offer you a ride of Louisiana swamps and a narrated history behind it. |
| K & B Plaza | Lee Circle on St. Charles Ave. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 586-1234 | The center provides outdoor and indoor collections of art. |
| Lake Pontchartrain Causeway | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 835-3116 | The causeway is the longest overwater highway bridge in the world. |
| Longue Vue House and Gardens | 7 Bamboo Rd. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 488-5488 | This Greek Revival mansion is furnished in its period and has 8 acres of scenic gardens and fountains. |
| Louisiana Children's Museum | 428 Julia St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-1357 | The museum offers hands-on exhibits for children of all ages. |
| Louisiana Historical Association Confederate Museum | 929 Camp St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-4522 | The museum contains historical items and exhibits about the Civil War. |
| Louisiana Nature and Science Center | 11000 Lake Forest Blvd. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 246-5672 | The center offers a museum, a greenhouse, and a planetarium on 86 acres of nature preserve. |
| Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 568-6968 | The museum consists of various historic buildings in the French Quarter. |
| Louisiana Superdome | 1500 Poydras St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 587-3808 | The superdome offers events year-round in this multipurpose center. |
| Musee Conti Wax Museum | 917 Conti St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 525-2605 | The museum contains life-size wax figures of historic settings in New Orleans since 1699. |
| New Orleans Museum of Art | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 488-2631 | The art museum offers a collection of Western and Non-Western Art since the pre-Christian era. |
| New Orleans Pharmacy Museum | 514 Chartres St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 565-8027 | The museum offers exhibits form an old pharmacy dating back to the 1820s. |
| New Orleans School of Glass Works | 727 Magazine St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 529-7277 | The center offers exhibits of glass artwork by various artists. |
| Old Absinthe House | 240 Bourbon St. at Bienville St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-3181 | The house was built from 1798 to 1806, in 1826 it bacame a barroom, and got its fame from the Absinthe Frappe. |
| Old Cemeteries | New Orleans | Louisiana | The New Orleans area contains several cemeteries. |
| Pitot House Museum | 1440 Moss St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 482-0312 | The museum is in a West Indies-style mansion and is furnished in its period. |
| Pontalba Buildings | St. Peter and St. Ann sts. | New Orleans | Louisiana | These red brick apartment buildings were built in 1849 and now houses some galleries. |
| Preservation Hall | 726 St. Peter St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504)522-2841 or 523-8939 | The center offers some of the finest traditon jazz in its truest form. |
| St. Charles Avenue Streetcar | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 248-3900 | The streetcars are the city's oldest continuously running street railway. |
| St. Louis Cathedral | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 861-9521 | The cathedral is the most photographed and one of the oldest in the United States. |
| Steamboat Natchez | Toulouse St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 586-8777 | This stern-wheel steamboat offers 2-hour narrated tours of the Mississippi River. |
| The Cabildo of the Louisiana State Museum | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 568-6968 | The museum contains exhibits about the history of Loiusiana and its culture. |
| The French Quarter | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 589-2636 | This historic area is the original settlement of New Orleans. |
| The Historic New Orleans Collection | 533 Royal St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 523-4662 | This historic section of buildings have galleries of changing historical and cultural displays. |
| The Lower Pontalba (1850 House) | 523 St. Ann St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 568-6968 | The house offers tours of the house and has furnishings from New Orleans itself. |
| The Presbytere | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 568-6968 | The center wsa completed in 1813 for court chambers and became the city's property in 1853. |
| U.S. Customs House | Decatur and Canal sts. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 589-2976 | The house used to be the old Fort St. Louis and was built in 1849. |
| U.S. Mint | 400 Esplanade Ave. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 568-6968 | It was a federal mint from 1838 to 1861 and was used until 1909. |
| Viewpoint | 31st floor of World Trade Center | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 581-4888 | The area provides a great view of the city and its port. |
| Washington Artillery Park | New Orleans | Louisiana | The park got its name from one of the oldest military units and offers a great view of the French Quarter. |
| Williams Residence | New Orleans | Louisiana | The building is furnished in various periods and shows its natural New Orleans appearance. |
| World Trade Center | Canal St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 581-4888 | The center contains many offices of companies involved in trade from around the world. |
| Zoological Garden | 6500 Magazine St. | New Orleans | Louisiana | (504) 861-2537 | The zoo contains over 1,500 animals on 58 acres of natural habitats. |
