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Activities
• Stroll historic neighborhoods look at the architecture and
businesses, and people watch in the French Quarter, Uptown, Carrollton
• Streetcar rides St. Charles Avenue (green cars) is the oldest
continuously operating streetcar in the U.S.; the Canal Street route (red cars)
was restored to service in 2004
• Riverboat cruise - short or long cruises, some of which have quite
good jazz bands on board.
• River ferry - the budget alternative to riverboats, take the free
pedestrian ferry from the foot of Canal Street across the Mississippi to Algiers
Point and back for a great view of the river, downtown, and the Quarter
• Walking tours including voodoo, jazz history, French Quarter, or
Garden District ones
• Casino gambling at Harrah's next to the Quarter in the Central
Business District
• Antique shopping up & down Royal St in the Quarter or Magazine Street
Uptown
• Cooking Classes - learn how to cook meals like a local when you return
home
Day trips outside of town
• Swamp tours - those with a car can make an easy day trip to the
Jean Lafitte Nature Preserve, a free park, with as good a view of local swamp
flora and fauna as various pay tours
• Plantation tours - the Great River Road between New Orleans and Baton
Rouge has several fine plantations, "Laura" and "Magnolia Mound" ( Creole
Plantations) and "San Francisco" are of special interest.
• Battle of New Orleans Site - Battlefield history fans will want to
visit the site famous battle where Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the
end of the War of 1812. It didn't actually happen in New Orleans, but in the
nearby community of Chalmette, Louisiana. Drive there or take a riverboat.
Festivals
In addition to year-round attractions, a series of celebrations and festivals
provide additional interest:
• New Orleans Mardi Gras
• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
• French Quarter Festival
• Essence Festival
• Southern Decadence
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