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Districts
• French Quarter: the oldest, most famous, and most visited section of the
city. Most tourists will want to center their visit here. Those who explore
other parts of town as well will find the city offers additional treats. Many
old-line restaurants are in the Quarter, along with music clubs, antiques shops,
and hundreds of drinking establishments.
• Central Business District: What many cities call "Downtown" (though in New
Orleans this term is often used to refer to different part of town downriver).
Adjacent to the French Quarter; has many attractions. The "CBD" has many
high-rise hotels and some excellent restaurants, along with many museums (the
National D-Day Museum, the Louisiana Children's Museum, the Ogden Museum of
Southern Art, the Contemporary Arts Center) and a gallery district on and around
Julia Street.
• Faubourg Marigny: This hip, bohemian neighborhood is on the other side
("down") from the French Quarter. Locals come here for authentic (read:
non-touristy) nightlife, though tourists are certainly welcomed. Along with the
French Quarter, this is the residential hub for the gay/lesbian community.
• Bywater: Downriver from Marigny.
• Treme: Historic Franco-African (Creole) neighborhood inland from the French
Quarter.
• Mid-City: The central part of town is home to the New Orleans Museum of Art,
City Park, and the New Orleans Fair Grounds (a racetrack that hosts the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival every spring).
• Uptown: 19th century residential section upriver, take the St. Charles Avenue
streetcar. Uptown includes the "Garden District", which is more noted for
its Victorian architecture than gardens. Also contains some of the City's best
local restaurants, and the Audubon Zoo. Magazine Street hosts some 80 blocks of
antique stores, art galleries, and interior designer studios *Carrollton: At the
other end of the St. Charles Streetcar line from the Central Business District;
pleasant neighborhood with a concentration of good restaurants, along with
students from nearby Tulane and Loyola universities.
• Algiers: The part of New Orleans across the Mississippi River.
• Lakeview and Lakefront: Along and near Lake Pontchartrain. Many seafood
restaurants and marinas.
• Other parts of town
Nearby communities and suburbs:
• Kenner: New Orleans International Airport is here
• Metairie: Largest suburb
• Chalmette:
• Gretna
• Slidell
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