#1 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans LA
~1.75 miles from New Orleans city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
University Of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans LA - 504-539-9500
~2.76 miles from New Orleans city center
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http://www.uno.edu
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Dillard University
New Orleans LA
~4.20 miles from New Orleans city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans City Park
New Orleans LA
~4.51 miles from New Orleans city center
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Approximately 14 million visitors come through the Park each year to enjoy its magnificent oak trees, picturesque statues and fountains
http://www.neworleanscitypark.com
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
City Park
New Orleans LA
~4.93 miles from New Orleans city center
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City Park, a 1,300 acre (5.3 km²) public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 6th-largest and 7th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. Although it is an urban park whose land is owned by the City of New Orleans, it is administered by the City Park Improvement Association, an arm of state government, not by the New Orleans Parks and Parkways Department. City Park is very unusual in that it is a largely self-supporting public park, with most of its annual budget derived from self-generated revenue through user fees and donations. In the wake of the enormous damage inflicted upon the park due to Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism began to partially subsidize the park's operations.
City Park holds the world's largest collection of mature live oak trees, some older than 600 years in age. Its founding in 1853 also makes it one of the oldest parks in the country.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans LA
~5.10 miles from New Orleans city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saint Louis Cemetery
New Orleans LA
~5.24 miles from New Orleans city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Six Flags Theme Park
Gretna LA
~5.29 miles from New Orleans city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans LA
~5.59 miles from New Orleans city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Degas House Historic Home Courtyard and Inn
New Orleans LA
~5.61 miles from New Orleans city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Botanical Garden
New Orleans LA
~5.67 miles from New Orleans city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Tad Gormley Stadium
New Orleans LA
~5.78 miles from New Orleans city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saint Augustine Church
New Orleans LA
~5.86 miles from New Orleans city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Louisiana Museum of African American History
New Orleans LA
~5.86 miles from New Orleans city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Mint
New Orleans LA
~5.96 miles from New Orleans city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Gallier House
New Orleans LA
~6.01 miles from New Orleans city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Beauregard Keyes House
New Orleans LA
~6.03 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Beauregard-Keyes House, built in 1826, for wealthy auctioneer Joseph LeCarpentier, is a fine example of a raised center hall house. It is named for two of its former tenants, Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant (P.G.T.) Beauregard and author Frances Parkinson Keyes.
General Beauregard lived in the home from 1866-68 while he was president of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad. Mrs. Keyes used the home as her winter residence for 25 years, where she wrote many of her books, including Dinner at Antoine’s, The Chess Players, Madame Castel’s Lodger and Blue Camellia.
Beauregard-Keyes HouseThe home features twin curved staircases, leading to a Tuscan portico. Inside the visitor finds a large parlor and ballroom, a rectangular dining room leading to a porch and many fine details. The Beauregard Chamber is furnished with original furnishings used by the General and his family.
The brick-walled garden, maintained by the Garden Study Club of New Orleans, features a fine cast iron fountain and boxwood hedges. The garden’s design duplicates the original 1865 plans.
On view are Mrs. Keyes’ collections of more than 200 antique dolls and 87 tea pots. Mrs. Keyes’ extensive collections of delicate fans and fascinating folk costumes are also on exhibit. A lovely gift shop on the premises sells a number of Mrs. Keyes’ books.
The house is not handicapped accessible, but the garden is.
Beauregard-Keyes HouseThe Beauregard-Keyes House is located at 1113 Chartres Street in the French Quarter. Tours are available on the hour Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens. Children 6-12, $2. Children under the age of 6 are admitted free.
For more information, call (504) 523-7257.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Old Ursuline Convent
New Orleans LA
~6.04 miles from New Orleans city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Old French Market
New Orleans LA
~6.08 miles from New Orleans city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Louis Armstrong Park
New Orleans LA
~6.15 miles from New Orleans city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Historic Voodoo Museum
New Orleans LA
~6.16 miles from New Orleans city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Jazz Park
New Orleans LA
~6.18 miles from New Orleans city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Presbytere
New Orleans LA
~6.26 miles from New Orleans city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
French Quarter
New Orleans LA
~6.26 miles from New Orleans city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saint Louis Cathedral
New Orleans LA
~6.28 miles from New Orleans city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Delgado Community College
501 City Park Ave. New Orleans LA - 504-483-4114
~6.29 miles from New Orleans city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Preservation Hall
New Orleans LA
~6.30 miles from New Orleans city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Jackson Square
New Orleans LA
~6.30 miles from New Orleans city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Cabildo
New Orleans LA
~6.31 miles from New Orleans city center
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he Cabildo was the seat of colonial government in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now a museum. The Cabildo is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral.
The original Cabildo was destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire (1788). The Cabildo was rebuilt between 1795-99 as the home of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans, and the mansard roof was later added, in French style. The building took its name from the governing body who met there — the "Illustrious Cabildo," or city council. The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies in 1803, and continued to be used by the New Orleans city council until the mid 1850s.
The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Meeting Room"), was originally utilized as a courtroom. The Spanish used the courtroom from 1799-1803, and from 1803-1812 it was used by the Louisiana territorial superior court. After the American Civil War, it was the home of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868-1910. The Sala Capitular was the site of several landmark court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson.
In 1911 the Cabildo became the home of the Louisiana State Museum. The museum displays exhibits about the history of Louisiana from its settlement up through the Reconstruction era, and the heritage of the ethnic groups that live there.
The Cabildo is left of St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][3]
The Cabildo was extensively damaged by a fire in February 1988, which destroyed the cupola and the entire third floor, [4] but it was restored and reopened to the public in 1994.[4] In 2005, the Cabildo survived Hurricane Katrina, which passed 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown, with relatively minor damage.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans LA
~6.41 miles from New Orleans city center
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