#1 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saenger Theater
New Orleans LA
~0.07 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Saenger Theatre is a theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana, that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Once the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire, today it is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain.
The Saenger Theatre opened on February 4, 1927. The 4,000-seat theatre took three years to build and cost $2.5 million. Its opening prompted thousands to parade along Canal Street. The top ticket price was 65 cents, and the bill for each performance included a silent movie and stage play (produced by the Paramount-Publix Corporation), and music from the Saenger Grand Orchestra.
In 1929, Julian Saenger sold the theatre for $10 million to Paramount Publix, which continued to operate the theatre successfully throughout the Great Depression. In 1933 Paramount Publix converted the theatre to "talking pictures" only.
In 1964, ABC Interstate Theatres turned the Saenger into a piggyback theatre, building a wall in front of the balcony to divide the larger space into two smaller theatres. The upstairs theatre was known as the Saenger Orleans.
On September 29, 1977 the theatre was designated a historic landmark by the New Orleans Landmark Commission. That December it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1978, it was sold for slightly more than $1 million to E.B. Breazeale, who then spent an additional $3 million (with co-investors Zev Bufman and Barry Mendelson) renovating it into a performing arts center. Pace Management also invested in the renovation and was hired to run the theatre.
The Saenger Theatre reopened in 1980 with a reduced seating capacity of 2,736. Johnny Carson made a gala performance at the theatre's grand reopening. In April 1983, Styx recorded and filmed their performances on their Kilroy Was Here tour for their double live album and concert film Caught in the Act. Then, in 1985, the management team of the theatre formed the Saenger Theatre Partnership, Ltd., a joint venture with 50 partners, to purchase the theatre from Breazeale.
In the summer of 2002, the Saenger Theatre returned to its cinematic roots and showed three classic movies (Some Like It Hot, The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind) in celebration of its 75th anniversary. The Summer Classic Movie Series became an annual event for the next 3 years.
Architect Emile Weil designed the interior of the theatre to recall an Italian Baroque courtyard. Weil installed 150 lights in the ceiling of the theatre, arranged in the shape of constellations of the night sky. The theatre also employed special effects machines to project images of moving clouds, sunrises, and sunsets across the theatre's interior.
When the theatre opened, there was installed an approximately 2000-pipe Robert-Morton organ - one of the largest instruments the legendary Robert-Morton Organ Company ever built, and the prototype for the company's "Wonder Morton" line. The organ has a four manual console and 26 ranks of pipes. Nine ranks extend to the 16' pitch. It was designed specifically for the acoustics of the Saenger Theatre, and is one of the few Robert-Morton organs in the United States still in its original installation position.
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Orpheum Theater
New Orleans LA
~0.12 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Orpheum Theater is a theater in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Also known as RKO Orpheum, it was esigned by G. Albert Lansburgh, built in 1918, and opened for vaudeville in 1921. The Beaux Arts style building has 1800 seats. Soon after opening it became a movie house. In 1979, the Orpheum was scheduled for demolition but was rescued and underwent a $3 million renovation. It reopened in 1989 as home to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, whose musicians prize the auditorium for its acoustical purity. The theater is an example of "vertical hall" construction, initially built to provide perfect sight lines and acoustics for vaudeville shows which didn't have the benefit of amplifiers or modern lighting. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Orpheum Theatre was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina floodwaters and sold to a Dallas businessman who plans to restore it.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Arnaud's Restaurant
813 Bienville St. New Orleans LA - 877-818-2201
~0.30 miles from New Orleans city center
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In 1918, a colorful French wine salesman named Arnaud Cazenave opened the grand restaurant that bears his name.
http://www.arnauds.com
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Canal Street
New Orleans LA
~0.38 miles from New Orleans city center
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Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Canal Street, looking toward the river, December 2005 (post-Katrina)
Forming the up-river boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter (Vieux Carre), it formed the dividing line between the older French/Spanish Colonial era city and the newer American sector, the Central Business District.
The name of the avenue comes from a planned canal which was to connect the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, but it was never constructed. The wide median which was to contain the canal was referred to by early inhabitants as the "neutral ground," due to the animosities amongst culturally distant residents on separate sides of the avenue. The term is still used by New Orleanians to refer to all street medians.
One end of Canal Street is at the Mississippi River. Often called "The foot of Canal Street," at the riverfront the Canal Street Ferry connects to the old urban suburb of Algiers, Louisiana across the river. The other end is in Mid-City at a collection of cemeteries.
The street has three lanes of traffic in both directions, with a pair of streetcar and bus lanes in the center.
Canal Street is often said to be the widest roadway in America to be given the term street instead of a more prominent title of avenue or boulevard.
For more than a century, Canal Street was the main shopping district of Greater New Orleans. It long was home to a number of local department stores; some, such as Maison Blanche, Krauss, and D. H. Holmes survived into the 1980s, long after the old style main-street department stores of most other major U.S. cities. Such chains as Woolworth's, McCrory's and Kress were also on the street.
The world's first movie theater (that is, the first business devoted specifically to showing films for profit) was "Vitascope Hall", established on Canal Street in 1896. The street hosted a number of theaters large and small through the 20th century. Two of the old movie palaces, the Saenger Theater and the State Palace Theater (formerly Lowe's State) survive, although now mostly as live performance venues.
For decades, the giant effigy of the character Mr. Bingle on the façade of the Maison Blanche building was a sign of the Christmas season.
Canal Street remains the hub of the city's mass transit system.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans LA
~0.46 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region of the United States. It is located in New Orleans' French Quarter. The institution was established in 1966 by General and Mrs. L. Kemper Williams to keep their collection of Louisiana materials intact and available for research and exhibition to the public.
The Collection operates a museum, which includes the Williams Gallery; Louisiana History Galleries; the Williams Residence, a house museum; and a museum shop. The Williams Research Center, which opened in 1996, makes The Collection's holdings available to researchers. The holdings consist of some 35,000 library items, and approximately 350,000 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings, and other artifacts.
Museum exhibitions have been presented on a wide variety of topics relating to the history and culture of the Gulf South region and the peoples who have influenced it, ranging from the Battle of New Orleans to the development of New Orleans cuisine to more modern subjects, such as the Sugar Bowl[2] and life after Hurricane Katrina. Many of the museum’s exhibits are free and open to the public
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Superdome
New Orleans LA
~0.50 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Louisiana Superdome – often informally known as the Superdome, The Dome or the New Orleans Superdome – is a sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Plans were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis, the company also responsible for design of the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library (1956–58).
The Superdome is home to the NFL's New Orleans Saints and the NCAA's Division I Tulane University football team. It is one of the few facilities in the United States which can host major sporting events such as the Super Bowl and the Final Four; as such, given New Orleans' popularity as a tourist destination, whenever the Superdome bids to host such an event it routinely makes the "short list" of candidates being considered. It has been chosen to host Super Bowl XLVII in February 2013.
The Superdome is the largest fixed domed structure in the world. Its steel frame covers a 13-acre (53,000 m2) expanse. Its 273-foot (83 m) dome is made of a Lamella multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of 680 feet (210 m).
In 2005, the Superdome came to international attention when it housed thousands of people seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina, and it was damaged in the storm.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Historical Pharmacy Museum
New Orleans LA
~0.50 miles from New Orleans city center
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Founded in 1950, the New Orleans Historical Pharmacy Museum is just what the name implies. In 1823 the first licensed pharmacist in the United States, Louis J. Dufilho, Jr., opened an apothecary shop here. The Creole-style town house doubled as his home, and he cultivated the herbs he needed for his medicines in the interior courtyard. Inside you'll find old apothecary bottles, voodoo potions, pill tile, and suppository molds as well as the old glass cosmetics counter (pharmacists of the 1800s also manufactured makeup and perfumes), plus 19th-century surgical instruments and questionable medical devices such as blood-letting gizmos, and a whole slew of opium products. As alternative medicine gains acceptance, it's fascinating to look back at a time when medicine was barely more than snake-oil potions.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Louis Armstrong Park
New Orleans LA
~0.50 miles from New Orleans city center
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Louis Armstrong Park made of grassy knolls and lagoons is named after world-famous musician and native son, Louis Armstrong. His statue, by Elizabeth Cartlett, is near the brightly lit entrance on the outer boundary of the French Quarter. Ironically, Armstrong was not allowed to play in the now well-known clubs during his career. Other landmarks including Congo Square and the Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium surround the park.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
U.S. Customhouse
New Orleans LA
~0.51 miles from New Orleans city center
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The U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana, also known as the Old Post Office and Custom House, is a National Historic Landmark, receiving this designation in 1974 and noted for its Egyptian Revival columns. Construction on the building, designed to house multiple federal offices and store goods, began in 1848 and didn't finish until 1881 due to redesigns and the Civil War. The U.S. Customs offices have been located there since the late 1800s but are currently located elsewhere while the building undergoes further renovations.
In 2008, it became home to the Audubon Insectarium, the largest free-standing American museum dedicated to insects.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Preservation Hall
New Orleans LA
~0.53 miles from New Orleans city center
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Preservation Hall is a noted jazz performance hall located at 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It hosts nightly concerts featuring a rotating roster of bands. The bands of Preservation Hall typically perform jazz in the New Orleans style.
Despite the fame of the institution, admittance is affordable, being $10 as of November 2009. Because of limited seating, crowds typically begin lining up well in advance of a performance. No reservations are accepted and the line typically is quite long. Sometimes musicians will play for those waiting in line. Inside, a large portion of the audience must stand in back, behind a limited number of benches, chairs, and floor cushions.
The hall is not cleared forcibly between sets and an audience member can expect to stand in the dark with little or no view of the musicians for one set, stand with a good view for the next set, and find a seat for a third set. There is no dance floor and neither food nor drink is served. Smoking is not permitted, but outside beverages may be permitted, with decisions apparently based on safety and cleanliness.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Central Business District (Neighborhood)
New Orleans LA
~0.53 miles from New Orleans city center
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A central business district (or CBD, also called a central activities district and in North America a "downtown") is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Algeria, Australia, Hong Kong , Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used,[citation needed] and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD".
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Cigar Factory New Orleans and Museum
New Orleans LA
~0.53 miles from New Orleans city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
French Quarter
New Orleans LA
~0.56 miles from New Orleans city center
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The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest and most famous neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans (La Nouvelle Orléans in French) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré ("Old Square" in French) as it was known then. While the area is still referred to as the Vieux Carré by some, it is more commonly known as the French Quarter today, or simply "The Quarter." The district as a whole is a National Historic Landmark, and contains numerous individual historic buildings. It was affected relatively lightly by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as compared to other areas of the city and the region as a whole. The Quarter is subdistrict of the French Quarter/CBD Area.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Lafayette Square
New Orleans LA
~0.56 miles from New Orleans city center
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Lafayette Square is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that is bounded on the north by Chouteau Avenue, on the south by Interstate 44, on the east by Truman Parkway and on the west by South Jefferson Avenue. It surrounds Lafayette Park, which is the city's oldest public park, created by ordinance in 1836. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in St. Louis. When the neighborhood was developed, it was one of the most fashionable in St. Louis. The neighborhood declined after a tornado devastated the area in 1896. Later industrial encroachment and highway construction further weakened the neighborhood. Since the 1970's, residents have been buying and renovating the older homes in the neighborhood. As of 2006, most of the homes have been restored and the neighborhood is home to many shops and restaurants.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Cabildo
New Orleans LA
~0.60 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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#16 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Arena - New Orleans Hornets
New Orleans
~0.61 miles from New Orleans city center
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The New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome.
It has been home to the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA since 2002, and is also home to some Tulane University basketball games as well as some high school basketball games and other special events. The now-defunct New Orleans Brass of the ECHL played in the New Orleans Arena their last three seasons before their demise in 2002. Since February 2004, the New Orleans VooDoo, of the Arena Football League (AFL), played their home games in the arena until the team folded in 2008.
The arena was completed in 1999 at a cost of $114 million and officially opened on October 19, 1999. The Brass was the main tenant for its first three years until the team was forced to fold after Hornets management demanded priority upon moving. The arena seats 19,000 for concerts (over 18,500 for Hornets games[1] and 16,500 for arena football and has 56 luxury suites.
The Arena is also used as a venue for concerts where it can seat from 7,500 for a half-stage setup to 17,221 for end-stage shows and at the most 17,805 for a center-stage show. For trade shows and conventions the Arena features 17,000 square feet (1,600 m2) of space. The ceiling is 65 feet (20 m) to beam and roof, 70 feet (21.5 m) to the top of the arena.
It hosted ArenaBowl XXI in 2007, the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, ArenaBowl XXII in July 2008, and will host the 2012 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament, and has hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007, and will do so again in 2010. On September 9, 2000, the arena hosted the light heavyweight title fight between Roy Jones, Jr. and Eric Harding. Jones won by TKO in the 10th round. The Arena has also hosted the 2004 Women's Final Four and hosted the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament South Regionals.
On March 11, 2008 the arena hosted 311 Day 2008. This bi-annual event held in New Orleans is a live concert and fan gathering celebrating the music and unity of rock reggae band 311. 14,000+ fans attended from all 50 states and 12 different countries.
http://www.neworleansarena.com/site3.php
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saint Louis Cathedral
New Orleans LA
~0.61 miles from New Orleans city center
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Saint Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis, Roi de France), also known as the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans; it has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating cathedral in the United States. The first church on the site was built in 1718; the third, built in 1789, was raised to cathedral rank in 1793. The cathedral was expanded and largely rebuilt in 1850, with little of the 1789 structure remaining.
Saint Louis Cathedral is in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on the Place John Paul II (French: Place Jean-Paul II), a promenaded section of Chartres Street (rue de Chartres) that stretches one block between St. Peter Street (rue Saint-Pierre) on the upriver boundary and St. Ann Street (rue Sainte-Anne) on the downriver boundary. It is located next to Jackson Square and facing the Mississippi River in the heart of New Orleans, situated between the historic buildings of the Cabildo and the Presbytère. It is one of the few Roman Catholic churches in the United States that fronts a major public square.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Presbytere
New Orleans LA
~0.63 miles from New Orleans city center
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The Presbytère, also known as The Presbytere, is an important historical building in New Orleans, Louisiana and is located in the French Quarter along Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral.
The Presbytère, originally called the Casa Curial (Ecclesiastical House), derives its name from the fact that it was built on the site of the residence, or presbytere, of the Capuchin monks. While intended to house clergy, it was never used as a religious residence. It was designed in 1791 to match the Cabildo, or Town Hall, on the other side of St. Louis Cathedral. The second floor, however, was not completed until 1813. The building initially was used for commercial purposes until 1834 when it was used by the Louisiana Supreme Court. In 1847 the structure's mansard roof was added. In 1853, cathedral officials sold the Presbytère to the city and in 1908 the city sold it to the state. In 1911 it became part of the Louisiana State Museum.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
View of Jackson Square. The Cathedral is the central building, with the Cabildo to the left and the Presbytere to the right.
In 2005, the cupola was replaced atop the Presbytère. The cupola had been missing since the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915.
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Jackson Square
New Orleans LA
~0.63 miles from New Orleans city center
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Jackson Square, also known as Place d'Armes, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
The design of Jackson Square was modeled on the famous Place des Vosges in Paris France. The square was originally designed by architect and landscaper Louis H. Pilié, although he is only given credit for the iron fence.[citation needed] Jackson Square is roughly the size of a city block (GPS +29.95748 -090.06310).
Early New Orleans was originally centered around what was then called the Place d' Armes. After the Battle of New Orleans, in 1814, the Place d' Armes was renamed Jackson Square after general Andrew Jackson. In the center of the park stands an equestrian statue of Jackson erected in 1856, one of three in America by sculptor Clark Mills.
The square originally overlooked the Mississippi River across Decatur Street, but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the building of larger levees. The riverfront was long given to shipping, but the administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu put in a scenic boardwalk along the river across from the Square; it is known as the "Moon Walk" in his honor.
On the opposite side of the square are three 18th-century historic buildings which were the city's heart in the colonial era. The center of the three is St. Louis Cathedral. The Cathedral was designated a minor Basilica by Pope Paul VI. To its left is the Cabildo, the old city hall, now a museum, where the finalization of the Louisiana Purchase was signed. To the Cathedral's right is the Presbytère, built to match the Cabildo. The Presbytère originally housed the city's Roman Catholic priests and authorities, it was then turned into a courthouse at the start of the 19th century, and in the 20th century became a museum.
The Place d'Armes was the prime site for the public execution of disobedient slaves during the 18th and early 19th centuries. After the 1811 German Coast Uprising, three slaves were hanged here. Their dismembered bodies were then used to decorate the city's gates.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Woldenberg Park
New Orleans LA
~0.63 miles from New Orleans city center
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Woldenberg Park is a park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was created in the late 1980s/early 1990s on land that had been old whaves and warehouses along the Mississippi River front in the upper French Quarter. It is named after philanthropist Malcolm Woldenberg (1896 - 1982) who helped fund the building of it.
The upper end of the park is at Canal Street and the Aquarium of the Americas. It continues down river to connect with the riverfront "Moon Walk" across from Jackson Square. Woldenberg Park is the site of a number of live music performances, especially during French Quarter Festival.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Historic Voodoo Museum
New Orleans LA
~0.65 miles from New Orleans city center
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There's just enough voodoo lore here to introduce you to the history and culture of this spiritual practice and to tempt you to bring home a love potion or voodoo doll as a souvenir. Guided swamp, plantation and cemetery tours are available.
Attraction type: Specialty museum, Other
Activities: Leisure Education, Group Tours/Walking Tour
bloodymarystour@webtv.net
Address: 724 Dumaine St.
At Bourbon New Orleans, LA 70116
Tel: 504-523-7685
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Harrah's Casino
New Orleans
~0.71 miles from New Orleans city center
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Looking for the best casino in Louisiana? Well, welcome to Harrah's New Orleans. One of the top attractions in the South, Harrah’s offers 2,000 hot slots and nearly 100 of the most popular table games—all spread out across a 115,000 square-foot gaming floor. “A more beautiful, opulent casino would be tough to find, even among the palaces of Las Vegas,” according to Casino Player magazine.
Located just inside the Canal Street entrance to the casino, Party Gras features the hottest and most exciting new games—including many five-reel and multi-denomination games—and builds on the tremendous popularity of the year-old Penny Gras slot section.
The hippest, hottest place to play in the casino, however, is Masquerade. Located at the heart of the casino, Masquerade boasts a bar topped with solid ice, an exclusive ultra lounge with bottle service, and a 42-foot video tower providing a unique, multi-sensory experience.
Harrah’s also abounds with excellent dining options. The Besh Steakhouse, led by nationally renowned Chef John Besh, offers unforgettable cuisine, including succulent barbecued shrimp and tender cowboy steak. The 24/7 Buffet at Harrah’s has been voted the best in the City. At Bambu, Chef Ricky Toy delivers Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese classics, along with his signature Honey Wasabi Shrimp and other Asian-fusion creations. Mouth-watering burgers, baked potatoes, deli-style sandwiches, delicious soups and salads, coffee delights and more are available at the Cafés on Canal, featuring Fuddruckers, Starbucks and McAlister’s. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant serves up fresh, flavorful beers and international cuisine.
With so much to offer, it’s no wonder Harrah’s is one of New Orleans’ top must-see attractions.
All visitors to the casino must be at least 21 years of age. Visitors 35 and under may be required to present a valid driver's license or other government-issued picture I.D. Harrah's Casino is located at the foot of Canal Street, next to the French Quarter. For more information, visit: www.harrahs.com or call (504) 533-6000.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans City Hall
New Orleans LA
~0.74 miles from New Orleans city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Aquarium Of the Americas Riverwalk
New Orleans LA
~0.74 miles from New Orleans city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
New Orleans Jazz Park
New Orleans LA
~0.77 miles from New Orleans city center
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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, near the French Quarter. It was created in 1994 to celebrate the origins and evolution of jazz, America’s most widely-recognized indigenous music.
The park consists of 4 acres (16,000 m2) within Louis Armstrong Park leased by the National Park Service. The park has an office, visitors center, and concert venue several blocks away in the French Quarter. It provides a setting to share the cultural history of the people and places that helped shape the development and progression of jazz in New Orleans. The park preserves information and resources associated with the origins and early development of jazz through interpretive techniques designed to educate and entertain.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Louisiana Museum of African American History
New Orleans LA
~0.78 miles from New Orleans city center
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Nestled in the heart of America’s oldest African American neighborhood, the Louisiana Museum of African American History is home to some of the most important documents relating to slave insurrections and 19th-century African American life.
The Louisiana Museum of African American History displays artifacts, collectibles and historical documents referencing African and African American family, military, school, church and cemetery records, slave and plantation history, wars and much more.
Three major exhibits include the "1811 Slave Revolt", "African/European Roots of the Underground Railroad" and "Slave Castles of West Africa." Visitors examine these historical events through the perspective of the enslaved African and his active quest for freedom.
The Louisiana Museum of African American History is in New Orleans’ historic Treme neighborhood on the second floor of the St. Augustine Church Hall at 1210 Governor Nicholls Street. It is a 10-minute ride from Canal Street and one block from Louis Armstrong Park.
The Louisiana Museum of African American History is open to the public Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at other times by appointment. Admission is $3 for adults and children over 12 years old. For more information, contact the Museum at (504) 586-1919 or send email to lmaah2000@yahoo.com.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Saint Augustine Church
New Orleans LA
~0.79 miles from New Orleans city center
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St. Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans is in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The parish was founded in 1841 under the episcopacy of Bishop Antoine Blanc. Established by free people of color, who also bought pews for slaves, this is the oldest African-American Catholic parish in the nation. It was one of the first 26 sites designated on the state's Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.
The property on which St. Augustine stands was once part of the Claude Tremé plantation. It is now one of two Catholic parishes in the Faubourg Tremé. The church is located on Saint Claude Avenue at Governor Nicholls Street, a block from North Rampart Street and the French Quarter. It was designed by the French architect J.N.B. de Pouilly, who worked on the expansion and renovation of the more famous St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Gallier House
New Orleans LA
~0.80 miles from New Orleans city center
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Built in 1857, Gallier House was designed and built by one of the most esteemed architects in New Orleans history, James Gallier. The New York Times has called Gallier House “one of the best small museums in the country,” and it is indeed a rare gem.
The beautifully restored home features opulent double parlors. Gallier family portraits grace the walls of these rooms. Visitors find exquisite Victorian furnishings throughout, including a Belter parlor set (upholstered in light blue damask), a Mallard bedroom suite in the master bedroom, and more.
The restored interior bathroom boasts hot and cold running water from Gallier’s 1857 design. As is typical with Mr. Gallier’s designs, the house is filled with ornate cornices and intricate millwork. The skylight in Mr. Gallier’s study is a testimony to his forward thinking. Another example of Mr. Gallier’s ingenuity is the interior kitchen inside the home; most kitchens of this era were located outside the house.
Gallier House dons “Summer Dress” each season, and visitors are fascinated by this 19th- century Creole custom. Heavy upholstery is covered with white linen slipcovers, draperies are removed and replaced with linen shades, and wool rugs are replaced with straw mats—all details which help keep the house cool during the warm summer months.
Holiday seasons bring traditional 19th century Creole decorations in the house.
Gallier House is located at 1132 Royal Street. Guided tours are available 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m, Monday-Friday.
For more information on the Gallier House and its sister house, the Hermann-Grima House (located at 820 St. Louis Street), call (504) 525-5661, or visit www.hgghh.org.
Admission rates vary, but there are special rates for groups, and a discount is available for tickets to both houses.
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Old Ursuline Convent
New Orleans LA
~0.82 miles from New Orleans city center
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Ursuline Convent, also known as Old Ursuline Convent is a historic Ursuline convent in New Orleans, Louisiana.
"This is the finest surviving example of French colonial public architecture in the country," states the National Park Service. It is by some accounts the oldest structure in New Orleans, being at least fifteen years older than the Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
The convent and its associated school, Ursuline Academy, moved downriver to a site on Dauphine Street in the 9th Ward in 1824. In 1912 the convent moved Uptown to State Street.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in New Orleans
Beauregard Keyes House
New Orleans LA
~0.83 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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