Travel Guide
French Quarter and Jackson Square
Everything you need to know β hours, tickets, tips, and how to make the most of your visit.
Overview
About French Quarter and Jackson Square
The city's oldest neighborhood, laid out in 1718, packs Creole townhouses, balconies, galleries and courtyards into a walkable grid. Jackson Square, framed by St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo and the Pontalba Buildings, is its lively heart, with artists, brass bands and fortune tellers.
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Insider Knowledge
Travel Tips
Walk Royal and Chartres Streets in the morning, before the heat and crowds build.
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Must See Attractions
new-orleansCity Park
Larger than Central Park, City Park in Mid-City is a 1,300-acre spread of moss-draped live oaks, lagoons and gardens. It is home to the New Orleans Museum of Art, the free Besthoff Sculpture Garden, the Botanical Garden and a classic Cafe Du Monde outpost.
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new-orleansFrench Quarter and Jackson Square
The city's oldest neighborhood, laid out in 1718, packs Creole townhouses, balconies, galleries and courtyards into a walkable grid. Jackson Square, framed by St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo and the Pontalba Buildings, is its lively heart, with artists, brass bands and fortune tellers.
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new-orleansFrenchmen Street
Just downriver from the French Quarter in the Marigny, a few blocks of Frenchmen Street hold the city's best concentration of live music clubs, from trad jazz and brass bands to blues and funk. Many venues have little or no cover, and there is an evening art market nearby.
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new-orleansGarden District and St. Charles Streetcar
The St. Charles streetcar, running since 1835, rattles under live oaks from the edge of the French Quarter to Uptown. Hop off in the Garden District to wander past grand 19th-century mansions, then browse the shops and cafes of Magazine Street a few blocks away.
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new-orleansNational WWII Museum
Designated by Congress as America's official WWII museum, this Warehouse District campus tells the story of the war through aircraft, personal accounts and immersive galleries on both the European and Pacific fronts. Its 4D film Beyond All Boundaries is a highlight.
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new-orleansWhitney Plantation
About an hour upriver on Louisiana's River Road, Whitney Plantation is a museum devoted to the lives of enslaved people. Memorials, restored buildings and first-person narratives make it one of the most important and moving historic sites in the South.
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