United States
Music in the streets, history on every corner
Explore Louisiana →America's most European-feeling city — French and Spanish colonial architecture, Creole food, and live music seven nights a week.
When to go
February–May. Mardi Gras is February or March; Jazz Fest is late April–early May.
Getting around
Walk the French Quarter. Take the streetcar to the Garden District. Rideshare everywhere else.
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 01 · Where to stay
78 blocks of wrought-iron balconies and jazz
The original 1718 city, the Vieux Carré, with its mix of French and Spanish architecture, Jackson Square, and a music club on nearly every block of Bourbon and Frenchmen.
Read more →No. 02 · Where to stay
Antebellum mansions along oak-canopied streets
An 1830s neighborhood of grand homes built by Americans who weren't allowed in the French Quarter, reached today by the St. Charles streetcar.
Read more →No. 03 · Museum
Ranked among the best museums in the world
Six pavilions of immersive exhibits, restored aircraft, oral histories, and a Tom Hanks–narrated 4D film telling the American story of World War II.
Read more →4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in New Orleans, United States — grouped by type below.
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New Orleans is a walking city dressed as a party — base inside the Quarter or one neighborhood over and you'll hear the brass from your room.
Balconies, Bourbon Street, beignets
Best for: Iron balconies, brass bands, and beignets out the door
Creole cottages, Frenchmen Street jazz
Best for: Music lovers after a quieter base
Antebellum mansions, oak-lined streets
Best for: Romantic and quieter stays
Galleries, WWII museum, design hotels
Best for: Culture and convention travelers
If you only have a long weekend in New Orleans.
Day 1
Beignets at Café du Monde, Jackson Square, French Quarter walking tour, dinner Creole, jazz on Frenchmen Street.
Day 2
St. Charles streetcar to the Garden District, mansion walk, lunch on Magazine Street, afternoon at the WWII Museum.
Day 3
Morning swamp tour, lunch in the Marigny, second-line stroll, dinner in Bywater, late jazz at Preservation Hall.