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This Entry New Orleans Louisiana

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New Orleans Louisiana Tourism At a Glance

Best Time to Visit New Orleans Louisiana
It's no secret that long, hot summers are associated with New Orleans. Like much of the deep South, summer is sweltering. This is a cheap time to visit the Big Easy, if you can stomach the humidity. If you decide to visit between June and November, keep in mind that it's tornado and hurricane season. Plenty of Gulf storms make their way into town during these months, but a torrential downpour often cools the city down. The best time to visit New Orleans is during the winter months. Keep in mind that prices will be higher since this is the time of Mardi Gras, but the weather is perfect for travelers. Click Here to find hotels in New Orleans. If you need additional visitor information for New Orleans, Click Here.

Average New Orleans Weather
December-February: High 62, Low 45
March-May: Highs Mid-High 70s, Low Mid-High 50s
June-September: High Low 90s, Low Low 70s
October-November: High mid/high 70s, Low mid/high 50s

Transportation
If you're staying in the French Quarter, you'll find you're within walking distance to most everything, including downtown New Orleans, the Central Business District (CBD) and the nearby Garden District. If you can avoid driving at all costs, do so. It's a madhouse. You'll never find a parking spot and when you do, you'll pay dearly for it.

Cabs cruise the French Quarter and the CBD, but not beyond. The fare is $1.70 at the flag drop, 20 for each additional 1/5-mile, and 50 for each additional passenger.

There is also the St. Charles Streetcar, but it's limited in where it goes. Bus and St. Charles Streetcar fare is $1 (exact change); the Riverfront Streetcar ($1.25 exact change) links attractions along the Mississippi. The Vieux Carr Shuttle runs through the French Quarter to the foot of Canal Street. VisiTour passes, good on all RTA buses and streetcars, cost $4 (one day) and $8 (three days).

In-Season Costs
Prices are pretty high during the winter. If you can stand the heat, visit during the off season and you'll cut your rates by half.

Louisiana Tourism - New Orleans Attractions, Activities and Day Trips
A good day trip is Biloxi, Mississippi. You can get there in a little over an hour's drive. If you're itching to play some slots, Biloxi is the place to go. There are a number of casinos that line the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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New Orleans LA Tourism - Planning a New Orleans LA Vacation
Below is a list of New Orleans LA tourist attractions, activities, events, hotels, restaurants and visitor information entries to help you plan a New Orleans LA Vacation! Find detailed information on the New Orleans LA tourism entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific New Orleans LA travel category on the left hand menu.

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You can find Louisiana tourist attractions and activities in all of Louisiana's regions: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette, Metairie, New Orleans, Shreveport, Slidell and Other.

Fun Things to do during your New Orleans LA Vacation - Top New Orleans LA Tourist Attractions and Activities
Some of the most popular New Orleans LA tourist attractions that list on our site include Gallier House , Jean Lafitte Swamp and Airboat Tours and Cajun Critters Swamp Tour.

Fun activities in New Orleans LA include New Orleans Paddlewheels, Louisiana Fishing Expeditions and New Orleans Cooking Experience.

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Louisiana Fishing Expeditions
Fishing Guide / Fishing Charter Service

Category:     New Orleans Fishing in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Activity: Our speicality is taking people fishing for speckled trout and redfish on light tackle here in the marshes of southeast Louisiana. Our fishing excersions leave out of Hopedale, La (located just minutes from New Orleans) where we offer overnight accommodations on the bayou. All fishing equipment is provided, just bring yourself and something to eat and drink. Live bait and fuel cost are included in price. *Check our website for up-to-date fishing reports and pictures*
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New Orleans Cooking Experience
Cooking School

Category:     New Orleans Recreation in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Activity: The New Orleans Cooking Experience offers luxury cooking classes and cooking vacations focused on classic Creole and Cajun recipes. Students receive 2 1/2 hours of instruction followed by a four-course "dinner party" style meal, including wine service. The schools is located at the House on Bayou Road, a charming 1790s Creole Plantation set on two acres of land only 12 blocks from the French Quarter. Classes are limited to 10 students.
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New Orleans Paddlewheels
Creole Queen, the premier Mississippi Paddlewheeler

Category:     New Orleans Boating in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Activity: New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc. operates New Orleans most luxurious excursion riverboat, the 1,000 passenger Paddlewheeler Creole Queen on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Creole Queen is an authentic paddlewheeler powered by a 24 ft diameter paddlewheel offering an award winning Dinner Jazz Cruise at 7:00PM to 10:00PM... and Big Easy Harbor Cruise at 2:30pm to 4:30pm The Paddlewheeler Creole Queen is available for private parties (10 to 1000) and/or chartered events.
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Southern Seaplane, Inc.
"Experience the 'Big Easy' on your way to the Bayous"

Category:     New Orleans Recreation in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Activity: Southern Seaplane has been in the air charter tourist business since 1954 and is located on the westbank of the Mississippi River across from downtown New Orleans. Today we are the largest seaplane operation in the entire gulf south, operating a large fleet of aircraft that will comfortably accomodate small and large groups. What better way to view the unspoiled swamplands of Louisiana then by air. Take a thrilling flight over the city, view the winding Mississippi and land on the beautiful bayous for a closer look at the abundant wildlife. At Southern Seaplane our custom Designed air tours can fit every interest and budget.
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Steamboat Natchez
Authentic Steamboat &sightseeing tours

Category:     New Orleans Boating in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Activity: Savor the beauty and romance of New Orleans aboard the authentic sternwheel Steamboat NATCHEZ. Your two-hour daytime cruise will introduce you to the skyline of New Orleans, the port of New Orleans, and much more with the riverfront narration. Enjoy a live jazz band, optional food and beverage, visits to the museum quality engine room and much more. The choice of the evening Dinner Jazz Cruise will treat you to the romance that has been synonymous with New Orleans for centuries past.
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Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
Come see where Mardi Gras is made!!

Category:     New Orleans Museum in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: Mardi Gras World invites you to take a look behind the magic of Mardi Gras on your next visit to New Orleans! Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is New Orleans' showcase of carnival, with thousands of sensational sculptured props and breath-taking giant figures on display all year-round. Tourists are encouraged to bring their cameras and picture themselves next to King Kong, Marilyn Monroe, the giant Bacchsaurus, and thousands of other props and sculptures. Our daily tours take you through this once-forbidden location inside New Orleans where Mardi Gras is made. You can now see Blaine Kern's artists and sculptors actually create the magical images and figures of Mardi Gras in full view of visitors throughout the year. At night, the facility comes alive for the most unique parties on the planet. Conventions and groups wishing an incredible setting for an unforgettable party have their dreams come true in the spectacular home of carnival -- Mardi Gras World!
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Cajun Critters Swamp Tour
Swamp Tour

Category:     Westwego Aquarium near New Orleans, Louisiana
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Description of this New Orleans area Attraction: New Orleans' finest swamp tour!! We were featured on "Switched" reality television show. See wildlife at it's greatest! Travel along the banks of Bayou Segnette.Let our cajun CAPTAIN JAMES show you the ways of the cajun people.You will see beautiful birds, cypress trees and alligators!!! "TAKE A RIDE ON THE WILDSIDE'
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French Quarter Phantoms Ghost Tour
Walking Tour

Category:     New Orleans Tour in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: 8 PM Nightly. The French Quarter's Premier Walking Tour. Historically Accurate Tales of Ghosts, Vampires, Violence and Horrific Murders!!! Disturbingly Funny. Appropriate for all ages! Licensed Master Storytellers entertain you and send a chill up your spine on this 2 hour night time walking tour. Our guides have been featured in Southern Living Magazine, on The Sci Fi Channel, the Travel Channel, A&E and more. New Orleans is the most Haunted City in the United States - Join us, We would love to entertain you!! Reservations suggested as we keep our groups small - the better for you to see and hear us my dear. Advance ticketing discounts available through our website www.frenchquarterphantoms.com Welcome to the Dark Side.
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Gallier House
Historic House Museum

Category:     New Orleans Museum in Louisiana
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Description of this New Orleans Attraction: In 1857, esteemed New Orleans architect, James Gallier, Jr., put his considerable talent to work designing a residence of his own. Enjoy a stroll through Gallier's elegant Victorian home, authentically restored to reflect the taste and lifestyle of a successful urban designer in 19th-century New Orleans. Gallier House is an outstanding example of accurate and comprehensive historic restoration of one of New Orleans' loveliest and time-honored landmarks. As part of the annual programming at the Gallier House: during the summer months the house dons her summer dress; every Wednesday, from October through May living history demonstrations are presented, exploring such diverse topics as 19th-century housekeeping to woodworking; and the halls are decked as well as everything else during the holiday season.
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Hermann-Grima House
Historic House museum built in 1831.

Category:     New Orleans Museum in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: The Hermann-Grima Historic House is a restored 1830s Federal-style mansion located in the heart of the historic French Quarter.The house has been painstakingly restored with period antiques and "family" pieces. Museum visitors learn about the people that lived on the property including enslaved individuals and free people of color. They will also visit a unique courtyard garden, a restored slave quarter, a functional open-hearth kitchen and the only intact private stable left in the French Quarter. As part of the annual programming at the Hermann-Grima House: every Thursday, from October through May period cooking demonstrations are given in the 1830s kitchen; late October through All Saints Day the house goes into "mourning"; and the halls are decked as well as everything else during the holiday season.
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
National Historical Park

Category:     New Orleans National Park in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve signifcant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region. The park seeks to illustrate the influence of environment and history on the development of a unique regional culture. The park consists of six physically separate sites and a park headquarters located in southeastern Louisiana. The sites in Lafayette, Thibodaux, and Eunice interpret the Acadian culture of the area. The Barataria Preserve (in Marrero) interprets the natural and cultural history of the uplands, swamps, and marshlands of the region. Six miles southeast of New Orleans is the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans and the final resting place for soldiers from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and Vietnam. At 419 Decatur Street in the historic French Quarter is the park's visitor center for New Orleans. This center interprets the history of New Orleans and the diverse cultures of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region. The Park Headquarters is located in New Orleans.
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Jean Lafitte Swamp and Airboat Tours
Journey with us to South Louisiana's Swamplands

Category:     New Orleans Nature in Louisiana
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Description of this New Orleans Attraction: Journey with us by boat, Cajun-style, for a 1 hour 45 minute tour through the heart of Southern Louisiana's swamplands. Experience real-life adventure for the whole family from the comfort of our swamp boats. Tour back into our privately owned meandering bayous and take a look into the past. View moss draped cypress trees, fascinating plant life and the creatures who make their homes here. Your Cajun guide is a native of the area who will share with you the legends and lore of Louisiana's still untamed wilderness. Bring your camera and capture wildlife at any time! Alligators, snakes, egrets, white-tailed deer, mink and nutria all make their home here in the Louisiana swamplands. Our Coast Guard Certified swamp boats can accommodate up to 250 passengers when all of our tour boats are in use. Each boat has restroom facilities. School groups are welcome and a picnic area is available for the children to bring a bag lunch. Round trip transportation from hotel to swamp facility, add $20 adult, $10 child
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Musee Conti
New Orleans Wax Museum

Category:     New Orleans Museum in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: The Wax Museum tells the story of New Orleans from her founding to the present day. See and Hear 300 years of History, Legend and Scandal with our new interactive sound system. Over 162 life-size figures, plus our very own Haunted Dungeon. Great for school groups, band groups, performance groups, seniors, spouse tours, frequent individual traveler and private parties. Open daily to the public and by appointment.
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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
National Historical Park

Category:     New Orleans National Park in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was established to celebrate the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musical art form. A story rich with innovation, experimentation, controversy and emotion, the park provides an ideal setting to share the cultural history of the people and places that helped shape the development and progression of jazz in New Orleans. Through interpretive techniques designed to educate and entertain, New Orleans Jazz NHP seeks to preserve information and resources associated with the origins and early development of jazz in the city widely recognized as its birthplace.
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New Orleans Spirit Tours
Cemetery & Voodoo Tours Ghost & Vampire Tours

Category:     French Quarter Tour near New Orleans, Louisiana
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Description of this New Orleans area Attraction: CEMETERY & VOODOO TOUR Meets twice daily (except Sunday afternoon) 10:30am & 1:15pm Royal Blend Coffee & Tea House 621 Royal Street Our CEMETERY & VOODOO tour provides an in depth look into New Orleans oldest cemetery, St. Louis #1 where New Orleans unique culture comes alive. Hear compelling stories of some of the city’s most historic figures including Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Unusual burial methods still in use, extraordinary architecture and decayed ruins make this cemetery a must for every visitors New Orleans Experience. In addition this tour gives a realistic look into the misunderstood practice of Voodoo, investigating it’s West African origins, Catholic influences and history. We will visit sites where Voodoo rituals take place and have the rare opportunity to visit an authentic Voodoo Temple where modern day practitioners worship. Don’t miss this unforgettable tour that combines two of New Orleans most intriguing curiosities! GHOST & VAMPIRE TOUR Meets nightly 8:15pm Toulouse Royale Gift Shop 601 Royal Street Our GHOST & VAMPIRE tour combines the ancient art of storytelling with historical documentation to provide an eerie evening walk of suspense into the dark edges of the historic French Quarter. Discover why the unrested and living dead walk among us. Drink in the tragic history of the city as it’s woven through authentic accounts and folklore. Hear of the gruesome and horrific deeds of the slave owners, the decadent Creoles, and the bloodthirsty! These myths, legends and stories have been collected from city archives and first hand reports. They have astounded natives and visitors alike for over 200 years! Walk with us and find out why New Orleans is the most haunted city in the United States!
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Six Flags New Orleans

Category:     New Orleans Theme Park in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: Six Flags New Orleans is the newest member of the Six Flags family of theme parks. The sprawling 140-acre park has established itself as a premier, regional family destination. It is located at the intersection of I-10 and I-510 (Exit 246A), only minutes from downtown New Orleans and the historic French Quarter. Featuring over 35 rides including six world-class roller coasters, a fantastical LOONEY TUNES themed kids area, amazing new live shows and exciting attractions, Six Flags New Orleans offers something from the mild to the wild for every member of the family!
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The Louisiana State Museum
Statewide network of LA focused museums and historic sites

Category:     New Orleans Museum in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: The Louisiana State Museum includes The Cabildo, Arsenal, Old U.S. Mint, Presbytere, 1850 House and Madame John's Legacy (all in New Orleans), The Old Courthouse Museum (Natchitoches), The E.D. White Historic Site (Thibodaux), The Louisiana State Museum-Patterson, and the Louisiana State Museum-Baton Rouge (opening soon). All museums focus on different aspects of Louisiana history, art, and culture. Visit our website for more information on current exhibits and upcoming programs! AAA and group discounts. 20% for tickets to more than one property. Some buildings handicap accessible. Call ahead if you have special needs.
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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Museum celebrating Southern art and culture

Category:     New Orleans Art Museum in Louisiana


Description of this New Orleans Attraction: Located in New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is home to the most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the nation, celebrating the visual arts of 15 states and the District of Columbia. Art displayed includes all media - paintings, photography, pottery, self-taught, glass, sculpture, wood, metal, craft. More than a Museum, it is a center for celebrating the culture of the South as well, including the region’s literature, music, food and spirit. With 26 galleries, live music on Thursday evenings, and a Museum Store and Center for Southern Craft and Design, a visit to the Ogden Museum is a must!
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311 at UNO Lakefront Arena, Dec 04, 2009 - Next Month
311 at UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $64.00 - $95.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: 311 at UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA
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Aaron Neville at House of Blues-New Orleans, Dec 06, 2009 - Next Month
Aaron Neville at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $87.00 - $89.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Aaron Neville at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Anvil at House of Blues-New Orleans, Jan 23, 2010
Anvil at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $95.00 - $99.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Anvil at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Better Than Ezra at House of Blues-New Orleans, Dec 30, 2009 - Next Month
Better Than Ezra at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $65.00 - $70.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Better Than Ezra at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Brandi Carlile at House of Blues-New Orleans, Mar 04, 2010
Brandi Carlile at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $69.00 - $80.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Brandi Carlile at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Bustout Burlesque at House of Blues-New Orleans, Dec 18, 2009 - Next Month
Bustout Burlesque at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Theater event in Louisiana
Price:           $58.00 - $60.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Bustout Burlesque at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Corey Smith at House of Blues-New Orleans, Dec 29, 2009 - Next Month
Corey Smith at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $59.00 - $79.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Corey Smith at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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Dr. John at House of Blues-New Orleans, Dec 26, 2009 to Dec 27, 2009 - Next Month
Dr. John at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA

Category:     New Orleans Concert event in Louisiana
Price:           $97.00 - $99.00


Description of this New Orleans Event: Dr. John at House of Blues-New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
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