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French Quarter — the soul of New Orleans, wrought iron balconies and 24-hour energy—
Bourbon Street — the world's most famous party street, pure New Orleans excess—
Frenchmen Street — the locals' alternative to Bourbon, live jazz every night—
Jackson Square — the heart of the French Quarter, street artists and St. Louis Cathedral—
St. Louis Cathedral — the oldest continuously active Roman Catholic cathedral in the US—
The National WWII Museum — one of America's finest museums, a must-see—
New Orleans Jazz Museum — extensive jazz history in the Old US Mint on Esplanade—
Preservation Hall — intimate jazz club preserving traditional New Orleans jazz since 1961—
Café Du Monde — open-air café serving beignets and café au lait since 1862—
Commander's Palace — the pinnacle of Creole fine dining in the Garden District—
Mardi Gras — the world's greatest street party, February/March—
Jazz Fest — New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April/May—
Garden District walking tour — magnificent antebellum mansions and oak-lined streets—
Magazine Street — six miles of boutiques, galleries, antiques and restaurants—
St. Charles Streetcar — the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world—
New Orleans City Park — 1,300-acre park with Bayou St. John and the NOMA—
New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) — fine arts museum in City Park since 1911—
Sculpture Garden at NOMA — 5 acres of sculpture in City Park, free and stunning—
Swamp tour — flat-bottomed boat through alligator country in the bayou—
Oak Alley Plantation — antebellum plantation with a famous quarter-mile oak alley—
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 — above-ground tombs in the Garden District—
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 — the oldest cemetery in New Orleans, tours required—
Haunted New Orleans tour — ghost tours of one of America's most haunted cities—
Audubon Zoo — beautifully landscaped zoo along the Mississippi—
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas — white alligators and Gulf of Mexico exhibits—
The Cabildo — Louisiana State Museum in the historic government building facing Jackson Square—
Creole cuisine: gumbo, étouffée and red beans and rice — eating is a cultural act here—
Po'boy sandwich at Domilise's or Parkway Bakery — the definitive New Orleans sandwich—
Beignets at Café Du Monde — the essential New Orleans sugar-dusted breakfast—
Sazerac cocktail at the Sazerac Bar — the world's first cocktail at the Roosevelt Hotel—
Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone — a slowly rotating bar in the French Quarter—
Arnaud's Jazz Brunch — elegant Creole food and live Dixieland on Sunday mornings—
Dooky Chase's Restaurant — Leah Chase's legendary Creole soul food landmark—
Central Grocery & Deli — birthplace of the muffaletta sandwich since 1906—
K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen — Paul Prudhomme's blackened redfish made Cajun cuisine famous—
Sucré — exquisite pastries, gelato and macarons in the Garden District—
Second Line parade — follow a jazz brass band through the streets on Sunday afternoons—
Tip your Second Line band — and dance through the neighbourhood with locals—
Ride the Canal Street Ferry — free ferry across the Mississippi for great city views—
Bywater neighbourhood — artsy, bohemian enclave east of the French Quarter—
Treme neighbourhood — America's oldest Black neighbourhood, birthplace of jazz—
Louis Armstrong Park — tribute to the city's most famous son in Tremé—
Historic New Orleans Collection — museum, research centre and gallery in the French Quarter—
Southern Food and Beverage Museum — exploring the culture of food in the American South—
Ogden Museum of Southern Art — the finest collection of Southern art in the world—
American Aquatic Gardens — extraordinary private water lily and lotus garden—
Chalmette Battlefield — site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans—
Eat a Lucky Dog on Bourbon Street — the hot dog cart immortalised in A Confederacy of Dunces—
New Orleans Pelicans NBA game — basketball in one of the NBA's most passionate fan bases—
Peristyle at City Park — elegant neoclassical pavilion beside Bayou Metairie—