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| An alley in the French Quarter |
I lived here for 15 years, recently moved. These were my top picks. Beignets and cafe au lait at Cafe Du Monde is a must. Good for breakfast, brunch, or after a night of drinking some. They offer milk, cocoa, tea and juice also. If you want a not TOO expensive sit down sandwich (po boys) place, Cafe Masperos, right down the street from Jackson Square. Wax museum nothing special, but the kids may like it. Audubon Park Zoo, a good place to let the kids run around, and the across-the-street Audubon Park. There is a Louisiana Nature center with an observatory, and walking trail (small fee). There are many other walking history and ghost tour points of interest and tours available. Including plantation mansions. |
Lakefront area-other side from the downtown area The lakefront has a really nice Mardi Gras fountain, grab a poboy and watch the boats in the man-made lake and then drive to the near-by City Park and Arboretum trails(all free). New Orleans Museum of art is a nice big place to go and now has an outdoor sculture garden, too! After Thanksgiving the Museum and City Park area have a nightly light display called Christmas in the Oaks. You can walk through or drive through (small fee-per vehichle). It is an amazing display of lights in overgrown oak trees and lit up christmas decor (and sea monster in lagoon). |
Other things to do There is a lot of beautiful architecture in New Orleans. A lot of cemetery ground to cover with above-ground graves. Six miles outside New Orleans is The Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery that marks the 1815 Battle of New Orleans Fontainebleu State Park , north of the lake from New orleans, offers camping, trails and day use-see warning tip. Grand Isle at the southern tip of Louisiana has a nice beach and tall lookout tower to climb. The camp area, if any is left, is too muddy to have a pleasant stay, but this is a great place to get out and bring a picnic. Bayou Segnett, south of the river offers camping, cabins, a seasonal water park, boating, fishing, day-use area. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is fee-free and has several trails, picnic area, visitors center and just outside you can rent a canoe (have it brought to you and picked up when you're finished). Jean Lafitte also hosts an annual, volunteer butterfly count (counting migrating butterflies). |
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| Pros: | "The winter is nice, Christmas in the Oaks, less bugs." | | Cons: | "Sometimes the city is smelly and it's too humid most the time." |
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