New Orleans

New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)

Worth a visit for art lovers; the art of this fine museum was fortunately high enough to escape the flood. Highlights from the permanent collection include a fine collection of jewelry, and paintings from France and Latin America. Open until 8:30PM Thursday nights. Louisiana residents get in free after 5PM with ID.

Tu,Th-Su 10:00-17:00; We 12:00-19:00; Mo off · Wi-Fi · Wheelchair accessible

Cabildo

Colonial city hall, now a museum; Louisiana Purchase agreements transferring the city from France to the USA were signed here.

Tue-Sun 9AM-4PM (last ticket sales 3:30pm) · $10 adults, $8 students/seniors/military, free for children 6 and under

Jackson Square

The old town square, often live music is going on here, as well as street corner painters and tarot readers. Around the square are:.

Wheelchair accessible

Audubon Insectarium

An attraction opened in 2008 in the historic old Custom House Building on Canal Street. As it's in a Federal building, you'll pass through a metal detector.

Tue-Sun 10AM - 430PM · Wheelchair accessible

Presbytere

Colonial church offices, now another museum, including exhibits on New Orleans Mardi Gras and the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

Tue-Sun 9AM-4PM · $7 adults, $6 students/seniors/military, free for children 6 and under

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is a museum dedicated to art by artists from the southern United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was established in 1999.

Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

National World War II Museum

Formerly the "D-Day Museum". Exhibits on the United States in World War II on the battlefronts and the home front. It has a restaurant, the "Victory Theater" presenting multi-media historical presentation, and the "Stage Door Canteen" featuring live music shows in the style of World War II-era USO shows.

Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

Contemporary Arts Center

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans is an arts complex located in historic downtown New Orleans. Founded in 1976, the center plays host to events and performances from visual arts to concert performances and lectures. General gallery admission is free to Louisiana residents, with varying hours and ticket arrangements for concerts and other special events.

Wheelchair accessible

St Roch Market

This building at St. Claude Avenue & St. Roch is an historic landmark. Before Katrina it was a bit on the ramshackle side, but still busy specializing in fresh seafood; the city's second oldest functioning market after the famous French Market in the French Quarter. For more than 6 years after "the Federal Flood", it remained boarded up and unrestored but is now open for business.

Mo-Th,Su 07:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-23:00; PH closed · Outdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible

1850 House

The Louisiana State Museum's 1850 House is an antebellum row house furnished to represent life in mid-nineteenth-century New Orleans. It is located at 523 St. Ann Street on Jackson Square in the French Quarter.

Tue-Sun 10AM-4:30PM · $3 adults, $2 students/seniors/military, free for children 12 and under · Limited wheelchair access

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

A fine aquarium at the foot of Canal Street. Take advantage of the combination ticket, which enables access to the Aquarium, the adjoining Entergy IMAX Theatre, and the Audubon Zoo which is uptown (shuttle provided).

Wheelchair accessible

Backstreet Cultural Museum

Costumes of "Mardi Gras Indians" and other artifacts of Tremé culture. An easy walk a block and a half from the French Quarter; well worth the $8 admission fee not only for the displays but also for fascinating narration about local culture by the neighborhood curators.

Tue-Sat 10AM-4PM · Standard $20; Locals, Seniors & Veterans $15; Children 12 & Under $10

Pharmacy Museum

See and learn about medical practices of the mid 19th century. Calling ahead to verify hours is recommended. Reservations required for guided tours.

Guided Tours: Thu-Sat 10:00am - 11:00am. Self-Guided Tours: Tue & Wed 10:00am - 4:00pm; Thu-Sat 11:00am - 4:00pm · Guided Tours: Adult $15, Senior/Student/Military $10; Self-Guided: Adults $10, Senior/Student/Military $7. Children 6 and under: Free

Mardi Gras World

The colorful floats for many of the parades of New Orleans Mardi Gras are made here. Experience a taste of Mardi Gras any time of year.

$22 adult, $17 student & senior

Historic New Orleans Collection

Museum with changing exhibits of local history. Also has a research center nearby on Chartres Street.

Tue-Sat 9:30AM-4:30PM, Sun 10:30AM-4:30PM · Free · Free entry · Wheelchair accessible

Pitot House Museum and Gardens

Historic house of a former mayor from the era of the Louisiana Purchase at the start of the 19th century.

We-Fr 10:00-15:00

Louisiana Children's Museum

Indoor and outdoor exhibits of fun and education for children

We-Sa 09:30-16:30; Su 11:30-16:30; Mo-Tu closed

Basin Street Station

The old Southern Railway train station has been remodeled; the ground floor has a visitors information center with gift shop, informative film and local museum exhibits free of charge.

9AM-5PM

Madame John's Legacy

18th-century Creole home.

Tue-Sun 10AM-4:30PM · Free

Lafayette Square

The center of what was the "Old American Quarter" in the early 19th century, with the city's neo-classical city hall and a belle epoch courthouse.

Hermann-Grima House

1830s mansion.

Mon-Tue Thu-Fri 10AM-2PM, Sat noon-3PM · $10 adults, $8 students/seniors/children 8-18/AAA members, free for children under 8. Joint admission with the Gallier House $18 adults, $15 students/seniors/children 8-18/AAA members

Musee Conti Wax Museum

Experience more than 300 years of history, legend and scandal with the 154 life-size figures displayed in historically accurate settings.

Mon Fri-Sat 10AM-4PM · $7 adults, $6.25 seniors, $6 children

Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve

Headquarters for National Park that includes several historic sites in and near New Orleans. Has a small museum and visitor's center. Show up by 9AM to get a place on the informative free walking tour of the French Quarter.

Tu-Sa 09:00-16:30 · Free entry · Wheelchair accessible

Royal Street

Strolling Royal Street by day is as essential a New Orleans experience as Bourbon Street by night. 1 block away in distance, a world in attitude. There are art galleries, upscale antique stores, landmark hotels and interesting specialty shops. Lots of temptations for those with money, but is also fun window shopping for those not spending a dime.

Perseverance Hall #4

At the Saint Claude entrance to the park, is a 19th-century dance hall, usually vacant, but sometimes used for music, exhibits, and other events.

Southern Food and Beverage Museum

Museum founded in 2004 about the food of the southern US.

Wed-Mon 11:00AM - 5:30PM · $10.50

New Orleans African American Museum

Call ahead to make sure they'll be open.

Wed-Sat 11AM-4PM · $7

Pontalba Buildings

4-story brick apartment buildings have specialty shops, restaurants, and a tourist information office on the ground floors.

Moon Walk

A brick walking path along the Mississippi River across Decatur Street from Jackson Square. The curious name comes from its dedication to former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu.

Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts

This is one of the largest performance venues in the city, and is frequently used by the Louisiana Symphony Orchestra and for large scale dance performances and musicals. The official address is listed as 801 N Rampart St, but it is away from Rampart towards the back of the park.