The New Orleans Experience:
My Top 20 Things to do
In no particular order…
Go on a swamp tour
Visit a Plantation or two
Take a Steamboat Cruise down the Mississippi
Visit a cemetery
Take a ride on a Streetcar
Go on a Haunted History tour
Hang out at Jackson Square
Have dinner in The Gumbo Shop
Coffee & Beignet at Café du Monde
Sample some hot sauces at a Sauce Bar
Have fun on Bourbon Street
Experience the music on Frenchmen Street
Visit the French Market
Have a Muffuletta at The Central Grocery
Try a Hurricane at Pat O’Briens
Sample the local delicacies - Gumbo, Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, and Crawfish
Visit the Katrina National Memorial Museum
Visit St Louis Cathedral
Catch some music at Preservation Hall
Go to Jazz Fest
Tours
Probably the best way to see the sights of the city is to book yourself in for one of the many organised tours that are offered.