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Top 10 Things To Do in New Orleans

    #1 Audubon Zoo
    4 of 5 stars

    A favorite of wild animals and New Orleans locals since 1914, the Audubon Zoo is home to over 2000 birds, mammals, and reptiles, including a swamp-full of jumbo alligators.

    #2 Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
    4 of 5 stars

    Sitting right next to the Mississippi River, the Audubon Aquarium welcomes fish from waters up and down North and South America, with massive Amazonian, Caribbean, and Gulf Coast habitats.

    #3 French Quarter
    4 of 5 stars

    Every inch of this fabled French neighborhood, established in 1718, is infused with New Orleans’ rich cultural heritage of art, music, and food. Dense with charming bars and world-class restaurants.

    #4 Saint Louis Cathedral
    4 of 5 stars

    This famous 3-spired Roman Catholic church has offered daily mass to the public for nearly 300 years, surviving fires, collapses, and hurricanes.

    #5 Preservation Hall
    4 of 5 stars

    An important landmark in the history of jazz music, Preservation Hall, the St. Peter Street club built in 1803, hosts intimate nightly concerts with a broad selection of jazz talent.

    #6 Cats Meow
    4 of 5 stars

    Anyone can be a star at Cats Meow, a high-energy neighborhood bar in the French Quarter that pioneered karaoke-style singing entertainment years before it swept America.

    #7 Pat O'Brien's
    4 of 5 stars

    For nearly 100 years, Pat O’Brien’s has reigned as the classic French Quarter wine and spirits bar. Generations of drinking age patrons have raised a glass at Pat’s.

    #8 The National World War II Museum
    4 of 5 stars

    See authentic warplanes and tour World War II exhibits, including a section devoted to D-Day, for which many Allied boats were manufactured in New Orleans.

    #9 Jackson Square/Place d'Armes
    4 of 5 stars

    You can often hear live music at this historic French Quarter public square, where New Orleans locals have gathered to paint, busk, and read tarot cards since 1815.

    #10 Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
    4 of 5 stars

    Take a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the dream factory where the wildly exuberant floats are built for Mardi Gras’ world-famous parades.

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    Attractions in New Orleans

    New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz as well as that of one of the world’s most loved and remembered jazz artists, Louis Armstrong. A city like this can only have plenty to do, ranging from outdoor family orientated stuff like the Audubon Zoo, or the ever-popular Audubon Aquarium. Places like Preservation Hall and Saint Louis Cathedral bring out the history of the area, while the annual Mardi Gras is a crazy time of year that has everything swaying to the rhythm of the city.


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