Travel Guide

New Orleans

United States

Best time to go: February–April, October–November

Sights

French Quarter – The old town with wrought-iron balconies and music on every corner.
Jackson Square – A square with St. Louis Cathedral, painters and buskers.
Frenchmen Street – Jazz clubs door to door – the best music street in town at night.
Garden District – Mansions under oak trees, reached by the St. Charles streetcar.
National WWII Museum – A major museum about the Second World War.
Mardi Gras – The famous carnival with parades and beads in February or March.

Beignets and café au lait – Fried pastries under a mountain of powdered sugar.
Gumbo and jambalaya – Creole and Cajun classics with sausage, seafood and rice.
Po'boy – A baguette sandwich with fried shrimp or oysters.
Crawfish Boil – In spring, crawfish boiled with corn and potatoes and shared.

Swamp tour – By boat through the bayous to alligators and cypress trees.
Whitney Plantation – A museum telling the history of slavery from the perspective of the enslaved.
Mississippi steamboat – A cruise with jazz on a paddle steamer.

When to go: February–April, October–November
Getting around: The French Quarter on foot, plus historic streetcars such as the St. Charles line. Summers are hot and humid; hurricane season runs roughly June to November.
Tipping: 15–20% is expected in restaurants.
Power: Plug type A/B, 120 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.
Currency: US Dollar (USD)

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