Attractions

New Orleans is a beautiful city, with many sights to see.  

New Orleans Museum of Art - One of the South's grandest museums located in beautiful City Park at the end of Esplanade Avenue. Contains extensive permanent collections of paintings, glass, and Faberge. Hosts major traveling exhibitions.  Five miles North

French Quarter - The narrow streets lined with Spanish-style townhouses, marks the French Quarter filled with specialty stores, antiques and restaurants.  It is a distinctive neighborhood and the musical hotbed of the city.  It is also the place you'll find some of the best cajan and creole food on the planet.   Two blocks North

Riverwalk - Colorful and busy shopping mall behind glass stretching along the riverfront. Formerly, part of the World's Fair of 1984. (www.riverwalkmarketplace.com) Four blocks SouthWest 

Magazine Street - A seven-mile smorgasbord of eclectic shops, art and antique galleries, coffee houses and cafes. It resembles the French Quarter, stretched out. If you can't find it here, you're not trying. (www.magazinestreet.com) Three miles South 

Lakefront - Another unique New Orleans residential district borders Lake Pontchartrain and promotes a boating and yachting lifestyle, complete with marinas and abundant seafood restaurants. Seven miles NorthEast  

Historic Mansions  - Select from a large number of plantations and historic house in the French Quarter, Marigny and the Garden District.   For touring these, the swamps and bayous, we recommend Gray Line Tours (www.graylineneworleans.com.)

Morial Convention Center - The scene of conventions of all sizes and one of the nation's largest such facilities.   Three blocks SouthEast  

The Superdome and The New Orleans Arena - Home of the Saints Pro Football Team, the Hornets Basketball NBA Team, the New Orleans Brass (ice hockey).  One mile South West  

New Orleans has three fine universities. Loyola and Tulane are both located Uptown across from Audubon Park (5 miles S). The University of New Orleans (LSUNO) is located near the Lakefront. Five miles East