PDF The City
New Orleans rich cultural heritage resonates throughout the Crescent City in the food, architecture, music, traditions and its celebrations. While you are in New Orleans we encourage you to take the time to explore this fascinating city. Look for organized tour information to come your way over the next few months. In the meantime, we have assembled some highlights of what to do, see, hear, and eat during your time in New Orleans.
Special thanks to our hosts Latter & Blum, Inc./REALTORS ERA Powered for their help and to the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau for their contributions to this website.
The Streetcars of New Orleans
New Orleans even has a unique mode of transportation – street cars. Tennessee Williams inextricably linked streetcars to New Orleans in the poignant “Streetcar Named Desire”. While in New Orleans make time to take a ride. more . . .
NOLA by Neighborhood
New Orleans neighborhoods are where the culture and creativity of the Crescent City come to life. From the historic French Quarter to the elegant Garden District to the music-filled Marigny- there is great food, music and more to be found all across the city. more . . .
French Quarter
Original New Orleans
The original settlement of New Orleans, called Vieux Carré, French Quarter or simply The Quarter, is the oldest neighborhood in the city. Established by the French in 1718, the location was, and is still, a valuable site for trade due to its strategic position along the Mississippi River. more . . .
Garden District
A Grand New Orleans Neighborhood
Tradition, opulence and beauty can all be used to describe New Orleans’ historic Garden District. With its well-preserved collection of antebellum mansions, pristine gardens and southern charm, the Garden District certainly stands out as one of the country’s most lovely neighborhoods, and a popular destination for visitors. more . . .
Downtown and Warehouse District
In New Orleans, the Central Business District (CBD) is the city’s downtown. The neighborhood is also home to some of New Orleans favorite cocktail bars and many fabulous restaurants. more . . .
Cities of the Dead
A very famous writer, upon visiting New Orleans, said: “You can tell a great deal about a community by the way they honor their dead, and without meeting any of the people of New Orleans, yet I can tell you I know I’m going to like them, for very few cities that I have visited throughout the world honor the dead as they do here.”Most deceased here are interred above ground, a situation forced on the area because of the city’s high water table and below sea-level elevation.
There are 42 cemeteries in the metropolitan New Orleans area. All feature family-built tombs capable of interring as many as a dozen deceased. The largest cemetery is Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery and very definitely worth a visit to view incredibly beautiful tombs set in lovely garden areas and topped with handsome sculpture. more . . .
Voodoo in New Orleans
Today, no place in the United States is as closely associated with Voodoo, if at all, as New Orleans. Geography, time and cultural integration have all changed Voodoo from its original West African roots, but still it remains the belief in spirits that interact in all affairs of day to day life… more About Voodoo in New Orleans and New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum.
