New Orleans, USA

French Quarter

The most visited tourist area in the city-French Quarter-is rich with museums, interesting little shops, restaurants, and nightclubs. It is better known as Vieux Carré, around Bourbon Street. Locals often simply call this place “the Quarter.” On December 21, 1965, it became a National Historic Landmark, and on October 15, 1966, the Quarter was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the United States.

St. Louis Cathedral

St. Louis Cathedral is the New Orleans cathedral church, the seat of the Archbishop of New Orleans. On the site of the present-day cathedral, there were three churches. The first one, made of wood, was built in 1718. Between 1725 and 1727, a new church made of brick and wood was built on this site, but it was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1788. Between 1789 and 1794, the third church was built; in 1793, while it was still under construction, it was granted cathedral status. In 1819, a central tower- the clock bell tower- was built. By 1850, the cathedral building had been expanded and retained only some features from the 1790s. The modern cathedral is an imposing religious landmark in an original architectural style, with interesting décor in its interior spaces.

French market

In the French Quarter by the water, the French Market stretches along the waterfront, where shops and souvenir stalls gradually blend into the covered market for fresh farm produce and all kinds of spices, interspersed with numerous summer restaurants where traditional New Orleans music-jazz-plays. The well-known 24/7 café “Du Monde” treats visitors to the most authentic French terrace-style coffee with milk and béignets-square-shaped pancakes dusted with powdered sugar. This is a great place for anyone looking to buy something to remember their trip to the Carefree City: the market is full of original souvenirs. In addition, the French Market is often the venue for a variety of festivals (for example, a tomato festival) and harvest celebrations.

Preservation Hall Jazz Club

New Orleans is a very musical city; it is known as the birthplace of jazz. Louis Armstrong was born here (by the way, the airport was named after him), and the Jazz and Heritage Festival is held here. The famous jazz club “Preservation Hall” can with full confidence be called one of New Orleans’ legendary sights. Even if you’re not a fan of jazz, it’s worth paying a visit. This small venue holds 125 people, and in practice it can accommodate even more. True music lovers aren’t bothered by the not-so-appealing conditions: no free table or chair. You’ll be invited to get in touch with early jazz, spend a full 4 hours under its spell, and the guides to its world will be the oldest musicians (many are over 80 years old). This is jazz straight from the source.

Historic New Orleans streetcar

Taking a trip on the famous New Orleans streetcar-St.Charles Streetcar - you can enjoy the views of old city mansions along the route. The New Orleans streetcars are the oldest tramway system in the world. Opened in 1835, it still operates to this day and is part of the city’s transportation system. So this really is a great tourist attraction.

Aquarium

Located on the Mississippi River, not far from the French Quarter, the New Orleans Aquarium will give you an unforgettable journey into the underwater world. In a large underwater tunnel, a real Caribbean coral reef comes to life. Funny penguins and entertaining sea otters will charm you with their antics. Not only young visitors, but also adult aquarium guests will find it interesting to pet a ray, feed colorful parrots, and watch enormous sharks and other inhabitants of the Gulf of Mexico. The aquarium is also actively involved in conservation efforts: here, sea turtles are raised and then released into the wild.

Obudon Zoo

In the city, there is an excellent Audubon zoo, with wonderful conditions created for its residents. The animals live in spacious enclosures that fully match their natural habitats. Even on the hottest day, it will be pleasant to relax in the zoo, as there are a huge number of trees on its grounds and cozy rest areas. Among the especially interesting exhibits is the Swamp Zone, where you can see animals that live in the marshlands of South Louisiana: black bears, raccoons, otters, nutria, a water moccasin, and a cottonmouth, as well as alligators, and the Reptile Zone, where famous and extremely rare Komodo dragons are kept, along with other reptiles-poison-toothed (toad) lizards, green anaconda, a python, a Gaboon adder (gaboon viper), a rattlesnake, caimans, and other reptiles and amphibians.

City sightseeing tour

During a guided introductory excursion in New Orleans, you will take a stroll through the French Quarter, pass by places that renowned B. Reet helps restore with new architecture-unusual for the city, visit the city’s old cemeteries, and visit the Mardi Gras carnival center (held in February-March), Lake Pontchartrain. On the way from the lake, you will stop at City Park with a break for coffee and local famous pastries “Bignets”. To conclude the excursion-visit the Garden District, where a variety of unique landscape and architectural design solutions are brought together.

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