Activities New Orleans

New Orleans fun things do Activities New Orleans , Where to go? what to see? you need to see “Where should I eat today?” and after “Where should I drink today?.

And after get that extraordinary assortment of dives, oyster bars, cocktail hot spots, and white-tablecloth eateries during your time the Crescent City.

Have to take a break every once in a while

… only to give yourself time to plan the next meal.
In addition to Sunday second lines and Mardi Grass parades obviously, are not-to-be-missed occasions.

Below are ways to soak up all the natural and cultural wonders of New Orleans between meals, from getting funky like, seriously funky, on a Saturday night.

Deep into the world of the weird

To diving deep into the world of the weird at a museum like none you’ve ever seen.

And never fear! If you ever want to bail on the “not drinking” part, a daiquiri in to go cup is only a few blocks away.

Hi-Even for those of us who have sweated at the hottest, most bumping’-and-grinding’ dance parties around; I’m here to tell you:

DJ Soul Sister’s weekly throw down every Saturday at the Hi-Ho Lounge is bad ass beyond your wildest dreams.

Soul Sister is the reigning New Orleans

DJ queen of all things soul, R&B, and funk, spinning the kind of lost ’70s and ’80s recordings, B-sides, and single issues that will make you boogie until the wee hours of the morning.

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New Orleans Museum of Art
don’t miss out or skip over Mid-City, a neighborhood made for canoeing down the bayou and riding bikes along the recently opened green way.

Don’t overlook it! Even if you have only a morning, start with City Park as your home base and get to exploring.

New Orleans Museum of Art

Take a stroll through the marble halls of the New Orleans Museum of Art, followed by a visit to the Singing Oak, which tinkles with chimes when the wind blows through its branches.

Play putt-putt if you feel so inclined, and then refuel with beignets at Morning Call while watching a few swans float by. See, wasn’t this the right choice?

Ferry to the West Bank

Quick geography lesson. Orleans Parish spans both sides of the Mississippi River known as the East Bank (where most of the action takes place).

And the West Bank — with a whole charming-as-hell neighborhood known as Algiers Point, anchoring the riverside just across from the French Quarter.

Candy-colored houses

….and a village-like atmosphere make it perfect for an afternoon stroll, while some city’s best neighborhood bars like Crown & Anchor and Old Point ensure you’ll never get thirsty.

Take the ferry across for an added dose of charm, and pick up a “West Bank Is the Best Bank” T-shirt if the spirit moves you.

For some people, it’s almost impossible to escape the chorus from R.E.M.’s hit song, clicking on in our heads when we heard the words “end of the world.

” (It’s OK! I feel fine.) For others, thoughts turn to aliens, who know.

For New Orleanais, though, the End of the World is a makeshift park of sorts in the Ninth Ward where the levee meets the industrial canal.

It’s as no-frills as that provenance would suggest — but also perfect for picnics, meditation, reading, and check out fireworks on the Fourth of July As a kid were you obsessed

Are you a sucker for wacky roadside stands

Do you love weird trinkets? Are you a sucker for wacky roadside stands? Well then, the Abita Mystery House (aka the UCM Museum) is the destination you didn’t even know you needed in your life.

With an unabashedly wacky folk-art aesthetic and thousands (really, thousands) of experimental taxidermy, found objects, quirky art pieces, and cobbled-together inventions, it amounts to a cathedral to kooky Americana.

It may come off like a tourist trap.

Southern food and beverage museum

City recently relocated and expanded into new digs along OC Haley Blvd, a stretch of road that deserves an afternoon of exploring.

The Southern Food & Beverage Museum is a full-sensory (tasting events! Hands-on exhibits!).

Means of learning the ins and outs of Southern food history, from Kentucky bourbon to Louisiana boudin.

The museum — known as SoFAB

….because, you know, So Fab — often hosts low-cost or free events, so check to see if there’s a way to make your education even more edible.

Placing the foods

SoFAB does a remarkable job of placing the foods you’re eating in New Orleans (and beyond) into a larger social and historical context.

Allowing visitors to leave as a fount of knowledge about everything from kitchen tools to Creole-Italian dishes.

looking to really geek out

If you’re looking to really geek out, there’s a fascinating culinary library full of Southern cookbooks waiting to be explored.

A 25-minute drive away in St. Bernard Parish is the Old Arabi Sugar Museum

which explores the centuries-long history of sugarcane in South Louisiana. Find it inside an old courthouse, near the Domino Sugar factory.

Welcome The record store

The record store to end all record stores in New Orleans, Euclid is a By water gem beloved by legendary WWOZ radio hosts, jazz musicians, and everyone else with ears.

Once you enter, be prepared to spend hours flipping through records and chatting with the supremely knowledgeable staff.

Pick some records

Picking up something by a local musician is an easy way to support some most deserving artists in America.

And a way to take a little piece of the city home with you.

 

Some of the best riverfront

For some best riverfront views in New Orleans meander the recently opened Crescent Park: a 1.4-mile, 20-acre urban linear park that winds its way alongside the Mississippi.

There’s a unique balance of grit and green space that makes the park feel wholly unique, with a signature ambiance of metal-meets-florals

Nestled into its own neighborhood on the cusp of the Seventh Ward and Esplanade Ridge.

New Orleans Fair Grounds

The New Orleans Fair Grounds isn’t just a place for betting on the ponies — though you can certainly do that.

The Fair Grounds offers up an almost demented variety of activities, from after-dark “starlight” racing events, to “exotic” animal racing, which swaps horses for the likes of ostriches.

Need to visit the track

The best day to visit the track, weirdly enough, is Thanksgiving, when New Orleanais get dressed up and come out in droves to see and be seen.

Don’t even think of arriving without your sharpest look.

you may assume voodoo lives only as kitsch, but in New Orleans it goes much deeper.

Explore at various establishments

Lucky for you, it’s also available for you to explore at various establishments, like this self-described “magical pharmacy.” Operated by the legendary Haitian voodoo practitioner Sallie Ann Glassman.

Island of Salvation Botanica is the place to go for spiritual guidance, medicinal herbs, tarot decks, or simply admiring Glassman’s esoteric artwork.

Need to release the Bad energy

Looking to cleanse your house of bad energy or banish someone from your mind? This is your one-stop shop.

Everything from healings, readings, and altars, to tinctures and custom-made gris-gris bags will ensure you have all the proper magic tools at your disposal to fix what ails you.

You think you’ve got problems, America? Take heart — it’s been worse.

Smithsonian-affiliated museum

And this Smithsonian-affiliated museum will explain how your great grands, faced (and overcame) the greatest threats of the previous century.

Since 2000, when it opened as the D-day Museum, the institution has expanded into an exhaustive look at an array of American campaigns at home and abroad during the Second World War.

You could spend multiple days here, but if you want the highlights, head to either the “Road to Berlin” or “Road to Tokyo” wings for an immersive, emotional account of European and Pacific theaters of battle.

Painstakingly detailed sound stages

Both feature painstakingly detailed sound stages, audio and visual backdrops, and interactive areas, all of which put the enormity of the conflict into some semblance of perspective.

After that, the US Freedom Pavilion displays a number of authentic land, sea, and air vehicles to ogle, perfect for the 5-year-old in all of us.

Once you’re properly wrung out, recuperate at the on-site restaurant and bar, the American Sector.

Need sandwich-and-salad

Its sandwich-and-salad-heavy menu is not in German and its drinks are half-price from 4 to 7 every day.

Like MacArthur, you shall return. – Yes, they seem touristy. And yes, they can get hot and crowded — especially during peak seasons.

But cemeteries are integral to the very fiber of New Orleans, and there are few better ways to commune with the city than by paying your respects.

Looking for expert advice? The local nonprofit Save Our Cemeteries is your best bet for recommendations and tours, and its preservation work is nothing shy of exceptional.